Kop van Overijssel and De Wieden
Cycling in a spacious landscape with lakes, extensive reed beds, hedgerows and swamplands with countless birds.
The Landscape
In the region Kop van Overijssel, the time of peat excavations has left a clear mark on the landscape. From the 15th century, the peat area was slowly excavated, resulting in the formation of large lakes over time. When the demand for peat decreased, the inhabitants switched to reed cultivation. However, the construction of the Noordoostpolder caused the groundwater to fall, resulting in drying out of the area. This meant an end to large-scale reed cultivation and the workers turned to agriculture. The wet parts were left to nature. This created a varied landscape with lots of water, extensive reed lands, bird-rich swamps, old hedgerows and idyllic farm landscapes.
Forests and Heaths
Swamps and Peatlands
Lakes and Ponds
Rivers and Streams
Bike with us
Route map
Start and finish near bike node 39 on the Wijkweg in Rouveen. However, this bike route is a circular tour, so it offers the possibility to start from any of the following bike nodes.
39 - 30 - ╬ - 32 - 12 - 93 - 85 - 13 - 94 - 81 - 75 - ╬ - ╬ - 73 - 23 - 16 - 11 - 34 - 80 - 86 - 83 - 27 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39
