Tour of Ruiten Aa and Bourtange from Vlagtwedde

This route starts in Vlagtwedde. Vlagtwedde used to be the main town of the municipality of the same name, which also includes Ter Apel and Bourtange, but now it is Sellingen. Judgments were held in the town before 1200. You will find a beautiful old church there (just turn into Kerkstraat). Further afield is the beautiful fortified village of Bourtange, where you will experience a unique cultural history. Then you cycle into the Ruiten Aa valley: a variety of round fields, meadows, groves and hedgerows. The characteristic Groningen farms are also present. On the edge of the Sellingerbossen you pass the Theater of Nature, a unique work of art. TOP Information Center De Noordmee is nearby.