Cycle route to Harlingen lighthouse
Harlingen, Bolsward, Makkum
Harlingen is a true (sea) port city from where ferries depart to Vlieland and Terschelling. But did you know that nowhere in Europe will you find as many monuments per square metre as in Harlingen? The warehouses, patrician houses, inner harbours, canals and bridges take you back to the illustrious past of seafaring and trade. Makkum is a real tourist place in western Friesland. The village has a cosy centre, with historic buildings and plenty of terraces and restaurants. Being on the IJsselmeer, close to the Afsluitdijk, you can also find a boulevard with shops and eateries in this village. Makkum was called ‘the gateway to the Zuiderzee’ in the Middle Ages. Thanks to the locks, the town managed to develop into an important trading centre, with timber, oil and paper mills, brickworks, shell lime kilns and tile factories. Both Harlingen and Makkum became world-famous for their pottery. Makkum is home to the oldest ceramic factory in the Netherlands: Koninklijke Tichelaar from 1572. The factory is located on the Kalkovens industrial estate in Makkum. You can cycle past it by deviating from the route at node 70, but you can't visit the factory from the inside. In Harlingen, the tiles are still painted by hand using traditional methods to this day. The Harlinger Pottery & Tile Factory can be visited from Monday to Friday. Discover history, crafts and the beautiful towns of Harlingen and Makkum by bike!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Kooihuizen , 8756 JP Súdwest-Fryslân | 57.1 KM | |
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From
56
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70
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1577 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head north on Kooihuizen | 626 M | ||
| Turn left | 180 M | ||
| Continue onto Workumerdijk | 104 M | ||
| Turn right onto Haven | 4 M | ||
| Turn left onto Workumerdijk | 277 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zeedijk | 51 M | ||
| Turn right onto Achterdijkje | 114 M | ||
| Turn left onto Slotmakersstraat | 51 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Slotmakersstraat | 80 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkstraat | 90 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
to
52
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3303 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Buren | 165 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Kerkeburen | 3.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
52
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74
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1202 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Houwdijk | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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From
74
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31
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1231 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Houwdijk | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
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59
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979 M | 1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Viaduct | 979 M | ||
| You are now at section 59 | 0 M | ||
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From
59
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85
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4916 M | 4.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Caspar de Roblesdijk | 405 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 2.3 KM | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 2 KM | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 160 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
51
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2977 M | 3 KM | |
| Head north | 2.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuwe Willemshaven | 177 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuwe Willemshaven | 15 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Nieuwe Willemshaven | 174 M | ||
| Continue straight | 8 M | ||
| Turn left onto Westerzeedijk | 50 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Spoorstraat | 179 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Spoorstraat | 5 M | ||
| Continue onto Steenhouwersstraat | 114 M | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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From
51
to
19
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544 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head east on Zuiderplein | 28 M | ||
| Continue onto Rozengracht | 305 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 15 M | ||
| Turn left | 10 M | ||
| Turn left | 55 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Stationsweg | 131 M | ||
| You are now at section 19 | 0 M | ||
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From
19
to
93
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161 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head east on Stationsweg | 157 M | ||
| Turn left | 4 M | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
to
96
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4992 M | 5 KM | |
| Head east | 20 M | ||
| Turn left | 36 M | ||
| Turn right | 451 M | ||
| Turn right | 151 M | ||
| Continue onto Oude Trekweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Kanaalweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Ieslumbuorren | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
32
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2057 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Herbaijumerweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Ludingaweg | 730 M | ||
| Turn right onto Monnikenweg | 35 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
30
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1763 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Monnikenweg | 82 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Monnikenweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn left | 7 M | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
to
27
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2488 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southeast | 275 M | ||
| Turn right | 5 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sytzamaweg | 1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue onto Grauwe Kat | 137 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
99
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500 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head south on Van Camminghaweg | 62 M | ||
| Continue onto Grauwe Kat | 13 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Arumerweg | 425 M | ||
| You are now at section 99 | 0 M | ||
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From
99
to
33
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5036 M | 5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Rijpenderlaan | 5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 33 | 0 M | ||
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From
33
to
7
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214 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Sjungadijk | 214 M | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
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From
7
to
6
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3813 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head south on Trekpad | 2.7 KM | ||
| Continue onto Franekereind | 123 M | ||
| Turn left onto Franekerstraat | 945 M | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
5
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404 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head west on Marktstraat | 404 M | ||
| You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
to
11
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4016 M | 4 KM | |
| Head south on Oordje | 188 M | ||
| Turn right onto Landbuurt | 84 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Landbuurt | 263 M | ||
| Continue straight | 849 M | ||
| Continue onto De trekdyk | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Waltaweg | 31 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Waltaweg | 446 M | ||
| Continue slightly left onto Hemdijk | 895 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
to
10
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2501 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Arkum | 2.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
9
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392 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Horstweg | 392 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
to
7
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2205 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Trekweg | 518 M | ||
| Turn right onto Jousterperweg | 199 M | ||
| Turn left | 146 M | ||
| Turn left onto Trekweg | 55 M | ||
| Turn right onto Angterperlaan | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
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From
7
to
2
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2750 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head west on Angterperlaan | 286 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Angterperlaan | 955 M | ||
| Turn right onto Ferwouderpad | 661 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Aaltjemeerweg | 848 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
1
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1482 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Aaltjemeerweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Buren | 276 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
to
56
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5599 M | 5.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Buren | 60 M | ||
| Turn right onto It Nije Binnenpaad | 2 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Buren | 232 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Buren | 48 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zeedijk | 3.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M |