Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Westerveld · Updated on 5 November 2026
NAP-route - 04 - Diever - Meppel cycle route
NAP-route - 04 - Diever - Meppel is a cycle route of 42 km from Westerveld. Along the way: 80 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 1 public toilet.
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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.
- 42 km
- ± 2:50 h
- ↑ 16 m · ↓ 25 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Westerveld
0 km1.8 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
1.8 km13.2 km · 16 benches
Archaeological site · Audio story · 2 min
152 m · 2 benches
Hunebed D53 Havelterberg
15.2 kmArchaeological site
23.5 km · 36 benches
Water point
38.7 km278 m · bench
Museum Indruk
39 kmMuseum
3.1 km · 19 benches
Finish
42 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 40.2 kmBetween 1.8 km and 42 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
- Audio story · 2 min
Hunebed D54 Havelterberg
Archaeological site · after 15 km
- Story
Hunebed D53 Havelterberg
Archaeological site · after 15.2 km
Museum · after 39 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 16 m
- Down
- ↓ 25 m
- Highest point
- 14 m
- Lowest point
- -1 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
42 km in total- Road: 20.1 km
- Cycle path: 19.9 km
- Street: 1.7 km
- Busy road: 150 m
- Footpath (walk your bike): 100 m
- Track: 25 m
- Path: 25 m
Surfaces
42 km in total- Asphalt: 16.3 km
- Paved: 15.3 km
- Gravel: 7.4 km
- Unknown: 2.9 km
About the cycle route NAP-route - 04 - Diever - Meppel
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you cycle?
NAP-route - 04 - Diever - Meppel is a cycle route of 42 km that starts in Westerveld. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Hunebed D54 Havelterberg (after 15 km), Hunebed D53 Havelterberg (after 15.2 km) and Museum Indruk (after 39 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 16 m in total and descend 25 m. Allow ± 2:50 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is road (20.1 km), cycle path (19.9 km) and street (1.7 km). Of the surface, 16.3 km asphalt and 15.3 km paved. For 2.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 80 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 1 public toilet. You can fill your bottle after 38.7 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 40.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
This stage of the NAP-route (LF9) is a cycle route of about 42 km from Diever to Meppel. You ride through Drents-Friese Wold National Park and via Wapse and Holtinge to the Holtingerveld nature area, where you pass the hunebeds (megalithic tombs) D53 and D54 on the Havelterberg. From there it continues through Nijeveen and Kolderveen to Meppel. The route is flat; almost half is cycle path and nearly a fifth gravel, the rest mostly asphalt and paving. We know of one toilet and one water tap on the way, but no bike pump. The full LF9 runs from Bad Nieuweschans to Utrecht.
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3Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Museum De ProefkolonieMuseum · 4.4 km from the route - 2
HavixhorstCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 3
OldengaerdeCastle · 4.8 km from the route - 4
OvercingeCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 5
Nationaal VlechtmuseumMuseum · 8.4 km from the route - 6
Monument DoldersumMemorial · 2.9 km from the route - 7
Hunebed D52 DieverArchaeological site · 3.6 km from the route - 8
Havezathe BatingheCastle · 5.2 km from the route - 9
WestrupCastle · 6 km from the route - 10
OermuseumMuseum · 2.9 km from the route - 11
SchultehuisCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 12
Bezoekerscentrum DwingelderveldAttraction · 7.7 km from the route - 13
Schaapskooi RuinenAttraction · 8.2 km from the route - 14WittelterbergArchaeological site · 2.3 km from the route
- 15Museum Valse KunstMuseum · 2.7 km from the route
- 16UitkijktorenObservation tower · 383 m from the route
- 17Observation towerObservation tower · 850 m from the route
- 18De Wieden - Wanneperveen - UitkijktorenObservation tower · 2.9 km from the route
- 19Observation towerObservation tower · 4.3 km from the route
- 20Observation towerObservation tower · 5.6 km from the route
- 21De Wieden Beulakerpolder - De WiedekiekObservation tower · 6.6 km from the route
- 22Benderse BergViewpoint · 8.4 km from the route
- 23BosbergtorenObservation tower · 9.5 km from the route
- 24Vogelpark RuinenAttraction · 9.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is NAP-route - 04 - Diever - Meppel?
NAP-route - 04 - Diever - Meppel is 42 km long. Allow ± 2:50 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 Westerveld.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 16 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 40.2 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Hunebed D54 Havelterberg, Hunebed D53 Havelterberg and Museum Indruk.
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