Walking the Hoge Veluwe
Heathland, pine forests and the occasional mouflon. Notes from four days on foot with a light kit.
The park is big enough to lose the crowds within half an hour of the visitor centre. Early mornings belong to deer and to people with long lenses.
Light kit
I left the tripod at home and took a 24–105 zoom. On foot, the lens you carry beats the lens you own.
Best time
Late April for fresh green and low sun. By June the heath looks tired until the heather blooms in August.