Nostalgic route through the Peat in Twente (Overijssel)

We have always said that Overijssel is un-Dutch beautiful. You don't have to go abroad to visit a vineyard, castle or wetlands. This is where you need to be! Between Vroomshoop and Tubbergen there is a beautiful nature reserve: The Engbertsdijsvenen, covering 1000 hectares. It is an international wetland and the largest and most important raised bog area in Western Europe.

This cycling route takes you back to times gone by. In the open-air museum “Het Veenmuseum” life and work in the peat is depicted using authentic peat huts. A nostalgic ride on the peat train is also possible.

The route takes you from Vriezenveen along the “Hazenpad”, get off halfway and walk a bit into the peat along the “Knuppelpad”. Continuing the road you will pass the monastery grounds of the Cistercian monastery Great Galilee in Sibculo. Little remains of the Monastery itself, but its history is kept alive in the “Visible Past” Museum.

Cycle through the old villages of Bruinehaar and Langeveen and stop further on to take a look at the Blueberry Nursery “De Greftenhoeve”. Taste a piece of delicious homemade blueberry pie here. To conclude, take a look at the Historical Museum Vriezenveen and learn everything about the special history of this village.

Would you like to know more about cycling and walking routes in Overijssel? Visit www.visitoost.nl/routes