Cycle route Meppel Canals and Lazybones' Paradise
Meppel, Koekange, Ruinerwold
Meppel is sometimes called the ‘Amsterdam of the North’, not only because it has a Keizersgracht, Prinsengracht and Heerengracht, where the Grachtenfestival is held at the beginning of June, but also because of the large Jewish community that lived there before the Second World War. Meppel residents are also called ‘mosquitos’. The folk tale goes that the residents thought the tower of the Grote or Maria church was on fire. It turned out to be a swarm of mosquitoes... The farmlands will transport you to Drenthe's ‘land of plenty’. The name Koekange comes from the French Pays de Cocagne, a term used in the Middle Ages for a land of abundance and wealth. In reality, the living conditions in the peat bog region around Koekange were harsh. However, the name suggested a fertile and prosperous region, and thus helped to boost the image of this peat bog region. This in turn helped to attract settlers and peat cutters.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Echtenseweg 13, 7909 HV Hoogeveen | 60.1 KM | |
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From
29
to
69
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3032 M | 3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Echtenseweg | 152 M | ||
| Continue onto Zuidwolderweg | 251 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oshaarseweg | 61 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn right | 17 M | ||
| Turn left | 745 M | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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From
69
to
68
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2327 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head southwest | 606 M | ||
| Turn right onto Panjerdweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
to
66
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2880 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head southwest on Panjerdpad | 1.6 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Eggeweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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From
66
to
67
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1608 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northwest | 658 M | ||
| Continue onto Dorpsstraat | 950 M | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
60
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2141 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head north on Prinsesseweg | 809 M | ||
| Turn right onto Weerwilleweg | 775 M | ||
| Continue onto Weerwille | 557 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
to
83
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1647 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on De Weidenweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Dijkmansweg | 575 M | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
to
3
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2486 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Buitenhuizerweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 508 M | ||
| Turn right | 150 M | ||
| Turn right | 4 M | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
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From
3
to
2
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487 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southwest | 332 M | ||
| Turn left onto Blijdenstein | 155 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
4
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3340 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head west on Weg naar de Bloemen | 973 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left | 530 M | ||
| Turn left | 524 M | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
to
70
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941 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head east on Blankensteinweg | 5 M | ||
| Turn right | 398 M | ||
| Turn right | 383 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dingstedepad | 155 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
to
4
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941 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Dingstedepad | 155 M | ||
| Turn left | 383 M | ||
| Turn left | 398 M | ||
| Turn left onto Blankensteinweg | 5 M | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
to
70
|
941 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head east on Blankensteinweg | 5 M | ||
| Turn right | 398 M | ||
| Turn right | 383 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dingstedepad | 155 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
to
49
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2450 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head west on Rumptigerpad | 622 M | ||
| Turn right | 260 M | ||
| Continue onto Het Vledder | 70 M | ||
| Make a sharp right | 29 M | ||
| Turn right onto Het Vledder | 61 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester Knopperslaan | 85 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 150 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Parallelweg | 279 M | ||
| Turn right onto Stationsweg | 410 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zuideinde | 333 M | ||
| Continue onto Zuideindigerpad | 151 M | ||
| You are now at section 49 | 0 M | ||
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From
49
to
76
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2919 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head south on Oude Boazstraat | 30 M | ||
| Turn right onto Meester Harm Smeengekade | 183 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kastanjelaan | 117 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kastanjelaan | 8 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Weerdstraat | 221 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hesselingen | 406 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hesselingen | 791 M | ||
| Turn left onto Europalaan | 24 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hesselingen | 6 M | ||
| Continue onto Hesselingen | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
to
78
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2043 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southeast | 362 M | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 736 M | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 945 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
to
71
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2054 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Vaartweg | 515 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Vaartweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 14 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vaartweg | 361 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vaartweg | 17 M | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
85
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777 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head east on Vaartweg | 17 M | ||
| Turn right onto Reggersweg | 760 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
1
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2015 M | 2 KM | |
| Head north on Reestweg | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
to
80
|
2761 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Schiphorsterweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| Keep left onto Schiphorsterweg | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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From
80
to
89
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2094 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head east on Dorpsstraat | 304 M | ||
| Continue straight | 280 M | ||
| Continue onto Burgemeester Veenhovenplein | 41 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Burgemeester Veenhovenplein | 24 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 376 M | ||
| Turn right onto Julianaweg | 425 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Julianaweg | 644 M | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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From
89
to
81
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733 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head east | 12 M | ||
| Continue onto Kerkweg | 354 M | ||
| Turn left onto Heerenweg | 118 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Heerenweg | 249 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
98
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4288 M | 4.3 KM | |
| Head east on Heerenweg | 412 M | ||
| Turn right onto Koedrift | 14 M | ||
| Turn left onto Heerenweg | 3.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Groot Oever | 321 M | ||
| You are now at section 98 | 0 M | ||
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From
98
to
83
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1767 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head east | 22 M | ||
| Continue onto Bloemberg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
to
64
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3840 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Bloemberg | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Meeuwenweg | 36 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Drogterweg | 35 M | ||
| Turn right onto Drogterpad | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Drogterweg | 204 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bazuinerweg | 760 M | ||
| You are now at section 64 | 0 M | ||
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From
64
to
62
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2333 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head north on Kerkweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Burgemeester Tonckensstraat | 59 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Westerveldpad | 250 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Westerveldseweg | 22 M | ||
| Turn left onto Westerveldpad | 443 M | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
to
10
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1768 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head north on Westerveldpad | 166 M | ||
| Turn right onto Meppelerweg | 175 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Meppelerweg | 280 M | ||
| Continue straight | 31 M | ||
| Turn left | 26 M | ||
| Turn left | 24 M | ||
| Turn right onto Falieberglaan | 48 M | ||
| Turn left | 468 M | ||
| Continue onto Falieberglaan | 409 M | ||
| Continue straight | 11 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdstraat | 13 M | ||
| Turn left onto Steenbergen | 117 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
63
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2029 M | 2 KM | |
| Head north on Steenbergen | 176 M | ||
| Continue straight | 68 M | ||
| Turn left | 223 M | ||
| Turn left onto Noorderweg | 262 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoogeveenseweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 63 | 0 M | ||
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From
63
to
29
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3464 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head north on Hoogeveenseweg | 823 M | ||
| Keep left onto Hoogeveenseweg | 186 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koedijk | 6 M | ||
| Continue onto Koedijk | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn right towards Echten | 698 M | ||
| Turn left onto Echtenseweg | 286 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Echtenseweg | 10 M | ||
| You are now at section 29 | 0 M |
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