Cycle route from Drachten to Moscow
Drachten, Bakkeveen, Ureterp
How do you cycle from Drachten to Moscow and back with only 52 kilometers on the clock? With this worldly cycle route in Friesland! From Drachten you cycle into the province to Beetsterzwaag. Did you know that the resident of Beetsterzwaag with the most international allure was Rutger Hauer? If you have recovered in amazement, continue cycling towards Russia and get off at Moscow to stretch your legs. Fortunately, you don't need to speak Russian here, Frisian is sufficient. Moscow is the name of the hamlet, which originated from a farm that was called Moscow. This was a nod to the nearby hamlet of Petersburg. Whether this hamlet is named after the 18th century peat cutter Pieter Blaauw, who had turned his house into a pub and called it Pieters Burgd, or whether it is still a reference to the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, is still the question. Cycle further to Bakkeveen and exchange your bicycle for a leg-walk through the Bakkeveense Dunes. Find out what the Poepedobbe is ... almost sounds Russian, doesn't it? Then cycle past Ureterp on the way back to Drachten. Just before you can take a rest on a nice terrace you pass the Papegaaienbuurt. Take a tour through the Van Doesburg-Rinsema House, after which you can enjoy a well-deserved ending drink at Café Tsjoch. Tsjoch! Or 'nazdorovie'!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Folgeralaan 1a, 9207 AH Drachten | 61.7 KM | |
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From
54
to
58
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2582 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head south | 28 M | ||
| Turn left onto Folgeren | 879 M | ||
| Turn right onto Stationsweg | 15 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit | 14 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout | 732 M | ||
| Turn left | 7 M | ||
| Continue onto Van Haersmasingel | 203 M | ||
| Turn right onto Torenstraat | 592 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordkade | 96 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Noordkade | 16 M | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
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From
58
to
66
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1434 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head south on Kerkstraat | 58 M | ||
| Turn right onto Raadhuisplein | 199 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Raadhuisplein | 52 M | ||
| Turn left onto Museumplein | 102 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester Wuiteweg | 51 M | ||
| Enter Laweiplein and take the 3rd exit | 59 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout | 30 M | ||
| Continue onto Burgemeester Wuiteweg | 798 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Burgemeester Wuiteweg | 85 M | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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From
66
to
36
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310 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head south on Burgemeester Wuiteweg | 280 M | ||
| Continue straight | 30 M | ||
| You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
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From
36
to
92
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3050 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head south | 3.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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From
92
to
83
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1170 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head southwest | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
to
90
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387 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head west | 387 M | ||
| You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
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From
90
to
69
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3552 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head south on Van Harinxmaweg | 15 M | ||
| Continue onto Zandlaan | 1.7 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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From
69
to
25
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1736 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Bûtewei | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
45
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3059 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Bûtewei | 3.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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From
45
to
43
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2392 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Bûtewei | 313 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tsjerkereed | 836 M | ||
| Turn right | 656 M | ||
| Turn left onto Weinterp | 172 M | ||
| Continue straight | 415 M | ||
| You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
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From
43
to
47
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2168 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Compagnonsfeart | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 47 | 0 M | ||
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From
47
to
88
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1919 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Compagnonsfeart | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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From
88
to
55
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2142 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head east on Peelrug | 242 M | ||
| Continue straight | 13 M | ||
| Turn right onto Petersburg | 447 M | ||
| Continue straight | 938 M | ||
| Continue onto Petersburg | 502 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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From
55
to
8
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3951 M | 4 KM | |
| Head east on Herenweg | 633 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkereed | 944 M | ||
| Continue onto Koelandsweg | 778 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bovenveld | 777 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Bovenveld | 819 M | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
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From
8
to
37
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1833 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head north on Schansmeerweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
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From
37
to
9
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3827 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Schansdijk | 416 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wijkweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Stobbepoelweg | 999 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schapendrift | 711 M | ||
| Turn left onto Leidyk | 156 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
to
93
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2322 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head north | 9 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 623 M | ||
| Turn left | 744 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Loksleane | 556 M | ||
| Turn right onto Loksleane | 390 M | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
to
21
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2953 M | 3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Ald Duerswâld | 979 M | ||
| Turn right | 295 M | ||
| Turn right onto Breeberchspaed | 194 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
15
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2526 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head northwest | 4 M | ||
| Turn right | 347 M | ||
| Turn left onto Biskopsreed | 108 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Biskopsreed | 634 M | ||
| Continue right onto Hepkemapaad | 459 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nijefeansterwei | 974 M | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
to
39
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1185 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Houtwâl | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
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From
39
to
41
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2133 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head west on Weverswâl | 20 M | ||
| Turn left onto Duerswâldmer Wei | 315 M | ||
| Turn left | 480 M | ||
| Turn right | 13 M | ||
| Continue onto Beakendyk | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
to
87
|
3191 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Beakendyk | 459 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Beakendyk | 838 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Mersken | 484 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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From
87
to
32
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1927 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head west | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right | 7 M | ||
| Turn left onto Boerestreek | 775 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
6
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870 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head west on Weibuorren | 523 M | ||
| Turn right | 11 M | ||
| Turn left onto Weibuorren | 336 M | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
8
|
1321 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head west on Selmien East | 176 M | ||
| Continue straight | 399 M | ||
| Turn right onto Selmien East | 438 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 164 M | ||
| Turn right onto Selmien West | 144 M | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
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From
8
to
56
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5062 M | 5.1 KM | |
| Head north | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left | 681 M | ||
| Turn right onto Heideanjer | 204 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zonnedauw | 37 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lavendelheide | 564 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ureterpvallaat | 185 M | ||
| Turn left | 182 M | ||
| Turn right | 19 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 8 M | ||
| Turn right | 156 M | ||
| Turn left onto Tjaarda | 24 M | ||
| Turn right | 744 M | ||
| Turn right | 132 M | ||
| Turn right | 339 M | ||
| Turn right | 94 M | ||
| Turn right | 265 M | ||
| Turn right | 22 M | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
to
72
|
1991 M | 2 KM | |
| Head north | 455 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 207 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Noorderdwarsvaart | 6 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Noorderdwarsvaart | 150 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 410 M | ||
| Turn left | 51 M | ||
| Turn right | 180 M | ||
| Turn right | 532 M | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
to
54
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693 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head west | 271 M | ||
| Continue onto Folgeralaan | 422 M | ||
| You are now at section 54 | 0 M |