Museum route through Frisian villages
Grou, Warten, Raewerd
We deliberately chose not to make this museum route through Frisian villages too long, so that you have enough time left to explore all those special museums. The route starts in Grou, a characteristic water sports village in the municipality of Leeuwarden. Here you will immediately find the first museum; Hert fan Fryslân, a must if you want to learn more about the history of this region. But the Museum Bescherming Bevolking, where you can look inside an old command post, is also worth a visit. Through typical Frisian countryside, green expansive views and lots of little waters, you cycle from village to village. Past Nauwe Galle, even before Warten is the next museum on the route. The Mineralogical Museum, where you can admire showcases full of mineral stones, gems and even fluorescent minerals. This museum is only open in the summer months, so check if you can go there. In Warten, on the Wartenster Wild, you will find the next museum. This time it focuses on the history of this picturesque village on the water. The village is the gateway to De Alde Faenen National Park and tells the story of survival with, on, by and in the water. Warga, is also a village under the municipality of Leeuwarden. It doesn't really have a museum, but this village, which grew up on a mound, does have a protected villagescape and 17 national monuments. One of these is Roordastate, which is right on this route. Via Reduzum, also without a museum, but with a clay studio, you cycle on to Rauwerd, Raerd in Frisian. Raerd has a motorbike museum, where the Miedema family's extensive and unusual private collection can be admired. On your return to Grou, you will not only have had the chance to see some impressive museums, but also to get to know the typical Frisian villages in this region a little better. And say it yourself; that's dochs in hiel moaie ûntdekking?!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Op'e Syl , 9009 XE Leeuwarden | 34.4 KM | |
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From
29
to
45
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2223 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Grousterdyk | 54 M | ||
| Turn left onto Reinerswei | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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From
45
to
30
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612 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northeast | 58 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stationsweg | 198 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oedsmawei | 7 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stationsweg | 349 M | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
to
31
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1655 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on J W de Visserwei | 227 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on J W de Visserwei | 417 M | ||
| Continue straight | 11 M | ||
| Continue onto Hôflân | 973 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 27 M | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
to
32
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6793 M | 6.8 KM | |
| Head north on Hôflân | 874 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 118 M | ||
| Continue onto De Tutse Brêge | 49 M | ||
| Continue straight | 1 KM | ||
| Continue onto Leechlân | 4.6 KM | ||
| Turn left to stay on Leechlân | 174 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
96
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4882 M | 4.9 KM | |
| Head west on Hoofdstraat | 301 M | ||
| Continue onto Midsbuorren | 3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkbuurt | 130 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nieuwe Weg | 123 M | ||
| Turn right onto Gele Eker | 180 M | ||
| Turn right onto Grote Buren | 137 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkbuurt | 59 M | ||
| Turn right onto Leeuwarderweg | 166 M | ||
| Turn left onto Leeuwarderweg | 149 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ald Slotwei | 124 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuwe Leeuwarderweg | 13 M | ||
| Turn left onto De Terp | 7 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuwe Leeuwarderweg | 525 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
97
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394 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Peinjedyk | 394 M | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
to
85
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3810 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head south on Greate Mar | 3.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
10
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2216 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Tsjaerderdyk | 46 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ayttawei | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
25
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544 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north on De Trije Romers | 30 M | ||
| Continue straight | 514 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
61
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1447 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Nijlânsdyk | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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From
61
to
41
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44 M | 0 KM | |
| Head west | 44 M | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
to
73
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2050 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head south | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
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From
73
to
12
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1543 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on De Dille | 521 M | ||
| Turn left | 114 M | ||
| Turn left onto Snitserdyk | 908 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
18
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681 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head south on Slotsdyk | 547 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Buorren | 134 M | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
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From
18
to
24
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519 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Buorren | 105 M | ||
| Turn right onto Buorren | 414 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
to
26
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2185 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Hegedyk | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn left | 433 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
to
29
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2810 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head east | 25 M | ||
| Continue onto Beslingadyk | 2 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 650 M | ||
| Turn left onto Op'e Syl | 113 M | ||
| You are now at section 29 | 0 M |