National Park Drentsche Aa and Hondsrug
Cycling in the best-preserved stream valley landscape in Western Europe with a varied nature and idyllic villages.
The Landscape
In the midst of the best-preserved stream valley landscape in Western Europe, the Drentsche Aa National Landscape, this cycling tour unveils an ancient and characteristic Drenthe Angerdorflandscape. As you traverse the lower stream valleys, you'll encounter Saxon farms, elevated agricultural fields, lush forests, expansive heathlands, drifting sand dunes, and picturesque hay meadows. The region along the meandering Drentsche Aa has been inhabited since time immemorial, with numerous dolmens, burial mounds, cart tracks, gallows hills, and coppice forests silently bearing witness to this rich history. Nowhere else in the Netherlands will you find such a remarkable concentration of archaeological monuments.
Forests and Heaths
Estates and Heritage
Polders and Farmlands
Rivers and Streams
Bike with us
Route map
You will bike in the vicinity of the towns of Rolde, Gasselte, Assen, Gieten, and Grolloo.
Start and finish near bike node 61 on the Bosweg in Gasselte. However, this bike route is a circular tour, so it offers the possibility to start from any of the following bike nodes.
61 - 86 - 94 - 93 - 87 - 83 - 80 - 96 - 95 - 37 - 79 - 53 - 70 - 69 - 66 - 23 - 16 - 11 - 68 - 67 - 73 - 71 - 65 - 55 - 61
