Grolloo-Duwen-Exloo

The Drentsche Aa winds its way through a landscape that has remained exceptionally intact and where farmers have held sway for thousands of years. Saxon farms around the brink, fields on the convex ash and the hay meadows and meadows in the lower stream valley: in National Park and National Landscape De Drentsche Aa, the old, typical Drentsche landscape is preserved. It is a beautiful landscape, in which open and closed areas alternate strongly. Although farmers work the landscape here, it was largely shaped by the stream. An esdorp landscape was built around this. In the area you will find a characteristic combination of'spontane\\\' nature and agricultural activities on the land: hay making, mowing and sod cutting. You can park your car for free at Cafe Restaurant Hofsteenge. The tour will lead you to several monuments that are reminiscent of various historical events that took place during World War II. Monument Fernand Beque was erected in memory of the French parachutist who fell here. Via the Versteend Leven Exposition Farm, where you can view a range of minerals and fossils, you will arrive at Jewish Monument Borger and Polish Monument Buinen, which commemorate the Jewish war victims who were put to work in the camps. The last sight of the bike tour is a windmill in Grolloo. The paaltjasker The paaltjasker is located in the Grollooerveen and can be seen from afar. The tjasker was already built in 1930, but it only got its current destination in 1986. Incidentally, the mill has no function other than that of a tourist attraction. You can also approach it within a few metres, if you are prepared to push your way through the tough vegetation. Back at the parking lot of Cafe Restaurant Hofsteenge, you must have worked up an appetite from the bike ride. You can dine at the Bed & Breakfast and the fanatical cyclist can book an overnight stay in the cozy B&B, because route 120881 also departs from the Hofsteenge. This way you can enjoy the most beautiful bike rides through the National Landscape De Drentsche AA in two days.