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Cycle route · Oldambt · Updated on 6 November 2026

NAP-route - 01 - Bad Nieuweschans - Zuidbroek cycle route

NAP-route - 01 - Bad Nieuweschans - Zuidbroek is a cycle route of 50.5 km from Oldambt. Along the way you'll find 72 benches and picnic tables.

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NAP-route - 01 - Bad Nieuweschans - Zuidbroek
Graaf Adolfmonument · after 33.3 km
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Photo: Michielverbeek · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Oudeschans
Oudeschans · after 8.8 km
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Photo: Capital Press Schiphol (Fotograaf) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Voormalige Brandewijnfabriek Pfaff
Voormalige Brandewijnfabriek Pfaff · after 29.4 km
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The route step by step

From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.

  • 50.5 km
  • ± 3:20 h
  • ↑ 0 m · ↓ 0 m
  • Moderate
  • From A to B
  • National route
  1. Start in Oldambt

    0 km
  2. 8.8 km · 6 benches

    Oudeschans

    8.8 km

    Archaeological site

  3. 20.5 km · 17 benches

    Voormalige Brandewijnfabriek Pfaff

    29.4 km

    Ruins

  4. 3.9 km · 17 benches

    Memorial

  5. 14.1 km · 17 benches

    Gedenknaald

    47.3 km

    Memorial

  6. 3.2 km · 15 benches

    Finish

    50.5 km
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No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.

The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.

4 sights along the way

In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.

Elevation and terrain

Up
↑ 0 m
Down
↓ 0 m
Highest point
3 m
Lowest point
-1 m

Nowhere steeper than 5%.

Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.

Way types

50.5 km in total
  • Road: 22.1 km
  • Cycle path: 19.3 km
  • Busy road: 4.2 km
  • Street: 2.9 km
  • Path: 1.4 km
  • Track: 425 m
  • Footpath (walk your bike): 75 m

Surfaces

50.5 km in total
  • Asphalt: 18.6 km
  • Paved: 12.3 km
  • Gravel: 3.4 km
  • Unknown: 16.2 km

About the cycle route NAP-route - 01 - Bad Nieuweschans - Zuidbroek

Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.

Where do you cycle?

NAP-route - 01 - Bad Nieuweschans - Zuidbroek is a cycle route of 50.5 km that starts in Oldambt. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Oudeschans (after 8.8 km), Voormalige Brandewijnfabriek Pfaff (after 29.4 km) and Graaf Adolfmonument (after 33.3 km).

How hard is the route?

The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 0 m. Allow ± 3:20 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.

What roads do you cycle on?

The longest part is road (22.1 km), cycle path (19.3 km) and busy road (4.2 km). Of the surface, 18.6 km asphalt and 12.3 km paved. For 16.2 km the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 72 benches and picnic tables. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.

This stage of the NAP-route (LF9) is a cycle route of about 50 km from Bad Nieuweschans to Zuidbroek, the first stage of the LF9. You ride through East Groningen by way of the old fortified village of Oudeschans, Bellingwolde and Blijham to Winschoten, where you pass the Graaf Adolf monument, and on to Zuidbroek. It is flat. A third is asphalt and a quarter paved; for a third of the route the surface is unknown, and a short stretch runs along a busy road. There are more than 70 benches, but we know of no drinking water, toilets or bike pump on the way.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Part of NAP-route

Website of the route

Sights nearby

Within 10 km of the route, best known first.

  1. 1EnnemaborgEnnemaborgAttraction · 4 km from the route
  2. 2FraeylemaborgFraeylemaborgCastle · 6.9 km from the route
  3. 3Burcht WeddeBurcht WeddeCastle · 2.1 km from the route
  4. 4Veenkoloniaal museumVeenkoloniaal museumMuseum · 2.9 km from the route
  5. 5WelgelegenWelgelegenCastle · 4.4 km from the route
  6. 6GedenknaaldGedenknaaldMemorial · 5 km from the route
  7. 7Museum Stoomgemaal WinschotenMuseum Stoomgemaal WinschotenMuseum · 1.8 km from the route
  8. 8Joods MonumentJoods MonumentMemorial · 6.2 km from the route
  9. 9MemorialMemorialMemorial · 461 m from the route
  10. 10Monument tegen oorlog en geweldMonument tegen oorlog en geweldMemorial · 1.6 km from the route
  11. 11OngebrokenOngebrokenMemorial · 2.6 km from the route
  12. 12Joods monumentJoods monumentMemorial · 3.1 km from the route
  13. 13Steinhaus BunderheeSteinhaus BunderheeAttraction · 5.5 km from the route
  14. 14Dieler SchanzeDieler SchanzeArchaeological site · 9.2 km from the route
  15. 15Uitkijktoren BlauwestadObservation tower · 1.9 km from the route
  16. 16Uitkijktoren ReiderwoldeObservation tower · 2.1 km from the route
  17. 17Uitkijktoren Ter WuppingObservation tower · 4.5 km from the route

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Frequently asked questions

How long is NAP-route - 01 - Bad Nieuweschans - Zuidbroek?

NAP-route - 01 - Bad Nieuweschans - Zuidbroek is 50.5 km long. Allow ± 3:20 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.

Is this route a circular ride?

No, the route starts and ends at different spots.

Where does this route start?

The route starts in Oldambt.

How hard is this route?

Moderate.

Are there toilets along this route?

No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.

Can you fill up with water along this route?

No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.

What is there to see along this route?

Along the way you pass Oudeschans, Voormalige Brandewijnfabriek Pfaff and Graaf Adolfmonument.

Starting point

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Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors

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