The villages of Westerwolde

Stadskanaal, Groningen, The Netherlands

Cycling route: 549550

Provided by: Groots Genieten

46.0 km
02:42 h
811 kcal
10 m

Description

Bourtange steals the show here in the east of Groningen, but there are more nice places to be found. Discover them all, by bike!

Groningen villages
A little further on you will pass through Wedde, one of the many beautiful villages in Westerwolde, a former seigneury in the east of the province of Groningen. In Westerwolde you cycle through a quiet esdorp landscape with picturesque old villages. Also on your route is Huis te Wedde, a castle whose origins date back to 1360.

Fortress Bourtange
Veelerveen, Vlagtwedde, Onstwedde: they are all nice villages. But especially in Bourtange you can taste the history. This fortified village still looks almost as it did in 1742. William of Orange had the fortress built in the sixteenth century to liberate Groningen from Spanish hands. Bourtange was then on the supply route that ran through the middle of the marshes. The fortress has a pentagonal shape. Be sure to get off before you continue your bike ride!

Camping Windmill

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Below you will find various suggestions for breaks that you can visit during your route. These are divided into different categories, making it easy for you to choose.

Directions

# Description Distance
10
10 (9591AZ, Stadskanaal, Groningen, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
9
9 (Esweg, 9661TH, Stadskanaal, Groningen, The Netherlands) 1.01 km
30
30 (9698XS, Westerwolde, Groningen, The Netherlands) 4.46 km
6
6 (9665JP, Pekela, Groningen, The Netherlands) 6.75 km
7
7 (9698XP, Westerwolde, Groningen, The Netherlands) 8.31 km
63
63 (Hoornderweg, 9698PK, Westerwolde, Groningen, The Netherlands) 10.81 km

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