Did you know that seven of Friesland’s eleven cities are in the Waterland van Friesland area? Discover all seven over several days during this culinary Eleven Cities Cycling Tour: 7 cities, 11 culinary treats. A chance to enjoy delicious local produce.

Fietsroute langs cultuurhistorische plekken van de regio Zuidwest Friesland.

From the charming streets of Workum, one of Friesland’s historical eleven cities, you set off on this delightful tour in a northeasterly direction. The 30-kilometre route leads you past reclaimed polders and beautiful Frisian Lakes.

This cycling route leads through the Frisian countryside, along the towpath next to the Warkumer Trekfeart waterway, past lakes with their scenic reeds and water views and through picturesque Frisian villages with historical monuments.

The Zuidwest Fryslân National Landscape conservation area includes both beautiful forests and the IJsselmeer coast. Hop on a bike and cycle through the rolling countryside of Gaasterland!

Spend a few days cycling a beautiful route that takes you to eleven of the 133 villages in southwest Friesland. All equally ‘smûk’ (the Frisian word for ‘welcoming’), quaint and recognisable from afar by their church towers.

The fifth and final section of the Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route takes you to southwest Friesland where there are not as many country estates. The few that remain are situated in higher sandy areas.

A brisk cycling trip around the water of the beautiful Aldegeaster Breken, crossing the water with a ferry along the way.

Paling en Friesland zijn onlosmakelijk met elkaar verbonden. Eeuwenlang werd in de Fries wateren op paling gevist. Het werd er bewaard en gesorteerd en verhandeld in Londen. Fiets langs Heeg, Gaastmeer en Workum en ontdek de historie van de palinghandel.

Onthaasten op een jaagpad, hoe tegenstijdig dit ook klinkt, tijdens deze fietstocht ervaar je de rust én ruimte van het Friese landschap. Maar vroeger ging dat anders op deze jaagpaden, ook wel de trekpaden genoemd. Dit zijn paden langs de trekvaarten.

Tref tijdens deze fietstocht de diversiteit van het landschap in Gaasterland aan. Fiets door bossen, weide, dorpen en het historische stadje. Maar ook langs meren, kanalen en het IJsselmeer.

On your bike and across the water. This route will take you across the river by ferry no less than four times.

This ferry route starts in the village of Gaastmeer and leads through the It Heidenskip area. Along the way there are beautiful views from the Brekkenpaad trail along the shore of Oudegaaster Brekken (Aldegeaster Brekken) lake.

Er zijn heel wat molens te vinden in Waterland van Friesland. Molens die water wegpompen, graan malen of hout zagen. Bewonder ze in het landschap. Enkele zijn te bezoeken. Deze route leidt je langs 10 molens in Zuidwest Friesland.

The Zuidwest Fryslân National Landscape conservation area covers 51,420 hectares and is one of twenty National Landscape areas in the Netherlands.

The ‘Oersetters’ is a fantastic ferryboat cycling trip which takes you around the Southwest Friesland National Landscape. In 2014, the ‘Oersetters’ was acclaimed the best ferryboat cycling trip of the Netherlands, by the ANWB.

This wonderful tour takes you from the picturesque little village of Gaastmeer to the historic city of Workum and back. The 20-kilometre route leads past Frisian meadows and lakes and includes two ferry crossings.

Deze fietstocht begint in Heeg. Heeg is gelegen aan het Heegermeer, een meer in de gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân. In het meer bevinden zich enkele eilandjes, waarvan de Rakkenpolle het grootst is.