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Dwingelerveld National Park loop from Geeuwenbrug
04:49
69.5km
80m
Gravel riding
Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.
Last updated: July 29, 2024
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Includes movable bridges
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After 5.70 km for 16 m
After 67.8 km for 15 m
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9.10 km
Dirt Path Along the Water
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21.6 km
Unpaved country road
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22.9 km
Gravel Path Along the Edge of Dwingelderveld
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24.6 km
Gravel path through the heathland – Dwingelderveld
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50.6 km
Forest Trail in Dwingelderveld National Park
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51.5 km
Zandweg Bosrand-Haarakkersweg
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69.5 km
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19.4 km
17.5 km
16.4 km
16.0 km
269 m
Surfaces
20.2 km
16.5 km
13.9 km
13.5 km
5.24 km
197 m
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Trail Reviews
Update 2024: This route partly uses the local MTB route. This has been changed in one or two places. Always follow the MTB route as indicated in such places. Free cycling is not permitted. This gravel ride in the Dwingelderveld National Park proves once again that Drenthe is an absolute cycling province. Although free cycling is not permitted in the entire area, I managed to create a wonderfully varied route by combining the mountain bike route and gravel cycle paths. From a B&B in picturesque Lhee you quickly cycle onto the MTB route. Apart from a few short rooty sections, the route is not very technical and is therefore ideal for the gravel bike. The route is wonderfully varied, from winding wooded sections to gravel paths that cycle along wet heathlands with wonderful views. After about 20 km you leave the MTB route behind you and cycle onto the large open heath. The gravel cycle path is shared with other cyclists, so adjusting your speed is sometimes necessary. However, the view makes the path a highlight of the route. We drink a hot chocolate with whipped cream at Theehuis Anserdennen, which turns out to be super cozy after almost 30 km of cycling - highly recommended! The last 15 km are very different from the rest of the tour. Via alternating quiet roads along sleepy villages and then grassy paths or sandy roads, the route winds back to Lhee via Dwingeloo. The route is wonderful as it is, but can also easily be started from the Van Der Valk hotel. The route can also easily be extended towards the Holtingerveld in the west or that other national park in the region: Drents-Friese Wold. For those who want to pedal everything out, the VAM mountain is just around the corner. Something for everyone. Are you going to Drenthe? Then definitely check out my Komoot collection 'The true hell of the north', in which I have collected all the cobblestone strips as a highlight and for the Flandriens among us: the ultimate cobblestone route. www.komoot.com/collection/919731/-de-ware-hel-van-het-noorden-drentse-keien