Wonderful tour of Leekstermeer Natuurmonumenten

Your cycling route starts at Van der Valk Hotel Groningen - Hoogkerk, a nice place for a cup of coffee. You take a nice bike ride to the hamlet of Peizermade.'Made\\\' means meadow or grassland, i.e. the meadow near Peize. This used to be an extremely humid area that often flooded. You can still see water there: you cross the Gouw and follow the Peizerdiep for a long way. Around the Leekstermeer you walk through rugged low peat areas in the valley between the higher Drenthe sandy soils and Groningen clay soils. These are the Onlanden, with vast grasslands, but also groves and hedgerows. Along the way you will discover the Dutch Grain Museum, National Carriage Museum and nice terraces such as Cnossen Leekstermeer and Pavilion Pool Terrace on the Water.