Cycle route Nature and history in Emmen
Emmen, Veenoord, Nieuw-Amsterdam
Emmen, in the middle of Drenthe, is known for its natural surroundings with vast forests and heathlands. The landscape lends itself perfectly to beautiful cycle routes and offers great views over the old moorland. This spacious city is also known as Vlinderstad (Butterfly City), a nice nod to the now renovated zoo. Cycling through the landscape, you can understand where Van Gogh got his inspiration. From Hoogeveen, he travelled six hours to get to Emmen. He had a room here, where he tried to capture his feelings about Drenthe on canvas. He painted 6 beautiful canvases with inspiration from this region. At the Van Gogh Huis, you can dive into the life of the world-famous painter for free. In Drenthe, it is not easy to get bored. Because people have lived here for so long, there is history from all times. You can also hop off at Dolmen D43. The Funnel Beaker people buried their dead in these structures, together with various pottery. You can also hop off at Molen Nooit Gedacht. The mill has stood in several locations in history and has burned down a few times. Years ago, the mill was renovated, allowing you to admire it again.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Rietplasallee , 7827 ZA Emmen | 41.6 KM | |
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From
40
to
54
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3892 M | 3.9 KM | |
| Head northeast | 120 M | ||
| Continue onto Boerweg | 975 M | ||
| Turn right | 26 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zuidbargerstraat | 21 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Zuidbargerstraat | 339 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oranjekanaal Noordzijde; Oranjekanaal NZ | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 134 M | ||
| Turn right onto Cornelis Houtmanstraat | 684 M | ||
| Turn left onto Phileas Foggstraat | 208 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schoolpad | 243 M | ||
| You are now at section 54 | 0 M | ||
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From
54
to
52
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1853 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Oevermansweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left | 73 M | ||
| Turn right | 64 M | ||
| Continue straight | 295 M | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
52
to
21
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4242 M | 4.2 KM | |
| Head west on Oude Meerdijk | 48 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oude Meerdijk | 8 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Oude Meerdijk | 107 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Oude Meerdijk | 7 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Oude Meerdijk | 1.2 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 21 M | ||
| Turn right | 72 M | ||
| Turn right | 4 M | ||
| Turn left | 57 M | ||
| Continue onto Angelsloërdijk | 196 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Angelsloërdijk | 30 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Angelsloërdijk | 163 M | ||
| Turn right | 7 M | ||
| Turn left | 136 M | ||
| Continue onto Diederingswal | 49 M | ||
| Continue onto Angelsloërdijk | 600 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zuiderstraat | 176 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Sterrenkamp | 288 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoofdstraat | 26 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdstraat | 440 M | ||
| Turn right onto Minister Kanstraat | 166 M | ||
| Turn right onto Minister Kanstraat | 179 M | ||
| Turn left onto Spoorstraat | 180 M | ||
| Continue straight | 7 M | ||
| Turn left | 12 M | ||
| Turn right onto Stationsplein | 54 M | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
16
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2738 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Stationsstraat | 8 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Stationsstraat | 321 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdstraat | 87 M | ||
| Continue straight | 54 M | ||
| Turn left | 23 M | ||
| Turn left onto Weerdingerstraat | 28 M | ||
| Continue straight | 36 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Weerdingerstraat | 74 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 104 M | ||
| Continue onto Odoornerweg | 47 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Odoornerweg | 50 M | ||
| Continue straight | 279 M | ||
| Turn right | 88 M | ||
| Turn left onto Westenesscherstraat | 863 M | ||
| Turn left onto Heirweg | 224 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 415 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Heirweg | 37 M | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
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From
16
to
32
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5993 M | 6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Heirweg | 9 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Ermerweg | 420 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Ermerweg | 15 M | ||
| Turn right | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right | 102 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Oude Delft | 54 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zandzoom | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Zandzoom | 522 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
47
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2670 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head south on Wienbargsteeg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 680 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zandzoom | 841 M | ||
| You are now at section 47 | 0 M | ||
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From
47
to
30
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2233 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Wilhelmsweg | 2.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Veilingstraat | 74 M | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
to
6
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2596 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Veilingstraat | 769 M | ||
| Turn left onto Industrieweg | 40 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schooldijk | 38 M | ||
| Turn right onto Van Goghstraat | 43 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Van Goghstraat | 7 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Van Goghstraat | 496 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nieuwe weg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
5
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2044 M | 2 KM | |
| Head east on Landschapsweg | 227 M | ||
| Turn right onto Middenweg | 128 M | ||
| Turn left onto Doorsteek | 164 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Ermermarkeweg | 70 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zwarteweg | 243 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vaartweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
to
57
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4194 M | 4.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Vaartweg | 92 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zijtak Oostzijde; Zijtak OZ | 613 M | ||
| Turn left | 18 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dommerskanaal Zuidzijde; Dommerskanaal ZZ | 3.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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From
57
to
97
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3927 M | 3.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Griendtsveenstraat | 105 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.4 KM | ||
| Continue onto Pannekoekendijk | 1.2 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 21 M | ||
| Continue onto Havenstraat | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
to
96
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1131 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head north on Havenstraat | 57 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ericasestraat | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 31 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ericasestraat | 8 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
40
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4085 M | 4.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Verlengde Herendijk | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Sandurdreef | 337 M | ||
| Turn right | 48 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Opaaldreef | 492 M | ||
| Turn right onto Toermalijndreef | 181 M | ||
| Turn left | 464 M | ||
| Turn left onto Toermalijndreef | 13 M | ||
| Turn right | 269 M | ||
| Continue onto Grote Rietplas | 32 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Grote Rietplas | 31 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Grote Rietplas | 6 M | ||
| Turn left | 41 M | ||
| Turn right | 285 M | ||
| Continue onto Rietplasallee | 840 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M |