Echten Pumping Station – Boats on Tsjûkemar loop from Echten

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Echten Pumping Station – Boats on Tsjûkemar loop from Echten

Easy

4.8

(18)

hikers

Echten Pumping Station – Boats on Tsjûkemar loop from Echten

01:45

6.94km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9 m

Laurenskerk

Highlight • Religious Site

beautiful old church with cemetery

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460 m

Echten Pumping Station

Highlight • Monument

On the southern shore of Lake Tjeukemeer lies the historic Echten Pumping Station. Built in 1913 to drain the Veenpolder near Echten, the pumping station was designated a protected monument …

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462 m

Tsjûke en March Statue

Highlight • Monument

Here is a description of how the tjeukemeer originated, because of a fire that they had to extinguish it with a bucket of milk, Tsjúke didn't want to waste the milk, etc. Nice to visit and read

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475 m

View of Tjeukemeer at Gemaal van Echten

Highlight • Monument

With a beautiful view over the Tjeukemeer

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737 m

Boats on Tsjûkemar

Highlight • Lake

#gorgeous #idyllic to slow down 🌾🌊⛵🐦
The path leads directly along the water's edge!

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841 m

Picnic area at the Tjeukemeer

Highlight • Rest Area

Beautiful sofa with table on the edge of the Jeukermeer

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849 m

Old Lock House and Pumping Station of Echten

Highlight • Monument

Old lock house in the peat polder of Echten. A beautiful art gallery is exhibited inside.

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3.43 km

Giterske Faert

Lake

6.51 km

Image of the 'suskes' at the shell path

Highlight • Trail

Here, along the shore of Lake Tjeukemeer, stands the statue of the Suskes sisters. Where the lake now lies, the sisters had a farm. One hot summer evening, it caught …

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6.94 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.01 km

1.59 km

838 m

506 m

Surfaces

3.31 km

1.42 km

1.36 km

796 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

19°C

11°C

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Comments

March 15, 2025,Wandeling

This afternoon we had a really nice walk in a beautiful area. Water, meadows, narrow paths. Great! There are more routes so we will do another one soon.

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