Cycle route Old Ground & New Times
Hoogstede, Noord-Sleen, Sleen
The ground you cycle over on this route has a history stretching back thousands of years. You pass through landscapes shaped by ancient forces, nature and human hands. From dolmen builders to the hard-working peat cutters who carved the land into strips. Along the way, you’ll see how Drenthe’s culture evolved from prehistoric rituals to modern nature conservation. In the traditional es villages like Sleen, you’ll spot old farmhouses clustered around the village green and church. The surrounding essen were built up over generations with compost and sods, like a living museum of agricultural history. The southern part of Drenthe and the borderland near Schoonebeek were once part of a vast, almost mythical peat area. For centuries, it was an impassable swamp. In the 17th century, large-scale peat extraction began to produce turf, a precious fuel at the time. Where peat wagons once rolled, you now find peaceful nature reserves. The new era has transformed the old ground: barns that once stored drying turf now house stories, archaeology or local culture. Visit the library in Sleen, or explore traditional farm life at the Zandstrooiboerderij in Schoonebeek, where the practice of “sand spreading” is shown as both household habit and artistic tradition. Plenty to discover!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Aulen Diek , 49846 Samtgemeinde Emlichheim | 85.1 KM | |
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From
78
to
67
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1407 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Aulen Diek | 64 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bathorner Siedlung | 786 M | ||
| Turn left | 557 M | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
31
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2740 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head northwest | 61 M | ||
| Continue straight | 817 M | ||
| Turn right | 342 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vennweg | 644 M | ||
| Turn left onto Emslandstraße | 876 M | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
to
25
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2300 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head north on Männeäckerweg | 2.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
46
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779 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head west | 149 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schoonebeeker Diek | 630 M | ||
| You are now at section 46 | 0 M | ||
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From
46
to
88
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1192 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head north on Schoonebeeker Diek | 1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 5 M | ||
| Turn left onto Europaweg | 162 M | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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From
88
to
87
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3619 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head west on Europaweg | 2.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Dordseweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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From
87
to
58
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1552 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Dordseweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 481 M | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
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From
58
to
59
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1712 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head north | 60 M | ||
| Continue onto Dordsedijk | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 59 | 0 M | ||
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From
59
to
60
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2483 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head north on Dordsedijk | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Dordsedijk | 93 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Oude Dordsedijk | 733 M | ||
| Turn left onto Veenhoeksweg | 599 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
to
97
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3664 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head west on Veenhoeksweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Verlengde Vaart Zuidzijde; Verlengde Vaart ZZ | 259 M | ||
| Turn right | 41 M | ||
| Continue straight | 6 M | ||
| Turn left onto Verlengde Vaart Noordzijde; Verlengde Vaart NZ | 313 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left | 21 M | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
to
96
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1131 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head north on Havenstraat | 57 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ericasestraat | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 31 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ericasestraat | 8 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
40
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4034 M | 4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Verlengde Herendijk | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Sandurdreef | 160 M | ||
| Turn right | 9 M | ||
| Continue onto Aquamarijndreef | 735 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Toermalijndreef | 37 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Toermalijndreef | 32 M | ||
| Turn left onto Onyxdreef | 77 M | ||
| Continue straight | 18 M | ||
| Turn right | 404 M | ||
| Turn left onto Toermalijndreef | 13 M | ||
| Turn right | 269 M | ||
| Continue onto Grote Rietplas | 32 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Grote Rietplas | 31 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Grote Rietplas | 6 M | ||
| Turn left | 41 M | ||
| Turn right | 285 M | ||
| Continue onto Rietplasallee | 840 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
to
10
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4893 M | 4.9 KM | |
| Head northwest | 368 M | ||
| Continue onto Kleine Rietplas | 30 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Kleine Rietplas | 186 M | ||
| Turn left | 495 M | ||
| Turn right | 200 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zwarte Kraai | 29 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Zwarte Kraai | 31 M | ||
| Continue straight | 210 M | ||
| Turn left | 76 M | ||
| Turn right | 235 M | ||
| Turn right onto Veldstukken | 437 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Hondsrugweg | 108 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rietlandenstraat | 212 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zwaaikom | 583 M | ||
| Turn right onto Eikenweg | 720 M | ||
| Turn right onto Eikenweg | 549 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Eikenweg | 424 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
16
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1426 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Huizingsbrinkweg | 332 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Achter het Kanaal | 18 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
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From
16
to
19
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623 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northwest | 582 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 41 M | ||
| You are now at section 19 | 0 M | ||
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From
19
to
15
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1790 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head west on Slenerweg | 177 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Slenerweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
to
14
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2448 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head west on Slenerweg | 330 M | ||
| Continue onto Emmerstraat | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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From
14
to
13
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551 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head north on Emmerstraat | 384 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 167 M | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
to
74
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1785 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head west on Dorpsstraat | 368 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 70 M | ||
| Turn left onto Middelesweg | 25 M | ||
| Continue onto Zweeloërstraat | 580 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wolfgarensweg | 6 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zweeloërstraat | 736 M | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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From
74
to
8
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3107 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head southeast | 750 M | ||
| Turn left onto Looweg | 97 M | ||
| Turn right onto Braamweg | 229 M | ||
| Turn left onto Loo-Esweg | 463 M | ||
| Turn right onto Groningerweg | 903 M | ||
| Turn left onto Groningerweg | 485 M | ||
| Turn right onto Menso Altingstraat | 180 M | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
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From
8
to
28
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4197 M | 4.2 KM | |
| Head south on Brink | 349 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schultestraat | 18 M | ||
| Turn left onto Heirweg | 660 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oldengaerde | 340 M | ||
| Turn right | 21 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Hellingenweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto De Hoek | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
to
27
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583 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Lootjesbergen | 583 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
26
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1394 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southwest | 774 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oosterhesselerweg | 620 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
to
6
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7401 M | 7.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Vleddersweg | 859 M | ||
| Turn right onto Deutlanden | 29 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schoolstraat | 227 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Schoolstraat | 99 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schoolstraat | 159 M | ||
| Continue onto Van Goghstraat | 931 M | ||
| Turn right onto Marokko | 524 M | ||
| Continue straight | 795 M | ||
| Turn right onto Spoorbaan | 120 M | ||
| Turn left | 609 M | ||
| Turn left onto Verlengde Landschapsweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Nieuwe weg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Van Goghstraat | 497 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Van Goghstraat | 7 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Van Goghstraat | 43 M | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
5
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2720 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head east on Vaart Zuidzijde; Vaart ZZ | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
to
4
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3947 M | 3.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Vaartweg | 92 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zijtak Oostzijde; Zijtak OZ | 1.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Nieuw-Amsterdamseweg | 294 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kanaalweg | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
to
3
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3158 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Beekweg | 986 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oldenhuis Gratamaweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto De Koelen | 663 M | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
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From
3
to
1
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1565 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Prinsenhofweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto De Beeklanden | 30 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto De Beeklanden | 31 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
to
34
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2996 M | 3 KM | |
| Head south | 205 M | ||
| Turn left onto Julianalaan | 19 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester Osselaan | 209 M | ||
| Continue straight | 20 M | ||
| Turn left | 589 M | ||
| Turn right onto Liaslaan | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Portlandweg | 854 M | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
41
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1034 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Lauensteinstraat | 109 M | ||
| Continue straight | 142 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oelstraße | 783 M | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
to
94
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1705 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Hahnenberg | 782 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Hahnenberg | 923 M | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
to
54
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924 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Hahnenberg | 924 M | ||
| You are now at section 54 | 0 M | ||
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From
54
to
38
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3227 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Hahnenberg | 1.6 KM | ||
| Continue left onto Rüschenweg | 875 M | ||
| Turn right onto Blickdiek | 746 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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From
38
to
68
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394 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Blickdiek | 394 M | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
to
34
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1401 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head east on Schleusenweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
19
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2125 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head south on Schleusenweg | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 19 | 0 M | ||
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From
19
to
93
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1439 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southeast | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
to
27
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1041 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southeast | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
78
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659 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head south | 659 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M |
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