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50 km
This cycle route is all about Vincent van Gogh. Before leaving The Hague, Vincent studied a map of Drenthe. You will find the landscape he was looking for during this 50km cycling tour.
The route is signposted with green signs that say: Van Gogh fietsroute. You can follow these signs. There are three Van Gogh cycle tours in Drenthe: Vincents Aankomst (Vincent’s Arrival), Vincents Dagtocht (Vincent's Day Tour) and Vincents Inspiratie (Vincent's Inspiration). All three routes are around 50 km. Make sure to keep following the right signs (Van Gogh fietsroute: Vincents Inspiratie), the three Van Gogh cycle tours intersect several times. On this route, you’ll cycle towards Schoonebeek.
The route is dotted with informa…
This cycle route is all about Vincent van Gogh. Before leaving The Hague, Vincent studied a map of Drenthe. You will find the landscape he was looking for during this 50km cycling tour.
The route is signposted with green signs that say: Van Gogh fietsroute. You can follow these signs. There are three Van Gogh cycle tours in Drenthe: Vincents Aankomst (Vincent’s Arrival), Vincents Dagtocht (Vincent's Day Tour) and Vincents Inspiratie (Vincent's Inspiration). All three routes are around 50 km. Make sure to keep following the right signs (Van Gogh fietsroute: Vincents Inspiratie), the three Van Gogh cycle tours intersect several times. On this route, you’ll cycle towards Schoonebeek.
The route is dotted with information panels for extra colour. Vista panels have also been put up at several spots for passers-by to discover what the area would have looked like more than a century ago. At these spots, you can also enjoy audio stories about Vincent's time in Drenthe.
For even more information, you can buy the 160-page cycling guide Op de fiets met Van Gogh: Van Gogh Drenthe fietsroutes (Cycling with Van Gogh, Van Gogh Cycle Routes in Drenthe), from Tourist Information The cycling guide includes all three Van Gogh cycle routes with extensive additional information.
Parking and public transport
This route starts and ends at the Van Gogh House (Van Goghstraat 1, 7844 NP Veenoord). You can park at P+R Spoorbaan (Veilingstraat 15, 7844 NX, Veenoord), next to Nieuw-Amsterdam station. Nieuw-Amsterdam train station is a 4-minute walk away. Parking is also available along the harbour on Industrieweg in Nieuw-Amsterdam.
This is the third of three cycle routes that pass through the area where Vincent van Gogh once lived. Want to combine all three routes into a single long route? Download the route via this link
Van Goghstraat 1
7844 NP Veenoord
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This third part of the Drenthe Van Gogh Cycle Route will take you to the primal landscape Vincent van Gogh was looking for. Around 1883, the peat industry was in full swing in this area. Southeast Drenthe probably contained the thickest layer of peat of any peatland area in the north, spanning an area of 30,000 hectares. The speed and intensity of peat extraction in this area were much higher than in the older peatlands.
Before leaving The Hague, Vincent studied a map of Drenthe. You will find the landscape he was looking for during this cycle tour.
