{"id":3563,"date":"2025-07-15T11:21:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/cycling-and-hiking\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:03:10","slug":"cycling-and-hiking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/en\/cycling-and-hiking\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling and hiking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"pane pane--white\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row g-4 g-lg-8 g-xl-15 justify-content-center\">\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"pane pane--white\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row g-4 g-lg-8 g-xl-15 justify-content-center\">\n                                                <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8\">\n                        <div class=\"pane__text\">\n                            <h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Cycling and walking in Emmen: outdoor living at its best<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead\" style=\"text-align: center\">Looking for fresh air, peace and space? In Emmen, you can step straight into nature. Walk along winding forest paths, cycle through the Bargerveen, and let yourself be surprised by the wide-open landscape. Here, you can truly get away from it all \u2014 without having to go far. From short strolls to full-day trips with a filled water bottle: there is always a route that suits you. Along the way, you\u2019ll see ancient dolmens, vast heathlands, charming villages and plenty of spots to catch your breath. Settle down for a picnic or enjoy a cup of coffee on a terrace.       <\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8\">\n                        <div class=\"pane__text\">\n                            <h2 style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"845\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/themes\/ontdek-emmen\/assets\/img\/blocks-title.svg\" class=\"text-figure me-1 me-lg-2 mt-n1\" width=\"24\" height=\"18\" alt=\"\" \/> <span>Your pace, your experience<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"1063\">The routes are well-signposted and varied. Whether you walk to clear your mind or cycle to clock the kilometres, in Emmen you\u2019ll find the space to go exactly how you like. Alone, with the family or with friends.  <\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"pane pane--white\">\n    <div class=\"container px-2\">\n        \t\t            <div class=\"mason\">\n                <div class=\"mason__grid mason__grid--2 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mason-img mason-img--1 bg-tertiary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/routes\/fietsen-emmen\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title text-white h4 m-0\">Discover the best cycling routes through forests, heathlands and villages<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figure figure--author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fietsen-in-Drenthe-2000px.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Sfeerafbeelding fietsen in Drenthe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fietsen-in-Drenthe-2000px.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fietsen-in-Drenthe-2000px-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fietsen-in-Drenthe-2000px-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fietsen-in-Drenthe-2000px-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fietsen-in-Drenthe-2000px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fietsen-in-Drenthe-2000px-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fietsen-in-Drenthe-2000px-70x47.jpg 70w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fietsen-in-Drenthe-2000px-1590x1060.jpg 1590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mason-img mason-img--2 bg-tertiary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/routes\/wandelen-emmen\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title text-white h4 m-0\">Discover the most beautiful walking routes in Emmen<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figure figure--author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-29-at-15.11.52.jpeg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Sfeerafbeelding wandelen in het Bargerveen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-29-at-15.11.52.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-29-at-15.11.52-1024x341.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-29-at-15.11.52-640x213.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-29-at-15.11.52-768x256.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ontdekemmen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-29-at-15.11.52-70x23.jpeg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1698,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3563","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cycling and hiking - Ontdek Emmen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Walking or cycling in Emmen? 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