Skip map tab stops

Historical and cultural cycling tour through the former municipality of Menaldumadeel

(48 km)

Make it easy to navigate. View the route in Google Maps! A chance to appreciate picturesque villages, beautiful country estates and the open expanses of the terp landscape in the former municipality of Menaldumadeel.

This cycling route is fully signposted with the ‘Cultuurhistorische Fietsroute Menaldumadeel’ logo.

Along the way you will come across information panels that explain the history of the region. The route starts and ends at Leeuwarden railway station. You set off from the capital of Friesland and cycle through the villages of Marsum, Ingelum, Bitgum, Berltsum, Wier, Slappeterp, Menaam, Dronrijp and Ritsumasyl.

The directions are available for purchase at the:
- Bakkerij Huizenga bakery in Menaam
- Bakkerij Wijnsma bakery in Berltsum
- Theeschenkerij De Brinkhoeve teahouse in Wier
- Theetuin Slappeterp tea room and garden at the Slappeterp campsite

Sights on this route

Starting point:

Stationsplein 1
8911 AG Leeuwarden

Oldehove

The Oldehove has been standing since 1529 and is leans even more than the Tower of Pisa! You can admire it from the inside as well as outside. The elevator, built in 2011, takes you to the first floor, and from there you will have to conquer the spiral staircase to the roof.

Poptaslot of Heringastate

Poptaslot, the jewel among the Frisian Stinzen, called, to the last States and occupant, the wealthy lawyer Dr. Henricus Popta. From his death in 1712 the estate with gardens, canals and ports increasingly managed by 4 guardians. The decor is still m...