It had been many eons since I had been to the largest Dolmen of Netherland. That one can be found in Borger in the neighboring province of Drenthe. In that village you can find 11 Dolmen. Which are thought to be megalithic graves build by the Funnel Beaker People more than 5000 years ago. They were the first known farmers in Netherland.
When I look at these massive boulders, I do wonder how on earth those people managed to construct these dolmen. In Netherland there are still 56 of these locations left. The province of Drenthe has got 52 of them and they are mostly centralized in the Dog's Back {NL: Hondsrug} region. Here the landscape has got some real hills, or maybe still high moraines to others. It was a fun bicycle ride, I really love these bumpy kind of landscapes.
First I went to Stadskanaal, in the province of Groningen. And from there I took a to me unknown route to the village of Borger. Shortly before I reached my goal of the day I had quite a climb in the village of Buinen. Discovering new beautiful places I have not been before. In Borger things have changed a lot near the largest Dolmen of Netherland. When I was a child there were just these boulders. Now there was a complete theme-park surrounding it. Did not even get around to visit that part as I still had a bike ride to make back home.
Borger sure is worth another visit. Besides the many places in the Dog's Back region where I still want to go. And one day I would like to do the complete 'Hondsrug' tour from the city of Groningen to Emmen in the province of Drenthe. But I think that has to be somewhere in the spring or summer of 2022. And if you are ever in the neighborhood of Borger then it is absolutely worth visiting the largest Dolmen at the Hunebed Centre.