Ferry cycling route - Go with the wind
Cycle around Friesland this autumn, with the southwest wind at your back!
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You and your bike can take the train to the famous Frisian city of Workum. And then it’s time to sail along on two wheels from Southwest Friesland to Akkrum station in central Friesland, with a helpful tailwind.
All kinds of lovely villages and cities will welcome you along the way, and you’ll need to use no less than four ferries to cross the water.
Your itinerary takes in:
- Workum
- Nijhuizum
- Klein Gaastmeer
- Oudega
- IJlst
- Sneek
- Langweer
- Boornzwaag
- Broek
- Akmarijp
- Terkaple
- Terherne
- Akkrum
A very diverse route of 60 kilometres along which you’ll see a great deal of Waterland van Friesland!
Locations on this route
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Workum (Warkum)
Workum (Warkum)
Workum (or Warkum as we say in Friesland), is one of the famous Frisian cities that has enjoyed city rights since 1399. Located on the shores of the former Zuiderzee and bordering the Frisian lakes.
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11Fountains Workum
11Fountains Workum
For centuries Workum’s city arms on ‘De Waag’ have been supported by two lions. They are naive and their theatrical pose prompts laughter.
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Sint Gertrudis church
Sint Gertrudis church
On ‘De Merk’, you'll find ’Workum Cathedral’, Sint Gertrudis church. This is the largest late-Gothic cruciform church of Friesland, with the largest windows in all the province.
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Museum Warkums Erfskip
Museum Warkums Erfskip
Museum Warkums Erfskip is housed in the old Waag building in the center and tells more about the history of Workum and its surroundings. It is the starting point to discover and admire the highlights of the beautiful city of Workum.
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Jopie Huisman Museum
Jopie Huisman Museum
The Jopie Huisman Museum is dedicated to the life and work of the Frisian self-taught master painter Jopie Huisman. His love of nature and his compassion are a recurrent theme.
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Ankertsjerke Oudega SWF
Ankertsjerke Oudega SWF
Central in the originally medieval water village of Oudega, you will find the Ankertsjerke. Situated on a small enclosed cemetery right along the east-west axis along which the village originated. A lush ivy adorns the south facade in a thick green coat.
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IJlst (Drylts)
IJlst (Drylts)
IJlst (or Drylts in Frisian) is not only one of the famous 11 cities, but also a 'wood city'. For many years, tree trunks were processed here by the legendary wood trading companies Oppedijk and S.O. de Vries.
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11Fountains Ijlst
11Fountains Ijlst
Culture, like nature, consists of layer upon layer. New generations continue to build on a foundation which does not disappear.
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Museum en Werkplaats Houtstad IJlst
Museum en Werkplaats Houtstad IJlst
Experience the history of IJlst during an active visit to: Museum and workshop Houtstad IJlst. IJlst has been connected with wood for many centuries.
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Houtzaagmolen de Rat
Houtzaagmolen de Rat
Visit wind powered sawmill ‘De Rat’ and step back in time three hundred years!
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Terpensmole IJlst
Terpensmole IJlst
The Terpensmole hasn't always been located near IJlst, and it hasn't always been named that way. The origin of the mill is in Grou, then Sneek, and it eventually ended up in IJlst.
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Sneek (Snits)
Sneek (Snits)
Sneek, or Snits as we say in Friesland, is the water sports city of the Netherlands. But Sneek is more than water sports and the Sneekweek. The city is bustling with events, culture, unique hotspots, and nice shops.
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Water Gate Sneek
Water Gate Sneek
The Water Gate in Sneek is perhaps the city’s most recognisable landmark. This stone structure is characterised by its two octagonal towers.
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11Fountains Sneek
11Fountains Sneek
A man with a Horn of Plenty stands on a golden ball in the middle of the water.
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Frisian Maritime Museum
Frisian Maritime Museum
The Frisian Maritime Museum focuses on the history of Frisian shipping.
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Zwettebos
Zwettebos
The Zwettebos is a nature park in Sneek, along the Zwette canal that is part of the Elfstedentochtroute.
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The Swette
The Swette
The Swette was dug as a drainage and boundary ditch between the regions of Oostergo and Westergo after the Middelzee had silted up.
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