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Marked: No
Type of Route: Recreation
Route characteristics: National cycle route, From A to A, Multi-day, Connecting cycle route

E-bike Yes
Mountain bike Yes
Racing bike Yes
Tour bike Yes

Take a look

Fancy spending a few days cycling through beautiful scenery? This 117-kilometre route will take you along Friesland’s Wadden Sea coast and through the former Lauwerszee area.

The Frisian coast and Lauwerszee weekend route leads through the varied scenery of the Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site and Lauwersmeer National Park. It is also a chance to discover the ancient coastal city of Dokkum.

You can start cycling the route at any junction. Park at one of the Tourist Transfer Points (TOP).

This route is one of the long-distance weekend routes mapped by Landelijk Fietsplatform, a national organisation that promotes recreational cycling. Part of it runs along the LF Coastal Route. Stay at a B&B run by local people or stop at a friendly campsite along the way.

Sights on this route

Starting point:

9132 EL Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen

St. Nicholas Church Eastrum (Oostrum)

Near Dokkum, lies the village of Oostrum. On a partially excavated mound you will find this pretty little church with a remarkably low tower. In fact, the 13th century tower is much older than the church itself, which probably dates from the 16th century.

City Brewery and Bonifatius754 Museum

The history of Dokkum beer dates back to the early Middle Ages. After the death of Boniface in 754, monks of the newly founded Boniface Abbey on the town square began brewing Dokkum beer.

Old Town Hall in Dokkum

The bridge that marks the turning point of the Elfstedentocht tour skating event offers the best view of the old town hall in Dokkum, which was built in 1607. It’s as pretty as a picture!

Artwork Maarten van der Weijden

Artwork Maarten van der Weijden who had to stop his Elfstedenzwemtocht in Burdaard in 2018.

Dijktempel (dike temple) at Marrum

This spectacular work of art by Ids Willemsma is a great place to land. It is described as a ‘Dike Temple’. But what is it really?

Dobbepaarden photo artwork

Discover the reclining photo artwork in the middle of the Ozingadobbe, the place where the horses got trapped in 2006.

Visitor's Center 'Terp Hegebeintum'

Hegebeintum, a small village in North East Friesland, known for its high mound. Activities around and in the village are announced here.

Terp fan de Takomst

Terp fan de Takomst can be translated as “Mound of the future”. Mounds (terpen) are an important feature of the Frisian landscape.

Sense of Place: Waiting for high tide

"Waiting for high tide" is a statue of Jan Ketelaar. The sculpture consists of two women, five meters high, welded from metal. A full woman and a thin woman. They overlook the sea. The image is...

Museum 't Fiskershuske

The museum aims to maintain the cottages in their original state and to collect and exhibit objects that are linked to the old inshore fishing industry including the life of the inhabitants of the coastal villages. The first dwelling, bearing the sa...

Beaches at Lauwersoog

The beaches at Lauwersoog in Lauwersmeer National Park are a wonderful place to play and enjoy the sun.

National Park 'Lauwersmeer'

National Park Lauwersmeer is a nature reserve in the northern part of the Netherlands. It was established in 2003 and covers an area of around 60 square kilometers.