❄️🎄 Woody Xmas Market Hike 🧣🎅🏼

Come together, festive forest spirits! It’s time for our Queermas Hike through the magical winter landscapes of the Veluwe! Think crunchy forest paths, frosty heather fields, rosy cheeks, and a sparkling Christmas market finale with mulled wine to warm our queer little hearts. ❄️🍷🏳️‍🌈

✨ What to expect?
We’ll hike from station Putten to station Ermelo, covering about 12 km. Expect wide winter skies, that quiet Veluwe calm, and plenty of photo moments for your most whimsical seasonal selfies. 📸
Our reward at the end? The Veluwe Christmas Market, packed with local products, hot chocolate and mulled wine. 🎁🫖
No devils this time, darlings: just Christmas magic and queer joy in the winter wilds. 🌲💗

Practical info
📏 Distance: ~12 km (about 3–4 hours including breaks)
🥾 Difficulty: Easy to moderate — mostly flat, winter-friendly terrain
📍 Start: Station Putten
🏁 End: Station Ermelo + Veluwe Christmas Market nearby

🤝🏼 Meeting point: Utrecht Centraal (underneath the light cloud)
🕙 Gathering time: 10:00
🚆 Travel schedule: Train to Putten (direction Zwolle) at 10:21 (platform 4) ➡️ arrival at Putten station at 10:59
❗You can also travel on your own from another direction and meet us along the way or in Putten

🚗 If you come by car, you can park at Station Putten. Please arrive there by 11!

🚶🏾After a round of introductions, we start walking around 11:10

Pack your:
🧣 Christmas sweater /festive winter outfit
🥾 sturdy shoes
🍱 lunch box & snacks
🚰 water
🧥 rain coat/umbrella
☀️ sun screen
🏳️‍🌈 anything else you might need

❌ If you signed up and cannot make it in the end, please cancel your RSVP attendance so we know how many people will show up and someone else can take your place instead. Otherwise we'll put you on the naughty list :)

💗 A voluntary donation helps us to keep the Meetup group up and running :) you can either pay via a Tikkie or in cash after we finish the hike.

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