Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Coevorden · Updated on 5 November 2026
Pionierroute cycle route
Pionierroute is a cycle route of 124.3 km from Coevorden that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 100 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 2 public toilets.
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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.
- 124.3 km
- ± 8:15 h
- ↑ 43 m · ↓ 40 m
- Hard
- Circular ride
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 100 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 2 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe 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.
Observation tower
StoryHunebed D45 Emmerdennen
Archaeological site
- Audio story · 1 min
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Photo: Winius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 43 m
- Down
- ↓ 40 m
- Highest point
- 27 m
- Lowest point
- 9 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
124.3 km in total- Road: 71.3 km
- Cycle path: 40.3 km
- Street: 7.7 km
- Track: 1.5 km
- Path: 1 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 225 m
- Busy road: 25 m
- Unknown: 2 km
Surfaces
124.3 km in total- Asphalt: 37.9 km
- Paved: 31.1 km
- Gravel: 3.4 km
- Unpaved: 75 m
- Unknown: 51.6 km
About the cycle route Pionierroute
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you cycle?
Pionierroute is a circular ride of 124.3 km from Coevorden: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 43 m in total and descend 40 m. Allow ± 8:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is road (71.3 km), cycle path (40.3 km) and street (7.7 km). Of the surface, 37.9 km asphalt and 31.1 km paved. For 51.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 100 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 2 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The Pionierroute is a circular ride of just over 124 km through the border country of south-east Drenthe and the Emsland in Germany, and is part of Emsland Tourismus's United Countries Tour. You ride past Emmen, Coevorden, Schoonebeek and Ter Apel, through the Bargerveen nature reserve, the Bourtanger Moor - Veenland nature park and the Emmerdennen woods with hunebed (megalithic tomb) D45, and past the Industrieel Smalspoor Museum. A third is cycle path and it is flat. There are a hundred benches along the way, but we know of only two toilets and one water tap, so bring enough to drink.
Part of United Countries Tour
Cycle routes nearby
5Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kasteel van CoevordenCastle · 190 m from the route - 2
Hunebed D43 Emmen SchimmeresArchaeological site · 968 m from the route - 3
Gold RushAttraction · 9.2 km from the route - 4
Hunebed D49 Papeloze kerkArchaeological site · 9.1 km from the route - 5
Hunebed D41 Emmen NoordArchaeological site · 1.5 km from the route - 6
De KlenckeCastle · 8.2 km from the route - 7
Red Bandits AdventureAttraction · 9.1 km from the route - 8
TweestrydAttraction · 466 m from the route - 9
Expedition NautilusAttraction · 9 km from the route - 10
Standerdmolen Ter HaarAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 11
Phileas Fun HouseAttraction · 9.1 km from the route - 12
Het onderduikershol 1942-1945Attraction · 5.1 km from the route - 13
Hunebed D50 Noord-SleenArchaeological site · 7.5 km from the route - 14
Hunebed D51 Noord-SleenArchaeological site · 7.5 km from the route - 15
Hunebed D40 Boswachterij EmmenArchaeological site · 2.5 km from the route - 16
Hunebed D37 Valthe-OArchaeological site · 5.2 km from the route - 17
ApolloAttraction · 9 km from the route - 18
Hunebed D36 Valthe-OArchaeological site · 5.2 km from the route - 19
Hunebed D35 Valthe Zuid-westArchaeological site · 5.5 km from the route - 20
Hunebed D32 OdoornArchaeological site · 8.6 km from the route - 21
Hunebed D31 HunzebosArchaeological site · 8.7 km from the route - 22
El ToritoAttraction · 9 km from the route - 23
Sky TowerAttraction · 9.1 km from the route - 24
Hunebed D46 Emmen - AngelsloArchaeological site · 1.1 km from the route - 25
Hunebed Westenesch-N D42Archaeological site · 2.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pionierroute?
Pionierroute is 124.3 km long. Allow ± 8:15 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Coevorden.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 43 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
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 Observation tower, Hunebed D45 Emmerdennen and Industrieel Smalspoor Museum.
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