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Ooststellingwerf

Drents-Friese Wold – Aekingerbroek loop from Appelscha

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Netherlands
Friesland
Ooststellingwerf

Drents-Friese Wold – Aekingerbroek loop from Appelscha

Hard

4.8

(6)

62

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Drents-Friese Wold – Aekingerbroek loop from Appelscha

04:27

75.9km

100m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Drents-Friese Wold

Frederiksoord-Wilhelminaoord

Drents-Friese Wold & Leggelderveld

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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351 m

Boswachterij Appelscha

Nature Reserve

2

2.58 km

Drents-Friese Wold National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Beautiful surroundings, definitely worth it.

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3

3.14 km

Winding Path Through Drents-Friese Wold

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Winding path through the nature reserve. Car-free. I would skip it with the road bike, but with the gravel bike a great way to experience the area.

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4

5.94 km

Grenspoel

Highlight • Lake

Located on the edge of the Kale Duinen, or Aekingerzand. It looks different every hour of the day

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5

6.40 km

Heathland in the Drents-Friese Wold

Highlight • Natural

bird nesting area (ground birds), wonderfully quiet!

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6

6.68 km

Aekingerzand Singletrack

Highlight • Trail

Super great trails in a fantastically beautiful landscape

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7

6.80 km

Drents-Friese Wold

Highlight • Forest

The Drents Friese Wold offers cyclists miles of adventurous trails through forests, heathlands and along fens. Discover the peace and beauty of this vast nature reserve, ideal for a day trip in nature.

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38.0 km

Vledder Aa

Lake

9

59.3 km

View Over the Little Lake in Drents-Friese Wold

Highlight • Lake

Sit down on the bench to enjoy the view over the lake and take a well-deserved break.

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10

70.3 km

Aekingerbroek

Highlight • Natural

The Aekingerbroek swamp area is the origin of the Vledder Aa, which has recently been allowed to flow freely again. As a result of the measures, the stream drains less …

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B

75.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.3 km

22.3 km

14.4 km

971 m

744 m

367 m

Surfaces

24.3 km

18.3 km

13.6 km

12.6 km

6.71 km

512 m

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Friday 22 May

27°C

12°C

19 %

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