Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park and the Holterberg
38 km (24 miles), 1 hr 5 min, beginner
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in Drenthe
Hondsrug UNESCO Geopark and its hunebedden
42 km (26 miles), 1 hr 5 min, beginner
The Hondsrug, a long sandy ridge in Drenthe, has been a UNESCO Global Geopark since 2015 and is the land of the hunebedden, prehistoric dolmens linked by many walking paths. The route follows the Hondsrug route suggested by the ANWB, from Rolde to Gieten, then Gasselte and Drouwen, along the edge of the Drouwenerzand, a former area of drifting dunes dotted with junipers. In Borger, the national hunebed information centre stands next to the largest dolmen in the Netherlands, 22 m long; the road then continues through Exloo to Emmen. Some of the roads are shared with cyclists and walkers: take it easy.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Rolde
- 1Gieten, after 10 km (6 miles)
- 2Gasselte, after 14 km (9 miles)
- 3Drouwen, after 16 km (10 miles)
- 4Borger, after 20 km (12 miles)
- 5Exloo, after 29 km (18 miles)
- FFinish: Emmen, after 42 km (26 miles)
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Photos along the route
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