Cable Car Ruiten Aa Canal – Ter Apel Monastery loop from Stadskanaal

Mountain biking trails

Netherlands

Groningen

Stadskanaal

Cable Car Ruiten Aa Canal – Ter Apel Monastery loop from Stadskanaal

Hard

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127

riders

Cable Car Ruiten Aa Canal – Ter Apel Monastery loop from Stadskanaal

06:03

96.2km

130m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 32.9 km for 133 m

After 71.5 km for 340 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

17.0 km

Beach

22.4 km

Roelagerbosch

Forest

32.8 km

Beetser Koelen Beach

Highlight • Beach

Right at the start/finish of the MTB route "Sellingen", this bathing lake with a wide beach invites you to refresh yourself 🏖🏊‍♀️

The MTB route starts at the nearby car park.

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33.5 km

Sellingerbeetse Lake

Highlight • Lake

Single Trail a little hidden.

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33.8 km

Singletrack in the Forest of Sellingen

Highlight • MTB Park

Part of the MTB route Sellingen 👍

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35.0 km

Sand dune

Highlight • Lake

42.0 km

Sellingerbossen

Nature Reserve

48.0 km

Rest Area at Hassebergerweg Drawbridge

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice break place

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50.6 km

Cable Car Ruiten Aa Canal

Highlight • Structure

A really nice highlight, visually and technically in perfect condition!
Even if you do not want to change the shore, you should take the time. Especially for children an experience …

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76.1 km

Tempelbosch

Nature Reserve

76.7 km

Ter Apel Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

On a wooded sand ridge, along the centuries-old trade route from the German Minster in Westphalia to the city of Groningen, Ter Apel Monastery dates from 1465 in the far …

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96.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.8 km

23.2 km

17.1 km

12.5 km

1.73 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.1 km

25.6 km

18.9 km

9.63 km

3.81 km

410 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

August 9, 2025,Ter Apel(NL) die zweite 😎

Today I went back to Ter Apel, after being there alone last time. This time I went with my brother and his family 👌 We cycled this varied route in perfect weather, with lots of curves, beautiful single trails, grassy areas, and forest paths.
Everyone had a great time, and afterward we relaxed a bit with a barbecue 😋. 😁 …

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July 26, 2025,Was für eine coole Runde 😎

Today I finally managed to ride a CTF ride of the Dutch cycling friends that I've been saving for a while 😁 The start is actually in Ter Apelt and is 72 km long.
I don't think I've ever ridden so many single trails and curves 👌 just enjoying it and cycling from one small forest patch to the next. …

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