DISCOVER GRONINGEN BY BIKE
Wide Horizons, Water and Wadden Landscapes
Explore Groningen's open polders, dikes, canals and vast farmland, from the Wadden Sea coast and Lauwersmeer to the historic landscapes of Oldambt, the Peat Colonies and green stream valleys in the southeast.
Reiderland and Dollard
Wadden Coast · Dikes · Sea-Clay Landscape
Cycle through the open coastal landscape of eastern Groningen, with dikes, tidal creeks, sea-clay fields, quiet villages and sweeping views towards the Dollard.
Zuidlaardermeer and Hondsrug
Lake · Woodland · Hondsrug
Experience the contrast between the higher sandy Hondsrug and the water-rich lowlands around Zuidlaardermeer, with woodlands, estates, reed beds and wide views.
National Park Lauwersmeer
National Park · Wetlands · Birdlife
Ride through a rugged, open landscape shaped by water and wind, with reed beds, flower-rich meadows, shallow waters and young woodland.
National Landscape Middag-Humsterland
Cultural Landscape · Wierde Villages · Heritage
Discover one of the Netherlands' oldest cultural landscapes, with characteristic mound villages, historic churches, winding waterways, old field patterns and dikes.
Oldambt and Groningse Stuwwallen
Open Fields · Water · Glacial Ridges
Discover the contrast between the vast open fields of Oldambt and the greener, gently rolling edges of the Groningen glacial ridges around the Oldambtmeer.
Duurswold and 't Roegwold
Wetlands · Peat Lakes · Reed Marshes
Cycle through an open, water-rich landscape of reed marshes, peat lakes, grasslands and quiet woodland, with canals and waterways setting the rhythm of the route.
Valley of the Ruiten Aa and Peat Colonies
Stream Valley · Heathland · Peat Colonies
Experience the contrast between the intimate Ruiten Aa Valley and the straight canals and ribbon villages of the Peat Colonies, with historic Bourtange as a highlight.
Westerwolde and Driestromenland
Stream Valleys · Meadows · Woodland
Discover one of Groningen's greenest landscapes, with winding streams, flower-rich meadows, old hedgerows, woodland edges and monumental farmhouses.
