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Visvliet Harbor – The Lauwers River loop from Lutjegast

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Grootegast

Visvliet Harbor – The Lauwers River loop from Lutjegast

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Visvliet Harbor – The Lauwers River loop from Lutjegast

06:43

26.7km

30m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 30, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 1.15 km for 11 m

After 25.5 km for 11 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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185 m

Lutjegast – Birthplace of Abel Tasman

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See: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutjegast

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4.77 km

Visvliet Harbor

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Built during the excavation of the Visvlieterdiep between 1911 and 1915.

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13.9 km

Steenharst Countryside

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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.

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16.2 km

De Laatste Stuiver

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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 …

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17.3 km

Bridge and Walkway Along the Trekweg to Kollum

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17.3 km

Trekweg Bicycle Tunnel Buitenpost

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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 …

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18.5 km

Dokkumer Trekvaart at Gerkesklooster

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

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20.7 km

The Lauwers River

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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 …

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26.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.5 km

4.38 km

1.67 km

1.08 km

Surfaces

16.0 km

10.3 km

167 m

106 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 8 June

18°C

10°C

68 %

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Visvliet Harbor – The Lauwers River loop from Lutjegast

Lutjegast – Birthplace of Abel Tasman

Visvliet Harbor

Steenharst Countryside

De Laatste Stuiver

Bridge and Walkway Along the Trekweg to Kollum

Trekweg Bicycle Tunnel Buitenpost

Dokkumer Trekvaart at Gerkesklooster

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