Tour of Drenthe and surroundings

Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, The Netherlands

Cycling route: 135552

based on 2 reviews

Provided by: Groots Genieten

41.6 km
02:26 h
733 kcal
33 m

Description

Prepare yourself for a unique view of a white plain, because sand is extracted in the Gasselterveld. The coarse sand can only be found in a few places in Drenthe. Most houses in Drenthe are made with sand that is extracted here. In the Gasselterveld you see a sand plain with large white round sand grains. It was deposited by fast-flowing meltwater at the end of the penultimate ice age and is native to Scandinavia. The Drouwenerveld is of a completely different caliber. You can search here between the pristine fens and rugged heathland. For centuries, the whole of Drenthe will look like the Drouwenerveld still is: a wild nature that goes its own way. Subtle are the landscaped forests, where many wild animals and birds have found their place. At least as impressive are the stately beech avenues and cobblestone roads, which lead to burial mounds and dolmens, romantic fens and heathlands. The esdorpen in the area offer a nice change to civilization. Cycle to hunebed D19 near Drouwen. It is located near Hunebed D20. Together, these were the first two dolmens to be subjected to archaeological research in the Netherlands. Several historical finds of great value were made: shards from 400 pots, flint arrowheads and strips of copper. They are considered to be the oldest jewelery worn in the Netherlands. Another special Hunebed D27 is located in Borger. It is the showpiece among the Dutch dolmens; it's so big it probably won't even fit in one photo. The hunebed is 22.5 meters long and has nine capstones. They rest on 26 side stones. Furthermore, the giant consists of two keystones. The gate is still complete and is built with four side stones and a capstone. Two boulders near the dolmen may be wreath stones that belonged to the grave. You can learn more about these impressive stone graves at Information Center National Hunebedden, which you will also pass during the bike ride. In addition to stone graves, you will also pass a burial mound from ancient times. Human remains are buried in this mound. Burial mounds could be expanded and so several people could be buried in them. They were also used for worship and as a place to remember the dead, as we do in a cemetery today.
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Directions

# Description Distance
65
65 (Gieterstraat, 9465TW, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
55
55 (Drenthe, The Netherlands) 3.14 km
61
61 (9462TB, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, The Netherlands) 5.38 km
2
2 (Dorpsstraat, 9462PJ, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, The Netherlands) 7.72 km
42
42 (9533PP, Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, The Netherlands) 9.71 km
Hunebed D19 (Hunebed D20 Drouwen, 9533PC, Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, The Netherlands) 10.33 km

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