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Drenthe
Midden-Drenthe

MTB Route Gieten – Gasselte – Veen Bridge Drentsche Aa loop from Elp

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Mountain biking trails
Netherlands
Drenthe
Midden-Drenthe

MTB Route Gieten – Gasselte – Veen Bridge Drentsche Aa loop from Elp

Intermediate

4.8

(210)

2,645

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MTB Route Gieten – Gasselte – Veen Bridge Drentsche Aa loop from Elp

04:11

56.9km

110m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 23, 2025

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12.2 km

Gieten-Gasselte MTB Trail – Sand Mounds and Steep Hills

Highlight • MTB Park

Nice part of the Gieten route. Nice that they dare to add some parts with technical challenges, where they often do not dare to do this on many other routes in the Netherlands.

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18.6 km

De Kuil Heathland, Drentsche Aa

Highlight • Natural

This piece is popularly called "De Kuil".

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3

24.8 km

MTB Route Gieten – Gasselte

Highlight • MTB Park

Most beautiful place in the area

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4

28.7 km

Gasselterveld Lake

Highlight • Lake

Foreign scenes in the middle of the Drenthe forest.

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29.2 km

Trail Gieten langs 't Gasselterveld

Highlight • Trail

The mountain bike trail of Gieten passes 't Gasselterveld. This is a swimming lake that was created by the extraction of sand. For a moment you imagine yourself on a tropical holiday destination

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29.4 km

't Gasselterveld

Lake

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30.9 km

Zandgat Gieten Lake Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Top route at Gieten.

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31.5 km

Gasselterveld Lake

Highlight • Lake

Large sand extraction lake in the middle of the forest. Beautiful sight, but forbidden to come near because of Danger.

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40.2 km

Drouwenerveld

Nature Reserve

10

52.2 km

Veen Bridge Drentsche Aa

Highlight • Bridge

Cycle or walk here over a plank bridge that lies in the middle of an extensive fen. A spectacular experience!

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52.8 km

Boswachterij Grolloo

Nature Reserve

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56.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.5 km

20.2 km

12.0 km

3.92 km

367 m

Surfaces

22.1 km

21.1 km

6.77 km

5.93 km

626 m

367 m

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