Heerenveen - Aldeboarn | Koningspad XL Hiking Trail Network: Section 12
This route takes you from Heerenveen, the principal town in the municipality of Heerenveen, to the village of Aldeboarn, which was once the main village in the De Boarn stream valley. Aldeboarn was strategically situated on the banks of the De Boarn river and dates back to the early Middle Ages. Heerenveen was originally established as a base for a commercial peat mining operation and played an important role supplying fuel to Utrecht and Holland. There is an old saying, ‘Zonder Friese turf geen Gouden Eeuw’ – without Frisian turf, the Dutch would not have had a Golden Age.
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 mo…
This route takes you from Heerenveen, the principal town in the municipality of Heerenveen, to the village of Aldeboarn, which was once the main village in the De Boarn stream valley. Aldeboarn was strategically situated on the banks of the De Boarn river and dates back to the early Middle Ages. Heerenveen was originally established as a base for a commercial peat mining operation and played an important role supplying fuel to Utrecht and Holland. There is an old saying, ‘Zonder Friese turf geen Gouden Eeuw’ – without Frisian turf, the Dutch would not have had a Golden Age.
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
Start point:
Waypoint walk 71
Heerenveen
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Het Posthuis Theater
The Posthuis Theater is a welcoming and atmospheric theater. It is profiling itself as a second livingroom for the visiters and for the artists also.
De Deelen Nature Reserve
The De Deelen nature reserve was a peat mining area. Today the land is a mosaic of water, reed beds, patches of swamp forest and narrow strips of grassland. This wetland area is home to many species of birds. There is also unique industrial heritage here.
End point:
Waypoint walk 38
Aldeboarn
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- 71
- 77
- 90
- 14
- 26
- 28
- 27
- 22
- 23
- 20
- 75
- 71
- 46
- 41
- 13
- 38