The Helper Windmill – Hoornsemeer loop from Paterswolde

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The Helper Windmill – Hoornsemeer loop from Paterswolde

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The Helper Windmill – Hoornsemeer loop from Paterswolde

02:52

11.3km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 3.71 km for 5 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.24 km

Hoornsedijk

Highlight • River

2.18 km

Pieterpad Signpost: Distances to St. Pietersberg and Pieterburen

Highlight • Monument

Just a moment of rest with a reminder how many km you still have to go.

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2.20 km

RAF Hampden Crash Memorial at Drentsche Aa

Highlight • Monument

A Handley Page Hampden shot at 1.30am near Paterswolde. Strong resistance. 6 hits. Left engine failed. Had to land with one engine.

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3.39 km

The Helper Windmill

Highlight • Monument

The Helper Mill is named after the Helpman polder that he drained from 1863. In the 1960s the mill was out of use and fell into disrepair. In 1971 it …

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3.69 km

Nijveenstersluis Drawbridge

Highlight • Bridge

Nijveenster locker, beautiful old, still working, closes with a drawbridge

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4.91 km

Hoornsemeer

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It is wonderful here to enjoy the Hoornsemeer, which flows into the Paterswoldsemeer.

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5.02 km

Hoornsemeer

Lake

7.34 km

Hoornsemeer Floating Walkway

Highlight • Bridge

nice spot for a photo

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9.10 km

Paterswoldsemeer

Highlight • Lake

9.76 km

Kluivingsbos

Forest

11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.49 km

2.16 km

2.02 km

1.43 km

207 m

Surfaces

5.08 km

2.87 km

1.29 km

851 m

649 m

553 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

7°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

October 31, 2024,Eelderwolde- entlang Hoornse Diep 🥾Provinz Drenthe 🇳🇱

First a hike through nature and then breakfast and stroll in Groningen 😅

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December 26, 2021,Rondje Friescheveen en Paterswoldsemeer

Enjoying the sun, the cold and the Top 2000

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November 17, 2024,Rondje Paterswoldsemeer

It is and remains a beautiful tour, around the Paterwoldsemeer!

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The Helper Windmill – Hoornsemeer loop from Paterswolde

Hoornsedijk

Pieterpad Signpost: Distances to St. Pietersberg and Pieterburen

RAF Hampden Crash Memorial at Drentsche Aa

The Helper Windmill

Nijveenstersluis Drawbridge

Hoornsemeer

Hoornsemeer Floating Walkway

Paterswoldsemeer

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