Cycle route Picardie-Coevorden Canal & Schoonebekerdiep
Coevorden, Schoonebeek, Hoogstede
In the southwest of Drenthe, peat was already being extracted in the Middle Ages. The village of Schoonebeek was founded in the 13th century as a result of this activity. It lay between raised bogs and sandy ridges. Back then, the Schoonebekerdiep was a natural stream that played an important role in draining water from the surrounding peatlands. In 1876, the Netherlands and Germany (then Prussia) signed an agreement to connect Dutch and Prussian canals. As part of this, a canal was planned from Coevorden to the German Alte Picardie and the Süd-Nord-Kanal near Georgsdorf. It was intended to create a new cross-border shipping route. The Dutch section was completed in 1884. It followed the lower course of the Schoonebekerdiep, which also helped improve drainage of the peat areas. However, shipping on the Picardie-Coevorden Canal never really took off, mainly due to high canal tolls in Germany. Around 1965, all navigation stopped completely, and the canal now serves only as a drainage channel. Experience this piece of history and the peaceful nature around the canals, which today mark the quiet transition from Germany into Drenthe.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Aulen Diek , 49846 Samtgemeinde Emlichheim | 55.7 KM | |
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78
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27
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659 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northwest | 659 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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27
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93
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1041 M | 1 KM | |
| Head north | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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93
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19
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1439 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northwest | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 19 | 0 M | ||
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19
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34
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2125 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Schleusenweg | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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34
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68
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1401 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Schleusenweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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14
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666 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head west on Schleusenweg | 666 M | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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14
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97
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1104 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Schleusenweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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90
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1321 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head west | 958 M | ||
| Turn right | 38 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hinter dem Kanal | 325 M | ||
| You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
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90
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56
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796 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hinter dem Kanal | 728 M | ||
| Turn left | 64 M | ||
| Turn right | 4 M | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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7
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1424 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head west on Am Kanal | 6 M | ||
| Turn right | 5 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.3 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Am Kanal | 128 M | ||
| You are now at section 7 | 0 M | ||
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10
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2829 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Am Kanal | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right | 38 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hinter dem Kanal | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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10
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38
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2000 M | 2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Kanalstraße | 2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Zur Grenzaa | 35 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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38
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92
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2654 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head south on Wöstener Schulweg | 396 M | ||
| Turn right onto Aatalstraße | 602 M | ||
| Turn right onto Ikenweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right | 39 M | ||
| Turn right | 10 M | ||
| Turn left | 475 M | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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92
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76
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2830 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head north | 474 M | ||
| Continue straight | 208 M | ||
| Turn right | 26 M | ||
| Turn left | 64 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vosmatenweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Euregioweg | 30 M | ||
| Turn right onto Eendrachtstraat | 951 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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76
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43
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2416 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head south on Eendrachtstraat | 99 M | ||
| Turn left onto Prinses Julianalaan | 367 M | ||
| Turn left onto Prinses Julianalaan | 68 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nordhornerstraat | 33 M | ||
| Turn right onto Alte Picardiëkanaal | 514 M | ||
| Turn left | 162 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Alte Picardiëkanaal | 123 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Alte Picardiëkanaal | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
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43
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44
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2765 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head northeast | 32 M | ||
| Turn right | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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44
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45
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1770 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southeast | 1.5 KM | ||
| Continue onto Portlandweg | 305 M | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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45
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11
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1004 M | 1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Portlandweg | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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11
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34
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2192 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Portlandweg | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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34
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1
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2985 M | 3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Portlandweg | 854 M | ||
| Turn left onto Liaslaan | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 7 M | ||
| Turn left | 589 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester Osselaan | 204 M | ||
| Turn left onto Julianalaan | 19 M | ||
| Turn right | 205 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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3
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1567 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head east on De Beeklanden | 31 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Albstraat | 32 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Albstraat | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
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3
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86
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1459 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Prinsenhofweg | 403 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oostersebos | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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86
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87
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5210 M | 5.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Hekmanswijk | 1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Valendisweg | 988 M | ||
| Turn right onto Koelveenweg | 237 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Koelveenweg | 290 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Koelveenweg | 50 M | ||
| Turn right | 413 M | ||
| Turn left | 694 M | ||
| Continue straight | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Ellenbeek | 478 M | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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87
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88
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3619 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Dordseweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Europaweg | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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From
88
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46
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1192 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Europaweg | 162 M | ||
| Turn right | 5 M | ||
| Continue onto Aalminksweg | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 46 | 0 M | ||
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From
46
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25
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779 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head south on Schoonebeeker Diek | 630 M | ||
| Turn left | 149 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
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31
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2300 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head south on Männeäckerweg | 2.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
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67
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2740 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head east on Emslandstraße | 876 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vennweg | 644 M | ||
| Turn right | 342 M | ||
| Turn left | 817 M | ||
| Continue straight | 61 M | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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67
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78
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1407 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southeast | 557 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bathorner Siedlung | 786 M | ||
| Turn left onto Aulen Diek | 64 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M |