Stork Nest in Drentsche Aa – The New Heavenly Realm loop from Drouwenerveld

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Drenthe

Borger-Odoorn

Stork Nest in Drentsche Aa – The New Heavenly Realm loop from Drouwenerveld

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Stork Nest in Drentsche Aa – The New Heavenly Realm loop from Drouwenerveld

02:34

44.8km

80m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Drentsche Aa

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.65 km

Treetop Walk

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If you would like to see the forest from a different angle, you can hike across the Boomkroonpad (literally the treetop path). This trail leads you straight into the treetops. …

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6.00 km

Hondsrug Cycle Path near Grolloo

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A beautiful cycle path that winds between the forests and fields around Grolloo. Along the way you can enjoy the varied Drenthe landscape, where dense trees turn into open plains. …

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22.0 km

Stork Nest in Drentsche Aa

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Beautiful place to live. These storks can be found here every year.

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22.6 km

The Oldest Inhabitants of Assen Sculpture

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Artwork 'The oldest Assenaren' shows how the people who were the first to settle here long ago would have lived.

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25.6 km

Wetlands Between Deurze and Balloo

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26.2 km

Deurzerdiep

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The Deurzerdiep is one of the source rivers of the Drentsche Aa in the Dutch province of Drenthe.

The Deurzerdiep begins in Schieven, where the Amerdiep and the Anreeperdiep flow …

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29.1 km

Rolde Church

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Good spot to get your bearings & head north to the Balloërveld

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39.5 km

The New Heavenly Realm

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'T Nije Hemelriek is a lovely swimming lake with beautiful white sand. There are playground equipment for the little ones and there is a kiosk and restaurant where you can eat.

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44.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.5 km

17.7 km

337 m

199 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.2 km

9.24 km

2.23 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

September 15, 2023,Borger De Roldertorenroute

We started in Borger and ended there. Please note: go off the route for the largest dolmen

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May 9, 2024,Gasselte - Assen

Today we went back to the Netherlands to the nature reserve National Park Drentsche AA.
We started near Gasselte from a car pool car park and drove to the first destination of the day, the Gasselterveld, an area with many sporting activities such as mountain biking and water park.
The journey continued towards Assen along beautiful, navigable paths through forest …

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