Cycle route Colourful eye-catchers
Gasselte, Drouwen, Borger
The surroundings of Borger have a lot of woods, but if you think you will only find greenery, you are wrong! You will see pearly white beaches with azure water and in late summer, the heather turns a beautiful purple. The shifting sands fill up with almond-coloured sand and the slate-grey boulders of the dolmens stand out beautifully against the blue sky. If that is not an encouragement to come here... If you come by car, you can park near cycle junction 61. In Gasselte, you will be surprised by the tropical appearance of the two lakes that are hidden there. A short walk to the viewpoint 't Nije Hemelriek is worthwhile! Then you can smell the heather in the Drouwenerzand. Feast your eyes on all the colourful natural stones and minerals at the exposition farm in Drouwen. Want to see more stone? In the traditional village of Borger, you pass the Hunebedcentrum, with the largest hunebed in the Netherlands nearby. Those who would like to see the other side of trees are invited to Buitencentrum Boomkroonpad. Take an exciting walk through the root tunnel and enjoy the views from the tops of trees. As the centre is also the starting point for the Gieten-Borger forestry service, it is also a great starting point for a treasure hunt through the forest or a ride on the Bospaardentram (horse tram through the forest).
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: , 9462 TB Aa en Hunze | 29.3 KM | |
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From
61
to
2
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2383 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head east | 850 M | ||
| Turn right | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Veldkampsweg | 4 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lutkenend | 487 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
42
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1950 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Kerkstraat | 321 M | ||
| Continue straight | 16 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Borgerweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 197 M | ||
| You are now at section 42 | 0 M | ||
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From
42
to
43
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2903 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head east on Markeweg | 356 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bosweg | 53 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Alinghoek | 561 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkweg | 750 M | ||
| Turn left | 818 M | ||
| Continue onto Steenakkersweg | 346 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dorpsstraat | 19 M | ||
| You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
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From
43
to
41
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1956 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Molenweg | 203 M | ||
| Turn right onto Westerlandsweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
to
40
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1151 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Marslandenweg | 5 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hunebedstraat | 625 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ambachtsstraat | 226 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brinkstraat | 29 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto De Gang | 158 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Gang | 93 M | ||
| Turn right onto Torenlaan | 15 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
to
94
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3087 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head west on Torenlaan | 14 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdstraat | 169 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kruisstraat | 735 M | ||
| Turn right onto Jacob Trippad | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
to
93
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2426 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Jacob Trippad | 135 M | ||
| Turn left | 82 M | ||
| Turn right | 649 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stroetendijk | 82 M | ||
| Keep right onto Stroetendijk | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
to
87
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2516 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head west on Oostermaatsweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right | 667 M | ||
| Turn left | 580 M | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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From
87
to
83
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2469 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head north on Tienmaatsweg | 884 M | ||
| Turn right | 436 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
to
84
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1686 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head northwest | 14 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oostereind | 122 M | ||
| Turn right | 667 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto De Lagen | 404 M | ||
| Turn left onto Jacob Trippad | 479 M | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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From
84
to
55
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4573 M | 4.6 KM | |
| Head northeast | 4.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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From
55
to
61
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2232 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southeast | 2.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 107 M | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M |