Cycle route past Groningen windmills
Winschoten, Veendam, Scheemda
Groningen has many windmills due to water management, grain production and favourable wind conditions. Polder mills kept the land dry, while flour and husking mills processed grain for the flourishing trade. Due to the open landscapes and constant wind, windmills were an efficient source of energy. You will pass the Tjaskermolen in Nieuw-Scheemda, the only post mill in Groningen. Built in 1992 as a windmill for a nature reserve, it was moved to Pastorieweg in 2001. Due to its fragile construction, it is dismantled and stored in winter. In Winschoten you will pass Molen Edens, the oldest existing stone mill in the Netherlands, built in 1763. Once a flour and peel mill, it still turns regularly thanks to volunteers. After several restorations, the mill is in top condition and an icon of the city. You will pass many more windmills while cycling through the green Groningen landscape. Enjoy the old villages, farms and water features.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Torenstraat 1, 9636 CR Midden-Groningen | 48.4 KM | |
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From
65
to
66
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3253 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head east on Heiligelaan | 823 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Uiterburen | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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From
66
to
67
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1147 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head north on Hoofdstraat | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
68
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2705 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head east on Pastorieweg | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
to
6
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3753 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Pastorieweg | 2.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Zwaagweg | 41 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hamrikkerweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkwijk | 416 M | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
5
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2611 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head south on Zijldieppad | 2.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
to
3
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1866 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head east | 24 M | ||
| Turn right | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left | 75 M | ||
| Turn right onto Molenstraat | 444 M | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
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From
3
to
4
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1762 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Havenstraat | 57 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schoolstraat | 54 M | ||
| Turn right onto Torenstraat | 402 M | ||
| Turn left onto Esbörgstraat | 471 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Esbörgstraat | 778 M | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
to
93
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1701 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Esbörgstraat | 362 M | ||
| Continue straight | 200 M | ||
| Turn right | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 19 M | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
to
94
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2707 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Provincialeweg | 742 M | ||
| Turn right onto Loopbruglaan | 229 M | ||
| Turn left onto Trekweg | 551 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sleedoornweg | 22 M | ||
| Turn right onto Grintweg | 429 M | ||
| Turn right | 24 M | ||
| Turn left | 61 M | ||
| Turn left | 16 M | ||
| Turn left | 93 M | ||
| Continue onto Nassaustraat | 462 M | ||
| Turn right | 78 M | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
to
96
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2238 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Gassingel | 138 M | ||
| Continue straight | 749 M | ||
| Continue onto Beertsterweg | 220 M | ||
| Turn left | 11 M | ||
| Turn right | 76 M | ||
| Turn left | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
88
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3447 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head southwest | 26 M | ||
| Turn left | 422 M | ||
| Turn right onto Blijhamsterweg | 20 M | ||
| Turn right | 245 M | ||
| Turn right | 2.6 KM | ||
| Turn left | 20 M | ||
| Turn right onto Feiko Clockstraat | 74 M | ||
| Turn left | 33 M | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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From
88
to
86
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1544 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hendrik Westerstraat | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Wedderweg | 26 M | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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From
86
to
4
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1808 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hendrik Westerstraat | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
to
84
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1123 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on H. Hindersstraat | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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From
84
to
85
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1766 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Abraham Westersstraat | 23 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Abraham Westersstraat | 89 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zuidwendingerweg | 566 M | ||
| Continue straight | 70 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
25
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3661 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head northwest | 3.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
62
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484 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southwest | 115 M | ||
| Continue onto Noorderkwartier | 369 M | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
to
55
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2780 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Ommelanderwijk | 617 M | ||
| Turn right | 110 M | ||
| Turn right | 562 M | ||
| Continue onto Vrijheidsweg | 271 M | ||
| Turn right onto van Stolbergweg | 27 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molenstreek | 493 M | ||
| Continue right onto Blankensteinkade | 43 M | ||
| Turn left | 22 M | ||
| Turn left onto Beneden Oosterdiep | 220 M | ||
| Turn right onto Julianapark | 95 M | ||
| Continue straight | 246 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Kerkplein | 15 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Kerkplein | 59 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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From
55
to
56
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3212 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head north on Museumplein | 78 M | ||
| Turn right onto Museumplein | 28 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Museumplein | 129 M | ||
| Turn right onto Verlengde van Beresteijnstraat | 41 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ubbo Wilkensstraat | 233 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto F.J. de Zeestraat | 31 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto F.J. de Zeestraat | 247 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Voormolenstraat | 601 M | ||
| Turn left | 319 M | ||
| Turn left | 23 M | ||
| Turn right onto Beneden Verlaat | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
to
57
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814 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head west on Oosterweg | 41 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkstraat | 708 M | ||
| Continue slightly right onto Het Loeg | 65 M | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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From
57
to
28
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2535 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head north on Het Loeg | 386 M | ||
| Turn left onto Tussenklappen Westzijde | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
to
64
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459 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north on Achter de Wal | 167 M | ||
| Turn right onto Spoorstraat | 28 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Spoorstraat | 264 M | ||
| You are now at section 64 | 0 M | ||
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From
64
to
65
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1017 M | 1 KM | |
| Head north on Kerkstraat | 626 M | ||
| Turn right | 188 M | ||
| Turn left | 48 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkstraat | 155 M | ||
| You are now at section 65 | 0 M |
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