Cycle in the far north from Friesland to Groningen, or the other way round, because there you will be more than surprised! A tour around National Park Lauwersmeer will let you catch your breath and enjoy the wonderful nature. Did you know that in the past both fresh and salt water flooded into each other here in the Lauwerszee? The fear of this flooding caused a dam to be built in 1969. What used to be the sea bed is now the National Park: a beautiful landscape and a paradise for birds, so for bird lovers this is the perfect route. You cycle past two bird huts where you can spot many different species of birds. In one day, you could see up to 30,000 barnacle geese flying overhead!
Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Strandweg , 9976 VK Het Hogeland | 60.9 KM | |
From
5
to
6
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3427 M | 3.4 KM | |
Head south on Strandweg | 1.8 KM | ||
Continue straight | 707 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Strandweg | 850 M | ||
Turn left onto De Rug | 48 M | ||
You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
From
6
to
9
|
3703 M | 3.7 KM | |
Head south on Strandweg | 3.7 KM | ||
You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
From
9
to
89
|
4545 M | 4.5 KM | |
Head south | 499 M | ||
Turn left onto Strandweg | 4 KM | ||
You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
From
89
to
90
|
1070 M | 1.1 KM | |
Head northeast on Strandweg | 37 M | ||
Turn right | 62 M | ||
Turn right | 637 M | ||
Turn left onto S.H. Woldringhstraat | 46 M | ||
Turn right onto Hellingstraat | 56 M | ||
Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 14 M | ||
Turn right onto Spuistraat | 218 M | ||
You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
From
90
to
88
|
1009 M | 1 KM | |
Head west on Sluisweg | 22 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Nittersweg (N388) | 138 M | ||
Make a slight left to stay on Nittersweg | 849 M | ||
You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
From
88
to
98
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3413 M | 3.4 KM | |
Head southwest on Nittersweg | 551 M | ||
Continue straight | 1.6 KM | ||
Continue onto Olde Dyk | 1.2 KM | ||
You are now at section 98 | 0 M | ||
From
98
to
91
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2548 M | 2.5 KM | |
Head northwest on Olde Borchweg | 2.5 KM | ||
You are now at section 91 | 0 M | ||
From
91
to
90
|
2327 M | 2.3 KM | |
Head northwest on de Warf | 17 M | ||
Turn left | 136 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Leegsterweg | 2.2 KM | ||
You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
From
90
to
84
|
2446 M | 2.4 KM | |
Head north on Wester-Nieuwkruisland | 2.3 KM | ||
Continue straight | 138 M | ||
You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
From
84
to
85
|
3300 M | 3.3 KM | |
Head west | 978 M | ||
Continue onto Slikweg | 580 M | ||
Turn left onto Slenkpad | 742 M | ||
Keep right onto Slenkpad | 34 M | ||
Continue straight | 966 M | ||
You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
From
85
to
83
|
418 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head west | 418 M | ||
You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
From
83
to
50
|
769 M | 0.8 KM | |
Head northwest | 769 M | ||
You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
From
50
to
13
|
3962 M | 4 KM | |
Head north | 60 M | ||
Turn left onto Nijlân | 1.3 KM | ||
Continue right | 135 M | ||
Continue straight | 399 M | ||
Turn right onto Esumakeech | 1.3 KM | ||
Turn left onto Camminghawei | 790 M | ||
You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
From
13
to
46
|
5754 M | 5.8 KM | |
Head northeast on Esonbuorren | 991 M | ||
Make a slight left | 61 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Ezonbuorren | 1.2 KM | ||
Continue straight | 569 M | ||
Turn right | 135 M | ||
Keep right at the fork | 105 M | ||
Make a slight left | 280 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Oostmahorn | 309 M | ||
Make a slight left to stay on Oostmahorn | 352 M | ||
Continue right onto Skânserwei | 505 M | ||
Turn left onto Healbeamswei | 220 M | ||
Turn right onto Abbewierster paad | 547 M | ||
Turn left onto De Singel | 443 M | ||
You are now at section 46 | 0 M | ||
From
46
to
45
|
417 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head north on Bantswei | 417 M | ||
You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
From
45
to
15
|
2379 M | 2.4 KM | |
Head northwest on Skânserwei | 372 M | ||
Turn right onto Boltawei | 31 M | ||
Make a slight left | 112 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Boltawei | 18 M | ||
Turn left onto Ridwei | 1.8 KM | ||
You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
From
15
to
37
|
4106 M | 4.1 KM | |
Head southwest on Griene Reed | 773 M | ||
Turn right onto Bûtenwei | 97 M | ||
Turn left onto Achterwei | 88 M | ||
Turn right onto Fjellingswei | 891 M | ||
Turn right onto Hearrewei | 720 M | ||
Turn right onto Ropsterwei | 1.5 KM | ||
You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
From
37
to
14
|
1650 M | 1.7 KM | |
Head northwest on Ropsterwei | 34 M | ||
Make a slight left onto De Buorren | 402 M | ||
Turn right onto Ald Tún | 249 M | ||
Turn right | 19 M | ||
Turn left | 946 M | ||
You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
From
14
to
36
|
526 M | 0.5 KM | |
Head north on Fjellingswei | 526 M | ||
You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
From
36
to
44
|
1875 M | 1.9 KM | |
Head northeast | 951 M | ||
Continue onto Alde Griene Reed | 390 M | ||
Turn left | 293 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Kokentún | 127 M | ||
Turn left onto Seewei | 21 M | ||
Turn right onto De Wiel | 93 M | ||
You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
From
44
to
4
|
3991 M | 4 KM | |
Head southeast on Achterwei | 174 M | ||
Turn left onto Jisterwei | 805 M | ||
Turn right onto Lytse Wei | 9 M | ||
Turn left onto Dyksterwei | 1 KM | ||
Turn left onto Alddyk | 2 KM | ||
You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
From
4
to
73
|
6538 M | 6.5 KM | |
Head north on Bantswei | 5.9 KM | ||
Continue straight | 491 M | ||
Continue onto Kustweg | 148 M | ||
You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
From
73
to
5
|
687 M | 0.7 KM | |
Head east on Kustweg | 687 M | ||
You are now at section 05 | 0 M |