Cycle route through Drenthe countryside
Roden, Langelo, Peest
Everything you think of when you talk about the landscape of Drenthe, you will encounter on this cycle route through cycling province Drenthe. Fragile brook valleys, sturdy primeval forests, picturesque villages of creek and ash trees and, of course, a dolmen cannot be missed. You can start the route at the Mensingebos car park, near junction 73. The Mensinge forest consists of woods, heathland, a small fen and grasslands and belongs to the manor Mensinge. Just before you arrive at the first junction, you see, half hidden between a group of trees, a watchtower in the shape of a pulpit. Climbing the tower gives you a nice view over the grasslands of Mensinge. Some of the villages you pass next: Lieveren, the smallest esdorp in the region that already existed in the Middle Ages. Langelo, is a brink village, which is also not large and where farms from the eighteenth century can still be found. Westervelde, Zuidvelde and Peest are all esdorpen with a rich history. For instance, Westervelde, near Norg, has its own dolmen and Peest had an airfield with no less than four runways during the Second World War. The airfield built by the Germans turned out to be far too swampy, so they were only able to use Fliegerhorst Norg once. Roden is the largest town on this route. It is the birthplace of Ot and Sien, the neighbourhood children invented by writer and teacher Hindericus Scheepstra. The museum dedicated to this twosome and their creator is one of the stopping points on this route. Apart from history, you can also enjoy the beautiful nature of the Norgerholt, the Noordsche Veld and the Sterrebos during this trip. But also of the wide and green surrounding farmlands. As always, we selected a number of special pitstops that fit in perfectly with this beautiful route through the Drenthe countryside, so that by the end of the trip you will have formed a good and complete picture of this beautiful part of Drenthe.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Molenstraat 2, 9481 BB Tynaarlo | 50.8 KM | |
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From
44
to
4
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3195 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head north on Molenstraat | 935 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oosterwaterweg | 2.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
to
5
|
494 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Oosterstraat | 169 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Oosterstraat | 67 M | ||
| Continue onto Dorpsweg | 258 M | ||
| You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
to
7
|
4891 M | 4.9 KM | |
| Head west on Dorpsweg | 243 M | ||
| Continue onto Norgerweg | 534 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zuursche Landen | 12 M | ||
| Continue onto Norgerweg | 270 M | ||
| Turn right onto Scheperijen | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Kampweg | 2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Roderweg | 789 M | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
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From
7
to
24
|
4856 M | 4.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Roderweg | 2.6 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Palderseweg | 472 M | ||
| Turn right | 163 M | ||
| Continue straight | 828 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordveldweg | 9 M | ||
| Turn left | 834 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
to
73
|
1027 M | 1 KM | |
| Head south on Scharenhulsedijk | 342 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zwarteweg | 674 M | ||
| Continue straight | 11 M | ||
| You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
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From
73
to
34
|
1579 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northwest | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right | 15 M | ||
| Turn left onto Mensingheweg | 328 M | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
35
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258 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Mensingheweg | 114 M | ||
| Turn left onto Brink | 144 M | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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From
35
to
75
|
477 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head south on Brink | 136 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Norgerweg | 341 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
74
|
4032 M | 4 KM | |
| Head south on Norgerweg | 293 M | ||
| Continue straight | 36 M | ||
| Turn left | 19 M | ||
| Turn right | 768 M | ||
| Turn left | 513 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 27 M | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 472 M | ||
| Turn right onto Melkweg | 57 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Melkweg | 527 M | ||
| Turn right | 471 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hoofdweg | 40 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Hoofdweg | 112 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 697 M | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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From
74
to
71
|
2281 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Kaatsweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
70
|
877 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hoofdweg | 877 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
to
94
|
3306 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head southeast | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Westerstukkenweg | 772 M | ||
| Turn right onto Wiltenkamp | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
to
48
|
1949 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Wiltenkamp | 3 M | ||
| Turn left | 665 M | ||
| Turn right onto Duinenpad | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 48 | 0 M | ||
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From
48
to
87
|
2196 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head south on Roeghoornweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Oosteind (N858) | 438 M | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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From
87
to
80
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1838 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Brink (N373) | 648 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 390 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hoofdweg | 800 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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From
80
to
84
|
1431 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hoofdweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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From
84
to
43
|
1693 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head south on De Fledders | 349 M | ||
| Turn right | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
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From
43
to
47
|
5859 M | 5.9 KM | |
| Head north on De Fledders | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on De Fledders | 913 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 895 M | ||
| Turn right | 11 M | ||
| Continue onto Peesterweg | 3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 47 | 0 M | ||
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From
47
to
32
|
2428 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head north on Schaapdijk | 70 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brinkweg | 325 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdweg | 101 M | ||
| Turn left onto Langelaan | 93 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 82 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 670 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
46
|
151 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head northeast | 151 M | ||
| You are now at section 46 | 0 M | ||
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From
46
to
49
|
3868 M | 3.9 KM | |
| Head northeast | 531 M | ||
| Turn left | 421 M | ||
| Turn right | 858 M | ||
| Turn left onto Roozand | 946 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zuursche Landen | 599 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wierbroeken | 513 M | ||
| You are now at section 49 | 0 M | ||
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From
49
to
44
|
2072 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Zwartedijk | 465 M | ||
| Turn left onto Esakkers | 578 M | ||
| Turn left | 687 M | ||
| Continue onto Eswal | 214 M | ||
| Turn left onto Esakkers | 52 M | ||
| Turn left onto Westerstraat | 76 M | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M |