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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Circular walk between Warns, Laaxum and Skarl
Circular walk between Warns, Laaxum and Skarl
(6.7 km)Warns -
Oentsjerk - Gytsjerk - Mûnein | Rondjes om de kerken
Oentsjerk - Gytsjerk - Mûnein | Rondjes om de kerken
(13 km)Oentsjerk -
Stiens - Feinsum - Koarnjum | Rondjes om de kerken
Stiens - Feinsum - Koarnjum | Rondjes om de kerken
(15.2 km)Stiens -
Berltsum - Menaam - Kleaster Anjum | Rondjes om de kerken
Berltsum - Menaam - Kleaster Anjum | Rondjes om de kerken
(16.2 km)Berltsum -
Zoutkamp - Kollumeroord | Klooster Claercamppad pilgrimage trail: Stage 2
Zoutkamp - Kollumeroord | Klooster Claercamppad pilgrimage trail: Stage 2
(17.5 km)Zoutkamp -
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 1
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 1
(61.1 km)Harlingen -
Wolvega-Akkrum | Liberation route: section 1
Wolvega-Akkrum | Liberation route: section 1
(30.3 km)Wolvega -
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 2
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 2
(36 km)Ferwert -
Jabikspaad | Rondje Noardwest Fryslân
Jabikspaad | Rondje Noardwest Fryslân
(100.3 km)Sint-Jacobiparochie -
Wandelroute Vegelinsoord - Akkrum met pontje
Wandelroute Vegelinsoord - Akkrum met pontje
(9 km)Vegelinsoord
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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Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - V
Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - V
(84.6 km)Sint Nicolaasga -
Van strand naar stad: Makkum - Bolsward | Fietsrondje
Van strand naar stad: Makkum - Bolsward | Fietsrondje
(47.7 km)Makkum -
Fietsroute van 150 km, startend vanuit Surhuisterveen
Fietsroute van 150 km, startend vanuit Surhuisterveen
(150.2 km)Surhuisterveen -
Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - I
Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - I
(24.8 km)Leeuwarden -
De dijken en kerken van 't Bildt
De dijken en kerken van 't BildtLimited access
(34.6 km)Oudebildtzijl -
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 -
LF Frisian Coast and Middelzee weekend route
LF Frisian Coast and Middelzee weekend routeLimited access
(145 km)Leeuwarden -
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 1
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 1
(61.1 km)Harlingen -
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 2
Mini fiets- en wandelvakantie Friesland - Etappe 2
(36 km)Ferwert -
Villages Route| Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen
Villages Route| Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen
(45 km)Eernewoude -
Fietsroute Smaak fan 'e Wâlden Eastermar - Surhuisterveen
Fietsroute Smaak fan 'e Wâlden Eastermar - Surhuisterveen
(35.8 km)Eastermar -
Akkrum / Raerd / Wiuwert | fietsen langs de Turfroute
Akkrum / Raerd / Wiuwert | fietsen langs de Turfroute
(37.3 km)Akkrum -
Langs de Lende en de Tsjonger | Fietsroute
Langs de Lende en de Tsjonger | Fietsroute
(46.4 km)Nijetrijne -
Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - III
Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - III
(65.5 km)Heerenveen -
Section 4: Dokkum - Sneek | Eleven Cities Bicycle Route
Section 4: Dokkum - Sneek | Eleven Cities Bicycle Route
(53 km)Dokkum -
Pure Architecture Route - Welcome to Manhattan Water Adventure Trail
Pure Architecture Route - Welcome to Manhattan Water Adventure Trail
(8.5 km)Leeuwarden
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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Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - V
Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - V
(84.6 km)Sint Nicolaasga -
Van strand naar stad: Makkum - Bolsward | Fietsrondje
Van strand naar stad: Makkum - Bolsward | Fietsrondje
(47.7 km)Makkum -
Fietsroute van 150 km, startend vanuit Surhuisterveen
Fietsroute van 150 km, startend vanuit Surhuisterveen
(150.2 km)Surhuisterveen -
Circular walk between Warns, Laaxum and Skarl
Circular walk between Warns, Laaxum and Skarl
(6.7 km)Warns -
Oentsjerk - Gytsjerk - Mûnein | Rondjes om de kerken
Oentsjerk - Gytsjerk - Mûnein | Rondjes om de kerken
(13 km)Oentsjerk -
Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - I
Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - I
(24.8 km)Leeuwarden -
De dijken en kerken van 't Bildt
De dijken en kerken van 't BildtLimited access
(34.6 km)Oudebildtzijl -
Stiens - Feinsum - Koarnjum | Rondjes om de kerken
Stiens - Feinsum - Koarnjum | Rondjes om de kerken
(15.2 km)Stiens
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