그루테가스트 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Around the corner from the tunnel is the fish ladder of Marum. Sometimes a kingfisher shows itself here.

At the end of the Melle's Pad you will come across this trail, where the 'Trudes Draai' bridge greets you. The name Trude is a tribute to Geertruida Bosma, the former landowner of this area, when both the path and the bend already existed.

The hamlet owes its name to the fact that the last toll house on the waterway from Dokkum to the Princess Margriet Canal used to be here. The high costs of constructing this towpath caused the city of Dokkum to go bankrupt. The towpath was transferred to a group of creditors, who set up toll houses to pay off the debt. The last Stuiver was the last toll house along the towpath if you came from Dokkum. This toll was abolished at the beginning of the 20th century.

Rock resin: resin is a raised (sand) ridge in the land. Derived from a meat name for the back of an animal that is roasted.

Small antique bridge from 1930.

Walking-cycling tunnel constructed in 2020. Cyclists can cycle over a wooden construction under the Groningen-Leeuwarden railway line. The underpass has slopes that gradually descend, so that they are also suitable for mobility scooters, for example. The underpass also has added value for tourist bicycle traffic. The northern part of the Trekweg follows the water of the Stroobossertrekvaart and ends up at De Lêste Stuver via an avenue. This cycles much quieter than the Paralellelweg and the ring road. Out: https://www.actiefonline.nl/nieuws/algemeen/41326/fietstunnel-trekvaart-klaar-voor-gebruik-

The Lauwers, a river that originates in the history of Friesland, is already mentioned in the Lex Frisionum as "fluvius Laubachi," functioning as a border between two areas. In the year 734, the area west of the Lauwers already belonged to the Frankish empire (Westerlauwers Friesland), while the area east of it was incorporated around 785 (Oosterlauwers Friesland). According to old writings, the Frisians who killed Boniface in 754 came from the Groningen side of the Lauwers, possibly from Suxwerd, the main town of Humsterland. Even in a donation to the abbey of Echternach in 786/787, there is talk of possessions in Humsterland, located on the other side of the river 'Lauvichi'. Over the centuries, the Lauwers continued to mark the border between Oostergo, a region connected to Friesland, and the Ommelanden, a region connected to Groningen. Initially, the border was of lesser importance, as there was no central government on either the western or eastern banks of the river. However, with the rise of the city of Groningen, the river became more important. The city became increasingly important in resolving legal disputes in the deeply divided Ommelanden. Treaties were concluded between the city and the surrounding regions, with the city's position gradually evolving from a lesser partner to a more important partner over time, from wikipedia.

This bridge on the road to/from Dyckhuysen is already drawn on a map from 1664. The canal was then called Dockumer Treckvaert.