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Drenthe

Meppel

Zwartsluis – Meppel Harbor and Windmills loop from Meppel

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Mountain biking trails

Netherlands

Drenthe

Meppel

Zwartsluis – Meppel Harbor and Windmills loop from Meppel

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Zwartsluis – Meppel Harbor and Windmills loop from Meppel

01:22

26.4km

20m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 3.25 km for 52 m

After 11.6 km for 22 m

After 15.7 km for 9 m

After 23.6 km for 88 m

After 24.3 km for 7 m

After 24.4 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.96 km

Cycling and Hiking Trail Between Zwartsluis and Meppel

Highlight • Trail

The trail leads through expansive meadows and fields, crisscrossed by countless canals.
Here you'll see many geese, swans, storks, and grey herons.

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6.07 km

Zwartewaterland Countryside Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful route from Meppel to Zwolle, but a lot of motorcyclists on a sunny late summer day

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8.39 km

Meppelerdiep Canal

Highlight • River

Street next to the canal, with heavy traffic, including some fairly large vessels.

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12.1 km

The port of Swarte Sluys was first mentioned in 1398. Zwartsluis has been a transit port for peat from Drenthe to Holland. Today, the port is mainly used by holidaymakers and there are employment opportunities in shipbuilding.

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18.9 km

Doosje

Highlight • Settlement

Super small town with a funny name, which probably comes from a small lock that was once located there between Wanneperveen and the Meppelerdiep. And thus the origin of the last name of the writer of this tip :-)

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24.3 km

De Vlijt Windmill, Meppel

Highlight • Monument

Historisch Centrum Meppel - Sluisgracht 21-22 - directly at the old mill:
The Stichting Oud Meppel organizes exhibitions and guided city tours through the historic center of Meppel.
oudmeppel.nl/index.html

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24.4 km

Meppel Harbor and Windmills

Highlight • Settlement

The old trading town of Meppel, in the southwest of Drenthe, is not very big, but there is plenty to see on a walk along the water.

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25.3 km

Former Synagogue Site, Touwstraat, Meppel

Highlight • Historical Site

The Jewish Synagogue used to be located in today's Touwstraat. In 1945 only eighteen Jews returned to Meppel, 232 Meppel Jews were murdered by the Germans and Meppel eventually turned …

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26.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.4 km

11.4 km

1.88 km

451 m

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.3 km

6.66 km

265 m

135 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 1 July

21°C

13°C

27 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Zwartsluis – Meppel Harbor and Windmills loop from Meppel

Cycling and Hiking Trail Between Zwartsluis and Meppel

Zwartewaterland Countryside Road

Meppelerdiep Canal

Zwartsluis

Doosje

De Vlijt Windmill, Meppel

Meppel Harbor and Windmills

Former Synagogue Site, Touwstraat, Meppel

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