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Ter Apel Monastery – Cable Car Ruiten Aa Canal loop from Pekela

Ter Apel Monastery – Cable Car Ruiten Aa Canal loop from Pekela

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Ter Apel Monastery – Cable Car Ruiten Aa Canal loop from Pekela

03:36

79.6km

90m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 2.49 km for 14 m

After 23.5 km for 11 m

After 28.2 km for 21 m

After 30.9 km for 17 m

After 63.4 km for 25 m

After 79.5 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.9 km

Veenhuizerstukken

Nature Reserve

30.0 km

Ter Apel Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

On a wooded sand ridge, along the centuries-old trade route from the German Minster in Westphalia to the city of Groningen, Ter Apel Monastery dates from 1465 in the far …

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31.9 km

Cable Car Ruiten Aa Canal

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There is a nice bench on both sides of the water. The Ruiten AA canal is beautifully surrounded by trees.

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32.0 km

Hand-Operated Cable Ferry Ter Apel

Highlight • Bridge

A really nice highlight, visually and technically in perfect condition!
Even if you do not want to change the shore, you should take the time. Especially for children an experience …

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42.5 km

Bridge Over the Ruiten-Aa Canal

Highlight • Bridge

52.3 km

Fortress Bourtange

Highlight • Historical Site

great impressions of an old, restored fortress

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52.4 km

Red Bridges of Bourtange Fortress

Highlight • Bridge

Bourtange Fortress is located near the German border in beautiful Westerwolde. It is an incomparable historical defensive structure.

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63.4 km

Noabersbadde Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Wonderful bike and pedestrian bridge of rarity connecting three paths at this canal crossing. A brief moment of lingering is worthwhile. Don't just keep going. There's also coffee nearby at …

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66.4 km

Bakkerij Leta

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Delicious fresh baked goods
Recommended: multigrain bread

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79.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

69.5 km

5.65 km

2.27 km

1.75 km

335 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.3 km

34.5 km

2.56 km

342 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 22 May

29°C

12°C

17 %

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Ter Apel Monastery – Cable Car Ruiten Aa Canal loop from Pekela

Ter Apel Monastery

Cable Car Ruiten Aa Canal

Hand-Operated Cable Ferry Ter Apel

Bridge Over the Ruiten-Aa Canal

Fortress Bourtange

Red Bridges of Bourtange Fortress

Noabersbadde Bridge

Bakkerij Leta

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