TOP 't Hooge Erf
TOP Theehuis 't Hooge Erf on Pijnenburg estate is the ideal place to start or end your forest walk, bike ride or horseback ride (with equestrian token).
Active climbing enthusiasts can look over the area from the treetops. The climbing forest located next to the TOP gives ample opportunity to do so.
The TOP is located on Landgoed Pijnenburg, which carefully manages the beautiful woods around Lage Vuursche. The forest consists of conifers interspersed with oaks and birches and landscaped beech avenues. King ferns provide dense vegetation. The quiet, observant hiker or rider can hear and see the animals in the forest, depending on time of year and time of day. Living in the area 't Hooge Erf include roe deer, badgers, foxes, squirrels and stone martens in addition to the many different bird species such as the buzzard, goshawk, tawny owl and spotted woodpecker.
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TOP Theehuis 't Hooge Erf on Pijnenburg estate is the ideal place to start or end your forest walk, bike ride or horseback ride (with equestrian token).
Active climbing enthusiasts can look over the area from the treetops. The climbing forest located next to the TOP gives ample opportunity to do so.
The TOP is located on Landgoed Pijnenburg, which carefully manages the beautiful woods around Lage Vuursche. The forest consists of conifers interspersed with oaks and birches and landscaped beech avenues. King ferns provide dense vegetation. The quiet, observant hiker or rider can hear and see the animals in the forest, depending on time of year and time of day. Living in the area 't Hooge Erf include roe deer, badgers, foxes, squirrels and stone martens in addition to the many different bird species such as the buzzard, goshawk, tawny owl and spotted woodpecker.
The 't Hooge Erf area covers 105 hectares and is an isolated spur of the Northern Utrecht Ridge, pushed up by ice from Scandinavia in the penultimate ice age some 150,000 years ago, the Saalien. You stand here on that moraine at 17 metres above NAP, one of the highest points in the area. The other foothills nearby are the Soester Eng east of Baarn and the Roosterbos southwest of Baarn. In prehistoric times, people liked to live on these higher areas, so there are Bronze Age burial mounds (from 2200 - 800 BC) in this area.
Hiking routes from this TOP
1. Walking route Nonnenland, 3 km (black and white markings). Here you walk between cows across the grassland. Tip: wear boots, it can be quite wet at times. View the route
2. Hiking route Hoge Erf, 4 km (yellow markings). This route leads around the highest point (21 metres above sea level) of the northern Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Cycling routes from this TOP
1.Scootmobile route, 15 km. This route takes you along the most beautiful spots, using poles with numbers and a scootmobile logo.View the route
Nearby highlights
- Kasteeel Groeneveld: an 18th-century country estate and one of the finest examples of a country house from that era.
- Soestdijk Palace: a national monument originally built in the 17th century.
- Lage Vuursche: has a protected villagescape and counts dozens of national monuments. Lage Vuursche is a stopping point for walkers and day-trippers and is known for its many restaurants.
- Klimbos Gooi and Eemland: a unique and exciting experience for young (from 7 years old) and old. There are 7 routes and some 85 different transitions, varying in height and difficulty.
On-site facilities
- Charging points for both electric bicycles and electric cars available.
- Horses can be stabled on a pole.
- The car park offers ample space for horse trailers.
Public transport accessibility
The teahouse is also easily accessible by bus. Line 70 stops at the intersection hilversumsestraatweg / hoge vuursche weg and line 59 stops on hoge vuursche weg itself near the teahouse