Outdoor PitstopCycling guide Overijssel · Updated on 5 November 2026
The best cycle routes in Overijssel
Overijssel has 44 cycle routes on the Outdoor Pitstop map. The 10 best are 64.4 km long on average; 1 of them is a circular ride. Along the way you find 1,211 benches and picnic tables, 34 water fountains and refill points, 35 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 1 food stand in total.
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The 10 best cycle routes
In the order of our score: a photo, points of interest along the way, a toilet or water point, a circular ride, a description and how often people search for the route.
The best cycle route in Overijssel is LF Zuiderzeeroute - 06 - Kraggenburg - Elburg (58.1 km, moderate).
The numbers on the map are the routes below, at their starting point. Pitstops count up to 100 m from the route. Riding time assumes 15 km an hour, without breaks.
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Photo: FaceMePLS · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons58.1 km · ± 3:50 h · ↗ 20 m · From A to B · start Noordoostpolder
2 public toilets2 water fountains and refill points83 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Ymblanter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons66 km · ± 4:25 h · ↗ 10 m · From A to B · start Meppel
3 public toilets5 water fountains and refill points174 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Richard Broekhuijzen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons49.7 km · ± 3:20 h · ↗ 3 m · From A to B · start Ommen
4 public toilets9 water fountains and refill points184 benches and picnic tables
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NAP-route - 04 - Diever - Meppel
Moderate42 km · ± 2:50 h · ↗ 16 m · From A to B · start Westerveld
1 public toilet1 water point80 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: J.P. de Koning · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons54 km · ± 3:35 h · ↗ 6 m · From A to B · start Laar
3 public toilets2 water fountains and refill points79 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Steven van der Wal · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia Commons25.4 km · ± 1:40 h · ↗ 40 m · From A to B · start Hellendoorn
1 public toilet4 water fountains and refill points105 benches and picnic tables
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48.4 km · ± 3:15 h · ↗ 81 m · From A to B · start Dinkelland
1 public toilet2 water fountains and refill points84 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Hay Kranen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsFlamingoroute
Hard189.4 km · ± 12:35 h · ↗ 192 m · Circular ride · start Oost Gelre
8 public toilets6 water fountains and refill points265 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Gbrefeld · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons64.2 km · ± 4:15 h · ↗ 65 m · From A to B · start Berkelland
10 public toilets2 water fountains and refill points112 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: J.P. de Koning · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons47.2 km · ± 3:10 h · ↗ 3 m · From A to B · start Coevorden
2 public toilets1 water point45 benches and picnic tables
Long-distance routes through Overijssel
Rides of several days, in stages, like the Dutch LF routes and EuroVelo.
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Photo: FaceMePLS · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsLF Zuiderzeeroute
444.3 km · Circular ride
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Photo: Steven van der Wal · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsFietssnelweg F35
35.9 km · From A to B
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Photo: Otter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsHanzeroute
140.6 km · From A to B
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Photo: Michiel1972 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMidden-Nederlandroute
311.9 km · From A to B
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Photo: nl:Gebruiker:Wutsje · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsSaksenroute
308.1 km · From A to B
NAP-route
376.2 km · From A to B
Points of interest along the cycle routes
Along the 10 best cycle routes.
Museum Schokland
Museum · along 1 cycle route
Stedelijk Museum Kampen
Museum · along 1 cycle route
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Photo: unknown artist; photo by Vysotsky · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsIkonenmuseum
Museum · along 1 cycle route
Monument voor de gevallenen 1940-1945
Memorial · along 1 cycle route
Anton Pieck Museum
Museum · along 1 cycle route
Voerman Museum Hatten
Museum · along 1 cycle route
Audio story · 2 minHunebed D54 Havelterberg
Archaeological site · along 1 cycle route
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Hunebed D53 Havelterberg
Archaeological site · along 1 cycle route
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Frequently asked questions
How many cycle routes are there in Overijssel?
The Outdoor Pitstop map has 44 cycle routes in Overijssel, including 9 long-distance routes in stages.
What is the best cycle route in Overijssel?
At the top of this guide is LF Zuiderzeeroute - 06 - Kraggenburg - Elburg (58.1 km, moderate). Next come NAP-route - 05 - Meppel - Elburg and Vechtdalroute - 05 - Zwolle - Ommen.
Are there circular rides in Overijssel?
Yes, for example Flamingoroute.
Which cycle routes in Overijssel have a toilet along the way?
In this guide, LF Zuiderzeeroute - 06 - Kraggenburg - Elburg, NAP-route - 05 - Meppel - Elburg and Vechtdalroute - 05 - Zwolle - Ommen have a public toilet along the route.
Which long-distance routes run through Overijssel?
Among others LF Zuiderzeeroute, Fietssnelweg F35, Hanzeroute and Midden-Nederlandroute run through this area.
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