Cycle route on the trail of the peat cutter
Ysselsteyn, Helenaveen, America
This cycle route takes you through a landscape shaped by centuries of peat extraction. The Deurnsche Peel and Mariapeel were once impenetrable swamps, but they were radically changed by human hands. Peat, also known as ‘the gold of the Peel’, was dug out of the ground here by hard labour. Peel workers laboured in harsh conditions to extract this fuel for households and industries. Peat extraction not only shaped the landscape, but also determined the life and culture in this region. Various places along the route serve as reminders of this history. The Peel Museum and Museum De Peelstreek allow you to discover how the Peel workers lived and worked, and how peat extraction radically changed the area. At the statue of the peat cutter, the heavy work of these workers becomes tangible, and from the Paardekop observation tower you get an impressive view of the landscape they left behind. Hop off along the way, let the stories of De Peel sink in and experience the special history of this region in a unique way. The traces of the past are still there for th
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Nusseleinstraat , 5966 NJ Horst aan de Maas | 41.3 KM | |
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70
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38
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266 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Nusseleinstraat | 83 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 183 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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38
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35
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3113 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Graafsebosweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Bossebroekweg | 549 M | ||
| Turn left onto Americaanseweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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35
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51
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328 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Americaanseweg | 328 M | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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51
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49
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1912 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Peelstraat | 339 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 49 | 0 M | ||
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49
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24
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2507 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southwest | 524 M | ||
| Continue onto Peelstraat | 338 M | ||
| Continue straight | 36 M | ||
| Continue onto Patersstraat | 1.5 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 123 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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24
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28
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1272 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southwest | 26 M | ||
| Continue onto Helenaveenseweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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28
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27
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1262 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head west on Helenaveenseweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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27
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57
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7522 M | 7.5 KM | |
| Head north on Soemeersingel | 349 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Rector Nuijtsstraat | 682 M | ||
| Turn right onto Soemeersingel | 105 M | ||
| Turn left | 24 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koolweg | 2.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Brugje | 24 M | ||
| Turn right onto Soemeersingel | 995 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kaasweg | 28 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Kaasweg | 343 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Kaasweg | 449 M | ||
| Continue onto Jaagpad | 268 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Jaagpad | 3 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 13 M | ||
| Continue onto Jaagpad | 349 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Helenaveenseweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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From
57
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56
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1804 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Pastoor Hendriksstraat | 356 M | ||
| Turn right onto Deurneseweg | 94 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sphagnumweg | 191 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Sphagnumweg | 341 M | ||
| Turn left | 22 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ericaweg | 266 M | ||
| Turn right onto Apostelweg | 171 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lavendellaan | 363 M | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
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83
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2207 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head north on Grauwveenweg | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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83
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84
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1788 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Moostdijk | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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84
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85
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276 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head north on Konijnenweg | 276 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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85
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25
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1743 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head west on Konijnenweg | 484 M | ||
| Turn right | 464 M | ||
| Turn left | 795 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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25
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1
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2005 M | 2 KM | |
| Head north on Timmermannsweg | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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1
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2
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1628 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head east on Lovinckplein | 119 M | ||
| Turn right onto Puttenweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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2
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61
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2749 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Puttenweg | 6 M | ||
| Turn left | 8 M | ||
| Continue onto Steegse Peelweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Jaegerhofweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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61
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62
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4018 M | 4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Jaegerhofweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Veulensewaterweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 9 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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62
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41
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2623 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northeast | 8 M | ||
| Continue onto Laagheideweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right | 925 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lorbaan | 395 M | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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41
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40
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479 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head south on Lorbaan | 390 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 63 M | ||
| Turn left | 26 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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40
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70
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1792 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head south | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right | 31 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Gerard Smuldersstraat | 221 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Gerard Smuldersstraat | 241 M | ||
| Turn left onto Pastoor Jeukenstraat | 219 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Pastoor Jeukenstraat | 44 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M |