Running route (6,5 km) along art in Corpus den Hoorn.

The route starts at rowing club Gyas. The first work on the route is the brick wall sculpture Fish, which is mounted on the outer wall of a school building. The fish are made of dark red bricks that stand out strongly against the light-colored background. They are given relief because not all bricks are laid equally deep in the wall.

For the artwork KAPKAR, artist Frank Havermans was inspired by the various passers-by of this green spot on the Hoornsedijk. He wants to bring residents, but also the Pieterpad walkers and others who are passing by, to a standstill and make chance encounters possible.

This statue by Klaas van Dijk reaches four meters high like a beacon. What particularly catches the eye is the inflection in one of the two parts. This ensures that the flowing shape of the Sign is somewhat broken.

Three upright brass legs support a heavy granite bowl seemingly effortlessly. With this Bartelds represents the dedication and the respectful care and attention of the employees for the residents of the Maartenshof.

Kasco is located in an artificial "swamp" that recalls the original wet peat meadow landscape. The intention was that the artwork would be slowly overgrown by advancing reed collars, alders and willows. However, the composition of the soil appears to be different than was thought at the time. As a result, no swamp vegetation has been able to develop and the artwork is still just as "tight" as in the beginning.

On the island of the Nonnengat in the Hoornsemeer you can find spatial work by Auke de Vries: two sculptures of 9 and 11 meters high, both with a concrete base. On top of this are steel elements that reach into the air as two drawn lines, which end in a kind of diamond shape at the top. The work was temporarily removed due to the redevelopment of the area, but since May 2022 - after restauration - it can be seen again at this spot along the water with a view of hotel restaurant Meerwold. Auke de Vries (Bergum, 1937) is known at home and abroad for his work in public space, which can be found in Barcelona, Berlin and Rotterdam, among others.

The 1983 bench is carved from a single piece of marble. Due to its more or less round finish, the sofa gets something comfortable and invites you to sit or lie down. The curves and the uneven seat - of the lower and higher parts - give the sofa a human shape. As if the artist is resting a reclining figure in the stone bench.

The Hand Ax from 1983 is a two and a half meter high work of art that stands on a raised lawn. In creating the work, the artist was inspired by prehistoric hand axes. The enormous chunk of stone, which stands upright in the ground like a megalith, evokes a prehistoric atmosphere.

From here you can also see the last point on the route: the Gate Tower Clio. If you want to make some extra meters, then run to this work. Follow the cycle path (Hoornsepad) further along the water and then turn left. You will now return to the Hoornsedijk and you can follow it further to the electricity pylon.

You can see the Gate Tower Clio from afar. The seven metal 'flames' on this electricity pole make up the cycle of the week. A flame is lit on the first day of the week and one is added every day. The flames symbolize the gas bottom treasure in Groningen.

The artwork was designed by Kurt W. Forster. It is one of the ten city markers placed around Groningen in 1990 under the direction of the well-known architect Daniel Libeskind.

Now run back to the starting point of the route via the Hoornsedijk.