Wijnjewoude - Lippenhuizen | Section 7 of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route
This section of the Bonifatius Kloosterpad Monastery Route runs along the south bank of the Koningsdiep river, an ancient river that used to flow into the former Middelzee estuary. This walk leads across southeast Friesland
from the village of Wijnjewoude to the village of Lippenhuizen. Along the way you pass small hamlets with international names such as Petersburg and Moskou (Moscow)
and several places of worship, like the magnificently situated church in the village of Duurswoude at the end of Section 6. The last church you come to is Piterkerk church in the village of Lippenhuizen. It is possible to spend the night here.
After the village of Wijnjewoude you pass through the heath and woodland of the Kapellepôlle nature reserve, where there was once a St Boniface Chapel that is said to have had a bell with a gold clapper.
Locations on this route
Duurswouderheide Nature Reserve
The Duurswouderheide nature reserve is a large heathland reserve in Southeast Friesland that is managed by Staatsbosbeheer, the national forestry organisation that oversees the Netherlands’ green heritage.
Wijnjeterperschar Nature Reserve
The land here was farmed for centuries. Today this ancient small-scale landscape of wooded banks, heathland and fast-flowing streams is managed as a nature reserve.
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