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This route takes you through De Alde Feanen National Park, across De Burd island and past several interesting wetland villages. It will come as no surprise that this route includes several short ferry crossings. Sailing times and periods when services run are subject to change. Check with the VVV tourist office in Grou or Earnewâld to make sure you have the right information.
The village of Warten grew up on the banks of the narrow It Alddjip river, whi…
This route takes you through De Alde Feanen National Park, across De Burd island and past several interesting wetland villages. It will come as no surprise that this route includes several short ferry crossings. Sailing times and periods when services run are subject to change. Check with the VVV tourist office in Grou or Earnewâld to make sure you have the right information.
The village of Warten grew up on the banks of the narrow It Alddjip river, which at one time flowed into the former Middelzee estuary. A stretch of this river still runs along the northeast side of the village. Though there were mound settlements here before the year 1000, Warten remained isolated until the beginning of the 19th century. The local people were reliant on waterways for transport. The first road links were built in around 1865. The main sources of livelihood were livestock farming, shipping, fishing and peat cutting.
To the south of Warten lies De Alde Feanen National Park. You can explore the park by boat from Warten. Traces of peat pits and narrow strips of land created by the small-scale peat cutting done in Friesland in the first half of the 18th century make for a spectacular landscape. Large-scale peat extraction from the middle of the 18th century to the 19th century led to the formation of lakes with narrow strips of land, most of which later collapsed. Saiterpetten lake is a typical example. Warten has a long-standing reputation as a village that specialises in shipping. This accounts for the various shipyards, yacht brokers and boat hire companies you see here.
Met deze fietsroute fiets je langs drie vogelkijkhutten! De ideale start is bij het Natuurmuseum Fryslân in Leeuwarden om vervolgens het gebied Uytland te ontdekken. In dit Friese Waddenlandschap voelt de weidevogel zich van oudsher thuis.
Over de dynamiek van het Wad en het leven langs de kust zijn de mooiste verhalen te vertellen. Die verhalen wil Sense of Place ophalen, uitvergroten en vieren.
The ‘Oersetters’ is a fantastic ferryboat cycling trip which takes you around the Southwest Friesland National Landscape. In 2014, the ‘Oersetters’ was acclaimed the best ferryboat cycling trip of the Netherlands, by the ANWB.
The route follows the Linde river. A modest river flanked by beautiful heath, marshes and small forests. Marsh, meadow and water birds make their home here and ducks and geese seek refuge here during the winter migration.
Deze sportieve en educatieve route brengt je door kaatsdorpen en steden waar je wellicht nog een gewonnen krans ziet hangen, langs kaatsvelden waar de belangrijkste kaatspartijen worden gespeeld en leer je in het kaatsmuseum hoe het spel gespeeld wordt.
Met deze fietsroute door het Friesland van de reformatie ziet u de historische binnenstad van Franeker, het monument van Menno Simons in zijn geboorteplaats, schuilkerkje in Pingjum en enkele Doopsgezinde kerkjes, of hun oude locatie.
