Drenthe Periphery Route 3 starts and ends at the Van Helomaweg/Nieuwe Ruiterweg roundabout in Havelte. The route has a length of 60 km and passes through Meppel, De Wijk, Zuidwolde, Echten, Ruinen, Ansen and Uffelte—and back again to Havelte.
Brinkdorpen
On this route, you pass through several beautiful brinkdorpen (brinkdorpen are a type of village, built in medieval times—often atop a sandy ridge to remain dry). Havelte itself has no fewer than three brinken (a type of village square characteristic of a brinkdorp). You c…
Drenthe Periphery Route 3 starts and ends at the Van Helomaweg/Nieuwe Ruiterweg roundabout in Havelte. The route has a length of 60 km and passes through Meppel, De Wijk, Zuidwolde, Echten, Ruinen, Ansen and Uffelte—and back again to Havelte.
Brinkdorpen
On this route, you pass through several beautiful brinkdorpen (brinkdorpen are a type of village, built in medieval times—often atop a sandy ridge to remain dry). Havelte itself has no fewer than three brinken (a type of village square characteristic of a brinkdorp). You can sense the age-old history in these villages while sitting on a terrace or enjoying their quaint shops.
Meppel
Meppel is a charming and lively city in the south-east of Drenthe. Noteworthy are its attractive canals and small inner-city bridges, but you also find many cafés, restaurants, terraces and fun shops there. Absolutely worth a visit!
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.
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.
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
