The beauty of the Weerribben extends beyond Giethoorn. Get on your bike and discover the adjacent village of Muggenbeet. The village owes its name not to the annoying stinging animals, but to the mücken beecke that runs through Muggenbeet. That is Saxon for 'small stream'. This was very quickly corrupted: already at the beginning of the 14th century it was described as 'Mugghenbete'. Luckily, you will not find many mosquitoes here, but this nature reserve does contain many birds, butterflies, and dragonflies! Drop-off points such as the bird-watching hut, watchtower or observation platform are perfect points to take a break and spot these birds. Do not skip Blokzijl either, the city of the Weerribben. At the outdoor center you can learn all about the background of this nature reserve. During this cycle route you will get to know the Weerribben very well in a short time and you can even take a boat trip along the way.
Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Cornelisgracht , 8355 DK Steenwijkerland | 58.1 KM | |
From
61
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60
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2133 M | 2.1 KM | |
Head northeast on Cornelisgracht | 8 M | ||
Turn left onto Kanaaldijk | 2.1 KM | ||
You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
From
60
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53
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1700 M | 1.7 KM | |
Head north on Kanaaldijk | 12 M | ||
Turn left onto Kapelweg | 1.7 KM | ||
Continue straight | 21 M | ||
You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
From
53
to
50
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7034 M | 7 KM | |
Head north | 39 M | ||
Turn left onto Thijssengracht | 2.7 KM | ||
Turn left onto Giethoornsemeerpad | 1.8 KM | ||
Turn left onto Oeverweg | 467 M | ||
Turn left onto Blokzijlseweg | 625 M | ||
Turn right | 29 M | ||
Continue onto Wetering West | 3 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Wetering West | 123 M | ||
Turn left | 1.2 KM | ||
You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
From
50
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49
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2867 M | 2.9 KM | |
Head east on Rietweg | 259 M | ||
Turn right onto Wetering-Oost | 727 M | ||
Continue left onto Steenwijkerdiep-Noord | 1.3 KM | ||
Continue left onto Otterpad | 395 M | ||
Turn right onto Scheerwolderweg | 167 M | ||
You are now at section 49 | 0 M | ||
From
49
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6
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4452 M | 4.5 KM | |
Head north on Scheerwolderweg | 136 M | ||
Turn right onto Schoolstraat | 154 M | ||
Turn left onto Koningin Julianaweg | 1.7 KM | ||
Turn left onto Ingenieur Luteijnweg | 707 M | ||
Turn right | 1.7 KM | ||
Turn left onto A.F. Stroinkweg | 72 M | ||
You are now at section 6 | 0 M | ||
From
6
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13
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1203 M | 1.2 KM | |
Head west on A.F. Stroinkweg | 57 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Wetering-Oost | 54 M | ||
Turn right onto Hoogeweg | 161 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Hoogeweg | 925 M | ||
Turn left onto Kalenbergerpad | 6 M | ||
You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
From
13
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11
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4380 M | 4.4 KM | |
Head northwest on Hoogeweg | 280 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Hoogeweg | 4.1 KM | ||
Turn right onto Venebosweg | 50 M | ||
You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
From
11
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10
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519 M | 0.5 KM | |
Head north on Venebosweg | 349 M | ||
Turn left onto Hoofdstraat | 170 M | ||
You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
From
10
to
5
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323 M | 0.3 KM | |
Head west on Hoofdstraat | 310 M | ||
Turn right onto Burgemeester van der Veenweg | 13 M | ||
You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
From
5
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40
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8181 M | 8.2 KM | |
Head southwest on Lageweg | 2.5 KM | ||
Turn left onto Hamspad | 5.4 KM | ||
Turn right onto Pollesteeg | 285 M | ||
You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
From
40
to
41
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2923 M | 2.9 KM | |
Head south on Blokzijlerdijk | 2.8 KM | ||
Keep left onto Baarlo | 102 M | ||
You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
From
41
to
44
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1639 M | 1.6 KM | |
Head south on Baarlo | 113 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Kuinderdijk | 998 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Kuinderdijk | 83 M | ||
Make a slight right | 21 M | ||
Turn left | 26 M | ||
Turn left | 24 M | ||
Turn right onto Kuinderstraat | 70 M | ||
Turn left onto Lage Wal | 234 M | ||
Turn right onto Oude Verlaat | 70 M | ||
You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
From
44
to
75
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6200 M | 6.2 KM | |
Head southeast on Zeedijk | 13 M | ||
Turn left onto Kerkstraat | 113 M | ||
Turn right onto Domineeswal | 99 M | ||
Turn left onto Brouwerstraat | 28 M | ||
Continue slightly right onto Zuiderstraat | 2.8 KM | ||
Make a slight right onto Uiterdijkenweg | 1.9 KM | ||
Make a slight right onto Weg van Twee Nijenhuizen | 45 M | ||
Turn left onto Moespot | 96 M | ||
Turn left onto Leeuwte | 1.2 KM | ||
You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
From
75
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81
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2484 M | 2.5 KM | |
Head east on Leeuwte | 2.5 KM | ||
You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
From
81
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94
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5065 M | 5.1 KM | |
Head southeast on Kloosterweg | 555 M | ||
Turn left onto Veneweg | 604 M | ||
Turn right | 1.9 KM | ||
Continue onto Veneweg | 2 KM | ||
You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
From
94
to
63
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1973 M | 2 KM | |
Head northeast on Veneweg | 357 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Veneweg | 671 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Veneweg | 945 M | ||
You are now at section 63 | 0 M | ||
From
63
to
66
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1844 M | 1.8 KM | |
Head north on Bovenboersepad | 1.8 KM | ||
Make a slight left to stay on Bovenboersepad | 15 M | ||
You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
From
66
to
61
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3176 M | 3.2 KM | |
Head west on Bovenboersepad | 253 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Bovenboersepad | 747 M | ||
Turn left onto Frensensteeg | 196 M | ||
Turn right onto Zuiderpad | 92 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Zuiderpad | 242 M | ||
Continue straight onto Zuiderpad | 3 M | ||
Continue straight onto Zuiderpad | 143 M | ||
Turn left onto Zuiderpad | 66 M | ||
Turn left onto Petersteeg | 378 M | ||
Turn right onto Beulakerweg | 994 M | ||
Turn left onto Cornelisgracht | 62 M | ||
You are now at section 61 | 0 M |