National Landscape Middag-Humsterland
Cycling in the oldest cultural landscape in the Netherlands with meadows and fields, characteristic terp villages, centuries-old churches and winding waterways.
The Landscape
Northwest of the city of Groningen lies the National Landscape Middag-Humsterland; one of the oldest untouched cultural landscapes in the Netherlands. Middag-Humsterland and the Reitdiep area are part of the old dwelling mounds landscape that has been inhabited since about 600 BC. Roads and paths meander through the extensive farm landscape in which you can look almost infinitely around you. On top of the dwelling mounds you will find beautiful historic farms, various Groningen estate houses and medieval brick churches. But also authentic landscape elements such as former riverbeds and gullies, desolate dwelling mounds, winding watercourses, the irregular subdivision of farmlands and old dikes have been preserved in this area.
Estates and Heritage
Polders and Farmlands
Rivers and Streams
Bike with us
Route map
You will bike in the vicinity of the towns of Aduard, Zuidhorn, Oldehove, Ezinge, and Winsum.
Start and finish near bike node 59 on the Burgemeester van Barneveldweg in Aduard. However, this bicycle route is a round trip, so that offers the ability to start at any desired bike node.
59 - 43 - 45 - 95 - 83 - 82 - 84 - 85 - 67 - 66 - 47 - 45 - 48 - 65 - 19 - 64 - 1 - 60 - 58 - 59
