Drenthe Periphery “Route 2” Hoogersmilde

2 hour 36 minutes (60.0 km)

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  • Drenthe Periphery Route 2 Hoogersmilde starts and ends at Pieter Hummelenbrug in Hoogersmilde, near Rijksweg 198. The route has a length of 60 km en passes through Oude Willem, Vledder, Frederiksoord, Havelte, Uffelte and Dwingeloo—and back again to Hoogersmilde.
 

    Drents-Friese Wold National Park
    Lying on the border between Drenthe and Friesland, Drents-Friese Wold National Park is one of the largest nature areas in the Netherlands. The park consists of forests, heaths and drifting sands, and has been designated as a Natura2000 area. 

    Maatschappij van Weldadigheid
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    Drenthe Periphery Route 2 Hoogersmilde starts and ends at Pieter Hummelenbrug in Hoogersmilde, near Rijksweg 198. The route has a length of 60 km en passes through Oude Willem, Vledder, Frederiksoord, Havelte, Uffelte and Dwingeloo—and back again to Hoogersmilde.
 

    Drents-Friese Wold National Park
    Lying on the border between Drenthe and Friesland, Drents-Friese Wold National Park is one of the largest nature areas in the Netherlands. The park consists of forests, heaths and drifting sands, and has been designated as a Natura2000 area. 

    Maatschappij van Weldadigheid
    After Oude Willem and Vledder, you arrive in Frederiksoord. This village originated with the Maatschappij van Weldadigheid (“Society of Humanitarianism”), a 19th-century project aimed at combating poverty in the Netherlands. The project founded agricultural colonies for “paupers.” Frederiksoord was one such colony. The name originates with the patron of the Society: Prince Frederick of Orange-Nassau. A lot of the area’s history can be observed in and around Frederiksoord.

    Brinkdorpen
    Via the beautiful brinkdorpen (brinkdorpen are a type of village, built in medieval times—often atop a sandy ridge to remain dry) Havelte, Uffelte and Dwingeloo, you return to Hoogersmilde.

    Starting points with parking options
    There are multiple starting points for the route where you can park your car. This allows you to start the route from wherever you like.  

    Hoogersmilde: Centrum Hoogersmilde (“Hoogersmilde centre”), Schultestraat or campsite De Reeënwissel, Bosweg 10a Hoogersmilde
    Vledder: Car park Schapendrift
    Frederiksoord: Roundabout Majoor van Swietenlaan
    Havelte: Car park Papiliorama, Van Helomaweg
    Uffelte: VV (Football Club) Uffelte Ruiterweg
    Dwingeloo: Car park Westend or car park De Brink
    Beilen: Ossebroeken (not along the route)

    Part of Drenthe Periphery 255 km
    This route is part of the route Drenthe Periphery 255 km, that runs along the border of the province of Drenthe. Within this long route, you can also pick and choose from among ten shorter routes—varying from 55 to 67 kilometres—or two routes of 135 and 170 kilometres.

    Sights on this route

    Starting point: P.H. Brug
    9423 PD Hoogersmilde
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    End point: P.H. Brug
    9423 PD Hoogersmilde

    Directions

    Starting point: P.H. Brug
    9423 PD Hoogersmilde
    • Start: Pieter Hummelenbrug, Rijksweg 198 in Hoogersmilde
    • Leave in a southerly direction - 3rd road TR to. Appelscha (Bosweg) - T junction TL (Oude Willem)
    • Oude Willem
    • 1st road TR (Wateren) - 1st road TL (Huenderweg)
    • Doldersum
    • KL to. Vledder (Huenderweg/Solweg)
    • Vledder
    • CSA to. Frederiksoord (Brik/Dorpsstraat/Vledderweg)
    • Frederiksoord
    • ROU SA (Majoor van Swietenlaan) - end of the road TL to. Havelte (van Helomaweg) - ROU SA to. Havelte (van Helomaweg)
    • Havelte
    • ROU TL to. Uffelte (Nieuwe Ruiterweg)
    • Uffelte
    • T junction TL (Zuidstraat) - 1st road TR (Dorpsstraat) - end of the road Rijksweg cross bridge and TL (Egginkstraat) - 2nd road TR (Hennehorsterweg) - 1st road TR (Looweg) - end of the road TR to. Dwingeloo (Honingvlakken/Westeinde) - T junction KR (Westeinde) - T junction KL (Westeinde/Heuvelenweg/Brink) 
    • Dwingeloo
    • End of the road TR (De Steegde) - 1st road TL (De Weijert/Weverslaan) - ROU SA (Weverslaan) - T junction TL (Valderseweg) - end of the road TR to. Spier (bicycle path) - 1st road TL and immediately TR (De Vennen) - end of the road TL (Lheebroek)
    • Lheebroek
    • Follow through traffic (Lheebroek/De Mussels) - end of the road TL to. Smilde (Beilervaart) - end of the road TR (Vaartweg) - 1st road TL (Pieter Hummelen over bridge)
    • Finish: Pieter Hummelenbrug, Rijksweg 198 in Hoogersmilde

    Legend route description:

    CR = crossroad
    TL = turn left
    KL = keep left
    to. = towards
    TJ = T junction
    TR = turn right
    KR = keep right
    le. = left
    ROU = roundabout
    SA = straight ahead
    CSA = continue straight ahead
    ri. = right
    TrL = traffic light

    End point: P.H. Brug
    9423 PD Hoogersmilde