Cycle route Nostalgic Midden Drenthe
Sleen, Orvelte, Odoorn
Curious about what else there is to discover in central Drenthe? Then this is your route. Starting in Sleen, you cycle through the typical Drenthe cultural landscape towards Zweeloo. Nowhere do nature and culture go hand in hand so visibly as in the small-scale, rolling, Drenthe country estates and villages. Via the authentic lane on the Paardelandsedrift you drive to the archetypal village of Orvelte. This is where the remains of a mammoth were found in the Oranjekanaal in 2009. Cars are not allowed in this nostalgic museum village, but there is a horse-drawn tram. Here you can imagine yourself in a distant past between the sawmill, smithy, clog makers, grutter shop, workshops and galleries. But it is also home to the Jan Kruis Museum. When you've seen enough in Orvelte, hop back on your bike and cross the Oranjekanaal. Via the Orvelterzand and forestry Schuurlo to Schoonoord and the open-air museum, and via forestry Odoorn and once again the typical Drenthe countryside back to Sleen. Here you can round off the day with a snack and a drink...
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Odoornerweg 1, 7846 TA Coevorden | 47.4 KM | |
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From
13
to
14
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551 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Dorpsstraat | 167 M | ||
| Turn left onto Emmerstraat | 384 M | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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From
14
to
8
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3686 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head south on Waterkampenweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Waterkampenweg | 604 M | ||
| Turn right onto Boterakkersweg | 366 M | ||
| Turn left onto Middelakkersweg | 736 M | ||
| Turn right onto Boelkenweg | 445 M | ||
| Turn right | 137 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Boelkenweg | 131 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Brink | 211 M | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
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From
8
to
72
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3826 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head south on Brink | 81 M | ||
| Turn right onto Mottenkampsteeg | 435 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vijverbrinkenweg | 220 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zetelveenweg | 13 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Schaapstreek | 3.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
to
67
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3479 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Bennevelderstraat | 1.9 KM | ||
| Turn left to stay on Bennevelderstraat | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester Tonkensstraat; Burg Tonkensstraat | 87 M | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
92
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3427 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head north on Wheempad | 190 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Marktstraat | 219 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 33 M | ||
| Turn right | 72 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 47 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdstraat | 244 M | ||
| Turn left onto 't Alterbargpad | 476 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on 't Alterbargpad | 136 M | ||
| Turn right onto Marsstukken | 255 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Marsstukken | 335 M | ||
| Turn right onto Paardelandsdrift | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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From
92
to
82
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3805 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Gebbeveenweg | 187 M | ||
| Turn left onto Aaldertipweg | 558 M | ||
| Turn left | 2.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 418 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nijbracht | 500 M | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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From
82
to
78
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2341 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head northwest | 1.4 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Wezuperstraat | 329 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bosakkers | 14 M | ||
| Continue onto Schoolstraat | 317 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Wiet | 17 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schoolstraat | 289 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
to
66
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6955 M | 7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Brugstraat | 283 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Brugstraat | 414 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oranjekanaal Noordzijde; Oranjekanaal N.Z. | 717 M | ||
| Turn left onto Orvelterveld | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Middenveldsweg | 1.9 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Boerdiek | 245 M | ||
| Turn right onto Laarweg | 262 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Laarweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 39 M | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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From
66
to
59
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4069 M | 4.1 KM | |
| Head southeast | 3 KM | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 709 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 317 M | ||
| You are now at section 59 | 0 M | ||
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From
59
to
76
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2081 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on De Tip | 659 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tramstraat | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
to
36
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6425 M | 6.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Brugstraat | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto De Lange's Brug | 30 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordzijde | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Manrohrwijk | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Achterweg | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
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From
36
to
34
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3559 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Torenwijk | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Noordzijde | 9 M | ||
| Turn right onto Torenwijk | 31 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zuidzijde | 130 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kibbelveen | 927 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Kibbelveen | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
13
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3193 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on 't Haantje | 27 M | ||
| Turn right | 2.6 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Naardingweg | 30 M | ||
| Continue right onto Odoornerweg | 563 M | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M |