Dokkum - Wouterswoude | Elfstedenpad Hiking Trail: Section 13
You start on the outskirts of Dokkum and wander through the old city centre, along the fortifications and past several markets.
After Saint Boniface was martyred, many pilgrims came to Dokkum to pay homage and drink from the sacred spring. The water was said to have healing properties. Dokkum later became an important naval base where the Frisian Admiralty was headquartered. For centuries, Dokkum had an open channel to the Wadden Sea.
On your way out of Dokkum, you pass the Bonifatiuskapel Church in the northern part of the city as you head for the village of Driezum.
The trail leads you into the Noardlike Frysk…
You start on the outskirts of Dokkum and wander through the old city centre, along the fortifications and past several markets.
After Saint Boniface was martyred, many pilgrims came to Dokkum to pay homage and drink from the sacred spring. The water was said to have healing properties. Dokkum later became an important naval base where the Frisian Admiralty was headquartered. For centuries, Dokkum had an open channel to the Wadden Sea.
On your way out of Dokkum, you pass the Bonifatiuskapel Church in the northern part of the city as you head for the village of Driezum.
The trail leads you into the Noardlike Fryske Wâlden National Landscape conservation area, where you find yourself in unique countryside with meadows enclosed by rows of alders. The rows of trees help to increase biodiversity by providing shelter for many different kinds of plants, insects and birds.
The last part of the trail leads along a beautiful little path just south of the small village of Wouterswoude.
Sights on this route
9101 PD Dokkum
Rinsma State Country House and Estate
Rinsma State Country House and Estate Van Sytzamawei 269114 RW Driezum
9113 AW Wouterswoude
Directions
9101 PD Dokkum
- Vanaf het startpunt volg je knooppunt 32, 38 en komt dan op de bolwerken uit.
- Vanaf hier naar 39, dwars door het centrum naar 63, 14, 31 en 62 langs de Bonifatiuskapel.
- Door naar 73, de stad uit naar 38 (Driezum), 32, 88. Hierna ga je rechtsaf langs het water, om vervolgens bij knooppunt 53 te eindigen.
9113 AW Wouterswoude