Protected areas
Research 5 protected areas within weekend reach of Hengelo, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Hengelo. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Hengelo. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Hengelo, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Landgoederen Oldenzaal is a protected area reachable from Hengelo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Landgoederen Oldenzaal, about 12 km (7 mi) from Hengelo
Image credit: Image: Wikimedia Commons contributor / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Lüntener Wald is a Naturschutzgebiet reachable from Hengelo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lüntener Wald, about 17 km (11 mi) from Hengelo
Image credit: Image: Spunkinho / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gorsselse Heide is a forest reachable from Hengelo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Gorsselse Heide, about 38 km (23 mi) from Hengelo
Image credit: Image: Apdency / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Anholtse Broek is a forest reachable from Hengelo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Anholtse Broek, about 49 km (31 mi) from Hengelo
Image credit: Image: Rode raaf / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Oosterbos is a forest reachable from Hengelo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Oosterbos, about 57 km (35 mi) from Hengelo
Image credit: Image: Gouwenaar / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain