Routes in Friesland | Walking, cycling, boating and more
There’s nothing wrong with jumping in your car for a quick trip from Amsterdam to Holwerd. But you don’t have to do that in Friesland. It’s an area made for biking and walking. No mountains to face, no drops for taking your foot off the gas. There are winding paths through thirteen different landscapes and over rolling dikes. Watch out for the sheep when cycling over the dikes. They maintain our dikes but don’t take their fellow road users into consideration.
walking trails
Take a walk in Friesland! Whether you like long-distance walks or prefer a detour: Friesland.nl has all the walking routes ready for you. Here you will find hiking trails over winding dikes, through the Eleven Cities, along the water or deep through the forest. Go on foot through the varied Frisian landscape and enjoy every step. Our network of walking nodes ensures that you never get lost.

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Berltsum - Menaam - Kleaster Anjum | Rondjes om de kerken
Berltsum - Menaam - Kleaster Anjum | Rondjes om de kerken
(16.2 km)Berltsum -
Franeker and the liberation | Liberation route
Franeker and the liberation | Liberation route
(13.6 km)Hitzum -
Oosterwolde - Drents Friese Wold | Circular Walk 9 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route
Oosterwolde - Drents Friese Wold | Circular Walk 9 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route
(25 km)Oosterwolde -
Hallum - Sint Jacobiparochie | Klooster Claercamppad pilgrimage trail: Stage 6
Hallum - Sint Jacobiparochie | Klooster Claercamppad pilgrimage trail: Stage 6
(21.5 km)Hallum -
Anjum - Ezumazijl - Weerd Convent | Circular Walk 3 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route
Anjum - Ezumazijl - Weerd Convent | Circular Walk 3 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route
(22 km)Anjum -
De omweg naar rijksbeschermd gezicht Sloten
De omweg naar rijksbeschermd gezicht Sloten
(10 km)Sloten -
IJlst-Workum | Liberation route: section 3
IJlst-Workum | Liberation route: section 3
(22.8 km)IJlst -
Kunstroute Workum - Hindeloopen | Wandelroute Siel fan Súdwest
Kunstroute Workum - Hindeloopen | Wandelroute Siel fan Súdwest
(9.7 km)Workum -
Walking route Wyldemerk – Oudemirdumer klif – Laaksum
Walking route Wyldemerk – Oudemirdumer klif – Laaksum
(32.6 km)Harich -
Sint Jacobiparochie - Jirnsum | Jabikspaad : route west
Sint Jacobiparochie - Jirnsum | Jabikspaad : route west
(49 km)Sint-Jacobiparochie -
Rottevalle – Opeinde | Section 8 of the Circular Route through the Noardlike Fryske Wâlden National Landscape conservation area
Rottevalle – Opeinde | Section 8 of the Circular Route through the Noardlike Fryske Wâlden National Landscape conservation area
(19.9 km)Rottevalle -
Jabikspaad | Rondje Noardwest Fryslân
Jabikspaad | Rondje Noardwest Fryslân
(100.3 km)Sint-Jacobiparochie
cycling routes
You see so much when you go cycling. Exploring Friesland is perfect by bike, because the best cycling junction network in the Netherlands is waiting for you here. We have plenty of choice of short and long cycling routes. For example, the routes take you past the famous Eleven Cities, but you will also discover undiscovered Frisian regions. Jump on your bike, e-bike, cargo bike or mountain bike!

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Rondje Balk - Heeg | Vaartocht en fietsroute
Rondje Balk - Heeg | Vaartocht en fietsroute
(29.3 km)Balk -
De Veenhoop / Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen | Fietsen langs de Turfroute
De Veenhoop / Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen | Fietsen langs de Turfroute
(30.6 km)De Veenhoop -
Cycle along and ferry across the 'IJsselmeer' | Cycle route
Cycle along and ferry across the 'IJsselmeer' | Cycle route
(153.6 km)Stavoren -
Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - III
Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - III
(65.5 km)Heerenveen -
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 3
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 3
(60 km)Koarnjum -
Akkrum / Raerd / Wiuwert | fietsen langs de Turfroute
Akkrum / Raerd / Wiuwert | fietsen langs de Turfroute
(37.3 km)Akkrum -
Fietsroute Smaak fan 'e Walden Damwâld - Buitenpost
Fietsroute Smaak fan 'e Walden Damwâld - Buitenpost
(37.1 km)Damwâld -
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 1
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 1
(61.1 km)Harlingen -
Fietsroute van 150 km, startend vanuit Surhuisterveen
Fietsroute van 150 km, startend vanuit Surhuisterveen
(150.2 km)Surhuisterveen -
Waterbeleefroute: Puur Architectuur - Rondje Binnenstad
Waterbeleefroute: Puur Architectuur - Rondje Binnenstad
(7.1 km)Leeuwarden -
Edible Friesland - Franeker-Harlingen Food Route
Edible Friesland - Franeker-Harlingen Food Route
(42 km)Kimswerd -
Fietsen langs het water van de Alde Feanen
Fietsen langs het water van de Alde Feanen
(39.7 km)Earnewâld -
Drachten en omgeving | fietsen langs de Turfroute
Drachten en omgeving | fietsen langs de Turfroute
(39 km)Drachten
boating
Around the block by boat? Floating on the shiny waves in a dinghy? You feel in your waterway that you want to discover the Frisian lakes or undiscovered routes such as the Acht van Grou or the Turfroute. There is probably a route that you don't know like the back of your hand yet. Book a house on the water, rent a boat, order a picnic basket and go on the water.

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Rondje Balk - Heeg | Vaartocht en fietsroute
Rondje Balk - Heeg | Vaartocht en fietsroute
(29.3 km)Balk -
Berltsum - Menaam - Kleaster Anjum | Rondjes om de kerken
Berltsum - Menaam - Kleaster Anjum | Rondjes om de kerken
(16.2 km)Berltsum -
Franeker and the liberation | Liberation route
Franeker and the liberation | Liberation route
(13.6 km)Hitzum -
De Veenhoop / Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen | Fietsen langs de Turfroute
De Veenhoop / Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen | Fietsen langs de Turfroute
(30.6 km)De Veenhoop -
Oosterwolde - Drents Friese Wold | Circular Walk 9 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route
Oosterwolde - Drents Friese Wold | Circular Walk 9 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route
(25 km)Oosterwolde -
Hallum - Sint Jacobiparochie | Klooster Claercamppad pilgrimage trail: Stage 6
Hallum - Sint Jacobiparochie | Klooster Claercamppad pilgrimage trail: Stage 6
(21.5 km)Hallum -
Anjum - Ezumazijl - Weerd Convent | Circular Walk 3 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route
Anjum - Ezumazijl - Weerd Convent | Circular Walk 3 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route
(22 km)Anjum -
Rondje Oorlogsverhalen Oudega | Augmented Reality Vaarroute
Rondje Oorlogsverhalen Oudega | Augmented Reality Vaarroute
(10.5 km)Oudega -
De omweg naar rijksbeschermd gezicht Sloten
De omweg naar rijksbeschermd gezicht Sloten
(10 km)Sloten -
Cycle along and ferry across the 'IJsselmeer' | Cycle route
Cycle along and ferry across the 'IJsselmeer' | Cycle route
(153.6 km)Stavoren -
IJlst-Workum | Liberation route: section 3
IJlst-Workum | Liberation route: section 3
(22.8 km)IJlst
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