
Smallingerland is a municipality in Friesland that is wider than it is long. The municipality owes its name to the Smalle Ee or Smalle Eesterzanding lake. From Smallingerland's main town, Drachten, you can cycle along this narrow water. At De Veenhoop, you cross the water with a ferry and end up in the beautiful nature reserve De Alde Feanen. This low moorland swamp has been designated a National Park, and rightly so, because it is a unique area with a rich flora and fauna. See all the beauty from the various viewpoints and take your time. On your way back to Drachten, you can make a short (or long) stop in Oudega, which used to be the capital of Smallingerland. Have you enjoyed this route long enough and do you want to sit on a terrace and unwind? Then add Café Tsjoch in Drachten to your cycle route and you are sure to have a pleasant ending.
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Start: Noordkade , 9203CC Drachten | 33.3 KM | |
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62
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4291.3 M | 4.3 KM | |
Head west on Zuidkade | 92 M | ||
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Continue onto Moleneind Zuidzijde | 1.5 KM | |
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Continue right onto Jelle Plantingstraat | 2.4 KM | |
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Continue left onto Buitenstvallaat | 340 M | |
You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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3450.6 M | 3.5 KM | |
Head west | 3.3 KM | ||
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Continue onto Kleasterkampen | 147 M | |
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5032 M | 5 KM | |
Head west on Kleasterkampen | 261 M | ||
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Continue onto Bûtendiken | 4.8 KM | |
You are now at section 12 | 1 M | ||
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356.9 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head north | 3 M | ||
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Take the ferry Veenhoop - Hooidammen | 193 M | |
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Continue straight | 160 M | |
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85.6 M | 0.1 KM | |
Head northeast on Hegewarren | 85 M | ||
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2813.1 M | 2.8 KM | |
Head northwest | 2.8 KM | ||
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796.7 M | 0.8 KM | |
Head north on Koaidyk | 424 M | ||
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Take the ferry Eernewoude - It Wiid | 109 M | |
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Continue straight onto Dominee Offerhausweg | 115 M | |
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Continue left onto Dominee van der Veenweg | 148 M | |
You are now at section 38 | 1 M | ||
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855.1 M | 0.9 KM | |
Head southeast on Dominee van der Veenweg | 21 M | ||
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Turn left onto Feantersdyk | 834 M | |
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435.5 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head northeast | 435 M | ||
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4610.4 M | 4.6 KM | |
Head southeast on Alle Om Slachte | 1.5 KM | ||
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Continue left onto Utein | 1.5 KM | |
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Continue onto Eksteursreed | 726 M | |
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Continue left onto It West | 505 M | |
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Continue onto Buorren | 356 M | |
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95.9 M | 0.1 KM | |
Head east on Buorren | 95 M | ||
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89
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3073.4 M | 3.1 KM | |
Head east on Buorren | 65 M | ||
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Continue onto Sânbuorren | 607 M | |
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Continue slightly right onto Aldegeasterdyk | 1.4 KM | |
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Continue left onto Kilometerwei | 986 M | |
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2241.6 M | 2.2 KM | |
Head east on Kommisjewei | 1.9 KM | ||
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Turn right onto Reinder de Vriessingel | 301 M | |
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2626.4 M | 2.6 KM | |
Head east on Kommisjewei | 40 M | ||
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Make a slight right to stay on Kommisjewei | 387 M | |
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Turn right onto Kommisjewei | 834 M | |
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Continue onto Nijtap | 1.4 KM | |
You are now at section 54 | 1 M | ||
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58
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2582.3 M | 2.6 KM | |
Head southwest | 11 M | ||
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Turn right | 19 M | |
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Turn left | 890 M | |
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Turn right | 751 M | |
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Continue onto Van Haersmasingel | 203 M | |
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Continue right onto Torenstraat | 597 M | |
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Continue right onto Noordkade | 112 M | |
You are now at section 58 | 0 M |