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Drenthe

Westerveld

Museum The Proefkolonie – Doctor's House, Frederiksoord loop from Frederiksoord

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Netherlands

Drenthe

Westerveld

Museum The Proefkolonie – Doctor's House, Frederiksoord loop from Frederiksoord

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4.3

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Museum The Proefkolonie – Doctor's House, Frederiksoord loop from Frederiksoord

01:53

29.9km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Drents-Friese Wold

Frederiksoord-Wilhelminaoord

Drents-Friese Wold & Leggelderveld

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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129 m

Statue of Johannes van den Bosch

Highlight • Monument

Here in Frederiksoord, a memorial was erected in 1818 to the founder of the Maatschappij van Weldadigheid charity and the Poor Colonies. In the Frederiksoord trial colony, poor families, beggars …

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7.40 km

Bridge Over the Vledder Aa

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17.8 km

Peatland landscape in Drents-Friese Wold National Park

Highlight • Natural

One of the largest nature reserves in the Netherlands is the Drents-Friese Wold National Park. More than 6,000 hectares of forest, heathland, drifting sand and stream valley grasslands can be found here.

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19.1 km

Drents-Friese Wold National Park

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the Drents Friese Wold is a beautiful nature park where you can cycle through the LF 9

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24.9 km

Urnfield Koelingsveld

Highlight • Historical Site

Here, interested cyclists or hikers can take a look at a burial ground from the Bronze Age. The grave complexes were built between 1100 and 500 BC. used and thus …

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29.2 km

Museum The Proefkolonie

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful new museum about the Frederiksoord Tasting Colony and the Society of Benevolence.
For more info, see proefkolonie.nl

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29.3 km

Doctor's House, Frederiksoord

Highlight • Historical Site

The founder Johannes van den Bosch, a confidant of King William I. An idealist who believed that you could put an end to poverty in the cities. Frederiksoord functioned as a test colony. In 1818 there were 52 colony houses.

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29.7 km

Frederiksoord — Colony of Benevolence

Highlight • Historical Site

Frederiksoord is a small village in the municipality of Westerveld with a special past. This is where the first agricultural colony (also called Colonies of Benevolence) was founded in 1818 to combat poverty in the Netherlands.

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29.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.7 km

9.81 km

1.68 km

423 m

260 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

7.29 km

6.06 km

1.76 km

271 m

154 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

28°C

15°C

11 %

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Museum The Proefkolonie – Doctor's House, Frederiksoord loop from Frederiksoord

Statue of Johannes van den Bosch

Bridge Over the Vledder Aa

Peatland landscape in Drents-Friese Wold National Park

Drents-Friese Wold National Park

Urnfield Koelingsveld

Museum The Proefkolonie

Doctor's House, Frederiksoord

Frederiksoord — Colony of Benevolence

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