Go for lovely walks and explore the surroundings!

Edition 2025: The 7th edition of the Pink Ribbon Soester Walking Weekend will take place on Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24, 2025. Registration will open in mid-January 2025.

Discover Friesland with the walking package and the walking junction map! Hotel Drachten is approximately 15 kilometers from the Alde Feanen National Park, where various hiking trails can be followed. Furthermore, there are numerous forests and heaths in the vicinity of the hotel. The Wallebos near Beetsterzwaag is also a must! View the map with several nature reserves around Drachten here. The walking routes lead you through forests, along water and through villages. Enough terraces along the way to drink a cup of coffee and relax!

De Alde Feanen National Park is one of the most important wetland bird areas in the Netherlands. There are several hiking trails along different areas, enough to fill several days. There are several bird hides in the National Park, from which you can spot different birds.

Your dog is allowed in our hotel! What's more fun than spending two nights at a hotel with your dog and making the most enjoyable trips? At some specially prepared standard rooms your dog is welcome to us. The surrounding area has many beautiful hiking areas, such as: the Chaamse forests, the Loonse en Drunense dunes, Gorp and Roovert, Mastbosch estate and many other areas where you will deliver yourself as well as your dog a few wonderful days. Adjacent to the hotel there is also a beautiful hiking trail with the lake "Klein Zwitserland" where your dog can entertain! Read the terms of this arrangement.

Outside nature, the Twente landscape is special in all its facets. This is a perfect reason to take an active approach. For hikers there are several beautiful routes directly from our hotel. Discover the beautiful construction and artworks, facades and many old brooks, historic canals and the beautiful marina of Almelo. From old to new and from remarkable to interesting.