Cycle from Frederiksoord through the Colonies of Benevolence to the dolmens in Havelte. This 38-kilometre route takes you to the Holtingerveld nature reserve. A beautiful primal landscape moulded by ice and war. For thousands of years, people have roamed the moors here. First to look for food, later to graze cattle. Nowadays, shepherds take their flocks of sheep onto the heathland. A beautiful spectacle. You can still see the remains of the airfield built by the German occupiers in World War II.
Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Heerendijk , 8382 CK Westerveld | 35.3 KM | |
From
71
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35
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4596 M | 4.6 KM | |
Head northeast on Heerendijk | 1.7 KM | ||
Turn left onto Pastorieweg | 205 M | ||
Turn left | 330 M | ||
Continue straight | 670 M | ||
Turn right | 1.2 KM | ||
Make a slight right onto Dorpsstraat (N855) | 516 M | ||
You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
From
35
to
33
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3730 M | 3.7 KM | |
Head east on Wapserweg (N855) | 11 M | ||
Turn right onto Oosteind | 9 M | ||
Turn right | 6 M | ||
Turn left onto Drift | 197 M | ||
Turn left onto Kerkhoflaan | 493 M | ||
Make a slight left to stay on Kerkhoflaan | 303 M | ||
Turn right onto Vledderlanden | 20 M | ||
Turn left | 1.2 KM | ||
Turn right onto Baeteweg | 690 M | ||
Turn right onto Heuringsweg | 7 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Heuringsweg | 745 M | ||
You are now at section 33 | 0 M | ||
From
33
to
32
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2713 M | 2.7 KM | |
Head south on Heuringsweg | 815 M | ||
Turn left onto Oosterbutenweg | 1.4 KM | ||
Turn right to stay on Oosterbutenweg | 548 M | ||
You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
From
32
to
31
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1074 M | 1.1 KM | |
Head west on Oosteinde | 1.1 KM | ||
You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
From
31
to
41
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1113 M | 1.1 KM | |
Head south on Oosteinde | 7 M | ||
Continue straight | 1.1 KM | ||
You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
From
41
to
8
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2285 M | 2.3 KM | |
Head southeast | 2.3 KM | ||
You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
From
8
to
52
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1245 M | 1.2 KM | |
Head southeast | 148 M | ||
Turn left | 1.1 KM | ||
You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
From
52
to
51
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1154 M | 1.2 KM | |
Head east | 1.2 KM | ||
You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
From
51
to
50
|
1625 M | 1.6 KM | |
Head south on Postweg | 1.4 KM | ||
Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 207 M | ||
You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
From
50
to
6
|
2292 M | 2.3 KM | |
Head west on Dorpsstraat | 521 M | ||
Turn left | 135 M | ||
Make a slight right | 781 M | ||
Turn right | 521 M | ||
Turn left | 9 M | ||
Continue onto Uffelterkerkweg | 325 M | ||
You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
From
6
to
9
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534 M | 0.5 KM | |
Head southwest on Uffelterkerkweg | 522 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Eursingerkerkweg | 12 M | ||
You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
From
9
to
7
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1202 M | 1.2 KM | |
Head southwest on Eursingerkerkweg | 309 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Binnenesweg | 291 M | ||
Continue onto Havelter Schapendrift | 221 M | ||
Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 348 M | ||
Turn left onto Dorpsstraat | 33 M | ||
You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
From
7
to
11
|
1213 M | 1.2 KM | |
Head west on Dorpsstraat | 225 M | ||
Turn right onto van Helomaweg | 100 M | ||
Turn left onto Wallingeresweg | 888 M | ||
You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
From
11
to
1
|
1883 M | 1.9 KM | |
Head north on Oosterbrinkweg | 717 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Oosterbrinkweg | 136 M | ||
Turn left onto Schierbosweg | 102 M | ||
Continue straight | 8 M | ||
Turn left onto Darperkerkweg | 11 M | ||
Turn right onto Schierbosweg | 232 M | ||
Turn right onto Ruiterweg | 374 M | ||
Turn left onto van Helomaweg | 303 M | ||
You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
From
1
to
10
|
1023 M | 1 KM | |
Head northwest on van Helomaweg | 886 M | ||
Continue straight | 137 M | ||
You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
From
10
to
29
|
3090 M | 3.1 KM | |
Head north | 731 M | ||
Turn right onto G.H. Voermanpad | 1.1 KM | ||
Turn left | 662 M | ||
Turn right | 84 M | ||
Turn left | 473 M | ||
You are now at section 29 | 0 M | ||
From
29
to
72
|
1586 M | 1.6 KM | |
Head northwest | 219 M | ||
Turn left | 58 M | ||
Turn right onto Schipslootweg | 433 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Schipslootweg | 198 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Schipslootweg | 678 M | ||
You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
From
72
to
71
|
2987 M | 3 KM | |
Head north on Butenweg | 58 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Butenweg | 518 M | ||
Turn left onto Westerb | 1.1 KM | ||
Continue onto Butenweg | 8 M | ||
Turn right | 867 M | ||
Continue onto Burgemeester Wynoldyweg | 424 M | ||
You are now at section 71 | 0 M |