Moor & Peat route around Exloo
Exloo, 1e Exloërmond, Schoonoord
Get on your bike in Exloo and follow the traces of peat extraction, which shaped the landscape and villages here. The villages of 1e and 2e Exloërmond originated in the 19th century, when workers and peat farmers settled along the dug canals. The dead straight waterways you see here are silent witnesses of the time when peat - for centuries the fuel of the Netherlands - was transported to the city by prams. This swampy area was systematically reclaimed and transformed into a network of villages, canals and peat extraction sites, a characteristic landscape that is still visible today. Out of this radically changed landscape, special nature reserves were also created. Cycle along De Zanderij and the Zoersche Landen, where, with man's help, nature can once again take its course. Here, marsh forests, open water and wet grasslands alternate. With a bit of luck, you might see a bank swallow skimming above the water or a beaver hiding in the riparian vegetation. In the middle of this ancient moorland, however, you will come across a feat of modern technology: the LOFAR Superterp. This advanced research area captures radio waves from the universe with thousands of tiny antennas, allowing scientists to look far into the past and study the origins of stars and planets. Cycling further, you come to the Oranjekanaal, a waterway dug in the 19th century to improve drainage and peat transport. The canal runs right through Schoonoord, which owes its characteristic appearance to it. Here you will find two special monuments that tell local history. For instance, stand on the artistic bridge over the canal and look up. Do you recognise the outline of an old-fashioned peat pram?
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Kleunveensdijk , 7875 TE Borger-Odoorn | 59.9 KM | |
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13
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44
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5173 M | 5.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Kleunveensdijk | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuwe dijk | 368 M | ||
| Turn left onto Regenhamsdijk | 1.3 KM | ||
| Continue onto Beeksdijk | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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44
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23
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4048 M | 4 KM | |
| Head west on Osdijk | 575 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Exloërweg | 263 M | ||
| Turn right onto Holtakkersweg | 548 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Exloerweg | 477 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nijesweg | 261 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voorbosweg | 59 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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From
23
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26
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2845 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head east on Voorbosweg | 2.5 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Noordholtsweg | 12 M | ||
| Turn left onto Boslaan | 354 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
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24
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1370 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head west on Hoofdstraat | 360 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dennenlaan | 16 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoofdstraat | 994 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
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22
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5937 M | 5.9 KM | |
| Head northwest | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Exloërweg | 3.2 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Dorpsstraat | 622 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Borgerderstraat | 837 M | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
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28
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709 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head east | 709 M | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
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88
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717 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head north on De Drift | 533 M | ||
| Turn left | 53 M | ||
| Turn right | 131 M | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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From
88
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41
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668 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northwest | 22 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Buinerstraat | 23 M | ||
| Continue straight | 370 M | ||
| Turn left onto Mammoetpad | 253 M | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
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40
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1150 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Marslandenweg | 5 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hunebedstraat | 624 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ambachtsstraat | 226 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brinkstraat | 29 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto De Gang | 158 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Gang | 93 M | ||
| Turn right onto Torenlaan | 15 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
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94
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3151 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head west on Torenlaan | 73 M | ||
| Turn right | 33 M | ||
| Continue straight | 28 M | ||
| Turn right onto Torenes | 198 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koesteeg | 651 M | ||
| Turn right onto Jacob Trippad | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
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93
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2426 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Jacob Trippad | 135 M | ||
| Turn left | 82 M | ||
| Turn right | 649 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stroetendijk | 82 M | ||
| Keep right onto Stroetendijk | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
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17
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2522 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head east on Paardenkampweg | 2.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Schoonloërstraat | 304 M | ||
| You are now at section 17 | 0 M | ||
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From
17
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57
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2863 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head southwest | 520 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Mepscheweg | 33 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kanaalstraat | 2.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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From
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5
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1698 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Kanaalstraat | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
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76
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3719 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Brammershoopstraat | 891 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Eserstraat | 398 M | ||
| Continue straight | 43 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto 7 Markenpad | 305 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 6 M | ||
| Turn left onto De Tip | 654 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tramstraat | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
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36
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6425 M | 6.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Brugstraat | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto De Lange's Brug | 30 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordzijde | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Manrohrwijk | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Achterweg | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
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36
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38
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2236 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Torenwijk | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Torenweg | 96 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dilweg | 143 M | ||
| Turn right | 136 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoofdstraat | 25 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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From
38
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39
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2787 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Exloërweg | 46 M | ||
| Turn right onto Boshof | 23 M | ||
| Turn right | 5 M | ||
| Turn left | 103 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Boshof | 73 M | ||
| Turn left onto Valtherweg | 572 M | ||
| Turn right onto Langhieten | 14 M | ||
| Turn left onto Valtherweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn right | 79 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Odoornerweg | 161 M | ||
| You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
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From
39
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9
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3863 M | 3.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Schoolstraat | 57 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdstraat | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Vlintweg | 342 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vlintweg | 23 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hondsrugweg | 23 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vlintweg | 881 M | ||
| Turn left onto Exloërweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
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20
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3325 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head north on Valtherweg | 690 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dalakkersweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester J. van Roijenpad | 989 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zuideinde | 404 M | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M | ||
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From
20
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13
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2317 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Meerweg | 8 M | ||
| Continue straight | 186 M | ||
| Turn right onto Polweg | 153 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 77 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zuideresweg | 9 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 354 M | ||
| Turn right | 6 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zuideresweg | 205 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdstraat | 248 M | ||
| Turn left | 25 M | ||
| Turn right | 12 M | ||
| Continue onto Oude Dijk | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M |