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.

Bossen en Heide

Forests and Heaths

Rivieren en Beken

Estates and Heritage

Moerassen en Venen

Polders and Farmlands

Landgoed en Erfgoed

Rivers and Streams

Bike with us

Virtual cycling in National Park Drentsche Aa and Hondsrug

Route map

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

51
Kilometers
207
Minutes
129
Elevation meters