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Fochteloërveen Nature Reserve – Fochteloërveen Cycle Route loop from Bakkeveense Duinen

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Friesland

Opsterland

Fochteloërveen Nature Reserve – Fochteloërveen Cycle Route loop from Bakkeveense Duinen

Moderate

4.6

(12)

riders

Fochteloërveen Nature Reserve – Fochteloërveen Cycle Route loop from Bakkeveense Duinen

02:19

38.7km

40m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Veenhuizen

Fochteloërveen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.13 km

Vennootswijk

Lake

12.5 km

Prison Museum Veenhuizen

Highlight • Historical Site

Explore the history of crime and punishment throughout the centuries in the modern and interactive prison museum.

More information can be found at besuchdrenthe.de/standort/214487491/gefangnismuseum-veenhuizen

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13.0 km

Moat of the Prison Museum Veenhuizen

Highlight • Historical Site

Former prison building of the Veenhuizen penal colony. Today the prison museum

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17.2 km

Wooden bridge over a waterway in Fochteloërveen

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don't cross this bridge!

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18.0 km

Fochteloërveen Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

beautiful surroundings

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18.3 km

Fochteloërveen Cycle Route

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

One of the best-preserved bog areas in the Netherlands. This is a nature reserve on the border of Friesland and Drenthe. Beautiful to cycle through.

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31.1 km

View of the Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

31.7 km

Blauwe Bos

Highlight • Forest

great to cycle here

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31.8 km

Field with Wildflowers

Highlight • Natural

During spring and summer you will find beautiful wild flowers here.

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38.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.8 km

12.6 km

5.58 km

2.43 km

338 m

Surfaces

18.4 km

9.20 km

6.05 km

3.87 km

1.26 km

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 18 August

20°C

13°C

98 %

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Fochteloërveen Nature Reserve – Fochteloërveen Cycle Route loop from Bakkeveense Duinen

Prison Museum Veenhuizen

Moat of the Prison Museum Veenhuizen

Wooden bridge over a waterway in Fochteloërveen

Fochteloërveen Nature Reserve

Fochteloërveen Cycle Route

View of the Forest

Blauwe Bos

Field with Wildflowers

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