Nij Beets - Olterterp | Koningspad XL Hiking Trail Network: Section 9
This route starts at the It Damhûs open-air museum, where you can learn all about the history of commercial peat cutting and see living history demonstrations that show how hard life was for the poor peat cutters. You walk past the spot where the old village of Beets once stood and through forests to the villages of Beetsterzwaag and Olterterp. This area served as a summer residence for members of the Frisian nobility and aristocracy. Many of their country estates can still be seen today.
The 14 sections of the Koningspad XL Hiking Trail Network take you past the highlights of the Koningsdiep stream valley. A journey through meadows, heaths and the open landscape of Friesland.
To find out more about this section of the network, take a look at the detailed description of the route with photos and videos.
Locations on this route
Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs
The open-air museum offers a fascinating retrospective view into the past, somewhere around 1900. The museum also shows its visitors the process in which bog is turned into peat and the horrible conditions the laborers had to deal with. Dwelling hous...
Lycklamahuis
Built around 1825, this monumental building is located in the center of Beetsterzwaag and is without a doubt an imposing building. This building was commissioned by Catharina Johanna Aebinga from Humalda and usually only had one floor.
Harinxmastate
The monumental building Harinxmastate is in the Frisian village of Beetsterzwaag. With a characteristic appearance, neo-classical style, and an English landscape garden, this building is one of the most beautiful buildings in Friesland.
St. Hippolytuskerk Olterterp ((Church of Saint Hippolytus)
Romantic church with bell chair, located in the edge of the forest, near Beetsterzwaag, dates from 1500 with a tower from 1744. Belongs to the Alde Fryske Tsjerken Foundation, the church used as a concert hall, exhibition space and wedding/mourning place.
End point:
Waypoint walk 75
Olterterp
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