Hiking trail

The hiking trail follows a more or less straight line along the former route of the Assen-Gieten railway line. A return route was created with curves. The route includes 3 double-sided route shortenings: at Balloo, at Anderen, and at Eexterhalte. The resulting 4 loops are: Assen - Balloo round trip 14 km, Balloo - Anderen round trip 13 km, Anderen - Eexterhalte round trip 20 km, and Eexterhalte - Gieten round trip 11 km. The total route Assen - Gieten round trip is 52½ km long. Beyond Anderen, part of the former railway line is not accessible (private land) and the hiking trail follows two post routes from Staatsbosbeheer.
The route can be extended in Gieten along the old railway embankment to Gasselte and back to Gieten. For this, follow the hiking trail Dorp and Veld marked by the ANWB. The total length Assen-Gasselte round trip (hiking trail and Dorp and Veld) is 63½ km.