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Col du VAM – VAM-berg loop from Nieuw-Balinge

Col du VAM – VAM-berg loop from Nieuw-Balinge

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Col du VAM – VAM-berg loop from Nieuw-Balinge

02:01

38.3km

70m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 27.6 km for 147 m

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

After 27.8 km for 685 m

Closed: • sunset-sunrise (otherwise open)

After 28.5 km for 88 m

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

After 28.5 km for 300 m

Closed: • sunset-sunrise (otherwise open)

After 28.8 km for 217 m

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

After 29.2 km for 594 m

Closed: • sunset-sunrise (otherwise open)

After 29.8 km for 236 m

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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23.1 km

Wijster Train Hijacking 1975 Memorial Board

Highlight • Historical Site

From the railway crossing slightly to the north, the train hijacking took place in Wijster from December 2 to December 14, 1975. More information can be found on the information board at the level crossing.

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26.1 km

VAM-berg Mechanical Claw Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

29.1 km

Shimano Maintenance Station Col du VAM

Highlight • Rest Area

Not enough air (in your tires) to pop up nicely? Forgotten Imbus set? SOS pole to the rescue!

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29.1 km

VAM Hill (Highest Point of Drenthe)

Highlight • Summit

Nice area for walking and cycling

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29.1 km

Col du VAM

Highlight • Summit

Highest mountain in Drenthe

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29.9 km

VAM-berg

Highlight • Climb

Vamberg is closed until the end of August 2023 due to maintenance work.

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32.5 km

Linthorst Homankanaal

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A canal dug in three years as an employment project by unemployed peat cutters (1923 - 1926). All information can be found on an information board along the canal.

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35.9 km

Cycle Path Along Mantingerzand

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A smooth and wide cycle path connecting Hoogeveen and Westerbork, ideal for a ride through the Drenthe landscape. Enjoy vast meadows, forests and characteristic villages along the route.

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38.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.1 km

11.2 km

3.01 km

Surfaces

21.5 km

14.4 km

1.66 km

652 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

27°C

14°C

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Col du VAM – VAM-berg loop from Nieuw-Balinge

Wijster Train Hijacking 1975 Memorial Board

VAM-berg Mechanical Claw Sculpture

Shimano Maintenance Station Col du VAM

VAM Hill (Highest Point of Drenthe)

Col du VAM

VAM-berg

Linthorst Homankanaal

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