Discover Waterland: past the Friesland windmills
Discover Waterland: past the Friesland windmills
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Discover Waterland: past the Friesland windmills
03:12
55.6km
70m
Cycling
Mills are of course indispensable for a water-rich province like Friesland. But besides pumping out water, there are also mills that are or were used for grinding grain and sawing wood. Today you cycle more than 55.5 kilometers past some of the different windmills in Friesland.
Today, Friesland has 130…
Last updated: September 26, 2024
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After 24.2 km for 422 m
Waypoints
Start point
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5 m
Parking
Parking
18.2 km
Broerekerk Bolsward
Highlight • Religious Site
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51.4 km
Sneek Water Gate
Highlight • Monument
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54.1 km
Cycle path along the Terpensmole and De Rat
Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway
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55.5 km
De Rat sawmill
Highlight • Monument
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55.6 km
End point
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
30.9 km
21.1 km
3.10 km
436 m
148 m
Surfaces
40.5 km
11.4 km
3.14 km
561 m
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Tuesday 26 May
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Trail Reviews
Today we went on a mill tour. We started in the listed town center of Ijlst. The weather was better than predicted, so we set off. Soon, the first mill appeared, all in tip-top condition. The towns of Bolsward and Sneek, with their historic town centers, rounded out the tour.
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June 4, 2024
Mills are of course indispensable for a water-rich province like Friesland. But besides pumping out water, there are also mills that are or were used for grinding grain and sawing wood. Today you cycle more than 55.5 kilometers past some of the different windmills in Friesland.
Today, Friesland has 130
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