Walking tour from Delden through the Twickel Estate. The Twickel Estate is almost seven centuries old and covers an area of 4,500 hectares. The estate with its castle, the historic farms and the small-scale scenic landscape consisting of forests with centuries-old oaks, heaths and fens, fields and meadows bordered by hedgerows.
Distance: 15 km.
Time: 3h30.
Grade: Moderate.
Type: Circular.
Gps Track: Yes.
Route description: Yes.
Wheelchair: Not suitable.
Dog: Not allowed.
Height gain: No info.
Trail: 83% unpaved.
Marking: See PDF route description.
Hiking shoes recommended.
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Noordmolen.
There are 148 farms on the estate {recognizable by the black and white shutters} of which several can be seen, two mills including the Noordmolen, a water tower and sawmill. The oldest mention of Twickel is in 1347, when Herman van Twickelo bought the Eysinck house near Delden, which later became Twickel Castle. The Noordmolen is an oil mill, until 1825 there was a second mill on the stream opposite the moelen, a flour mill. The existence of the water mills on the site of the current Noordmolen has been proven by a preserved deed when Herman van Twickelo bought the Eysinck house with two water mills mentioned in it.
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