Hoornsemeer – De Wachter Windmill loop from Hoogezand-Sappemeer

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Hoornsemeer – De Wachter Windmill loop from Hoogezand-Sappemeer

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Hoornsemeer – De Wachter Windmill loop from Hoogezand-Sappemeer

03:00

52.4km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.9 km for 61 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.6 km

Hoornsedijk Windmill

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

nice route around the lake.

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18.8 km

Hoornsemeer

Highlight • Lake

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

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18.9 km

Hoornsemeer

Lake

23.0 km

Diehnoster Til Bridge, De Onlanden

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Beautiful nature reserve just outside Groningen for hikers, racing cyclists, touring cyclists and gravel cyclists.

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25.8 km

Kluivingsbos

Forest

40.7 km

Zuidlaren Village Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The Village Church is a single-aisled church. The oldest part, the nave, was built in the 13th century. The tower was then built around 1300 and further increased in the 15th century.

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41.4 km

De Wachter Mill Museum

Highlight • Monument

The mill is now a museum, open from April to November.

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42.4 km

De Boezemvriend Windmill

Highlight • Monument

'De Boezemriend', which is a beautiful name for a windmill, is the only eight-sided polder mill in the province of Drenthe. The mill (from 1871) is still working and is served by volunteers.

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