On the road (Melkweg) between Klijndijk and Valthe, about 300m behind Klijndijk is a car park on the right side. From here it is just a 250m walk to D35 Valthe.
There is not much to see on this Hunebed, only two of once five capstones have survived and the supporting stone are looking only very little out of the mound.
But the place where it is is very special. The Hunebed lies north of 'pingo ruin' (a glacial hollow), a large circular layer, which was once a lake or a swamp. So the builders of the Hunebed have chosen this place deliberately.
This medium sized hunebed measures 8.5 by 3.2 metres, and lies at the northernmost tip of the Valtherbos woodland between Klijndijk and Valthe—no more than two kilometres from either village. I visited Hunebed D35 Valthe directly from the Valthe Twins of D36 and D37, walking through the fields along Langhietsweg, then picking up Brinkweg then Westerweg from the west of Valthe. Where Westerweg passes a large expanse of woodland, you will encounter a 'Hunebed Sign' directing you along a footpath to the right, immediately in front of the trees. Hunebed D35 Valthe lies half-way along this forest edge, in an obvious clearling.
On first approach, only the tops of some of the stones are visible, as the remains of the original barrow are still sufficient to conceal much of the monument. Originally, this hunebed possessed 10 sidestones and a probable 5 capstones. Only two capstones (one still in place) have survived to the present day, and all the sidestones are deeply buried in the sand, some almost completely hidden.
Notwithstanding its somewhat ruinous state, D35 is most certainly worth a visit. The location is atmospheric, specially in autumn when the nearby heather is in full bloom.
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