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Nij Beets - Olterterp | Koningspad XL Hiking Trail Network: Section 9

(16.2 km)

This route starts at the It Damhûs open-air museum, where you can learn all about the history of commercial peat cutting and see living history demonstrations that show how hard life was for the poor peat cutters. You walk past the spot where the old village of Beets once stood and through forests to the villages of Beetsterzwaag and Olterterp. This area served as a summer residence for members of the Frisian nobility and aristocracy. Many of their country estates can still be seen today.

The 14 sections of the Koningspad XL Hiking Trail Network take you past the highlights of the Koningsdiep stream valley. A journey through meadows, heaths and the open landscape of Friesland.

To find out more about this section of the network, take a look at the detailed description of the route with photos and videos.

Sights on this route

Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs

The open-air museum offers a fascinating retrospective view into the past, somewhere around 1900. The museum also shows its visitors the process in which bog is turned into peat and the horrible conditions the laborers had to deal with. Dwelling hous...

Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs
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Huize Lyndenstein

Het statige Huize Lyndenstein in Beetsterzwaag is het huidige hoofdkantoor van Revalidatie Friesland. Het gebouw is niet open voor bezichtiging.

Huize Lyndenstein

Overtuin Lyndenstein

De Overtuin van Lyndenstein ligt tegenover Revalidatie Friesland in Beetsterzwaag. Hier is van juni t/m september 2021 de tentoonstelling 'Van Lyndens Erfenis' te zien. Dit gratis toegankelijke park in Engelse landschapsstijl is zeker een bezoek waard.

Overtuin Lyndenstein Het Neptunusbeeld in de overtuin van Lyndenstein
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Lycklamahuis

Built around 1825, this monumental building is located in the center of Beetsterzwaag and is without a doubt an imposing building. This building was commissioned by Catharina Johanna Aebinga from Humalda and usually only had one floor.

Lycklamahuis

Lycklamapark

Schilderachtig park met bankjes en beelden en grote bomen, zoals platanen, eiken, kastanjes, en tulpenboom en een boomgaard met oude appelrassen en de historische Notariskoepel

Lycklamapark
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Harinxmastate

The monumental building Harinxmastate is in the Frisian village of Beetsterzwaag. With a characteristic appearance, neo-classical style, and an English landscape garden, this building is one of the most beautiful buildings in Friesland.

Harinxmastate
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St. Hippolytuskerk Olterterp ((Church of Saint Hippolytus)

Romantic church with bell chair, located in the edge of the forest, near Beetsterzwaag, dates from 1500 with a tower from 1744. Belongs to the Alde Fryske Tsjerken Foundation, the church used as a concert hall, exhibition space and wedding/mourning place.

St. Hippolytuskerk Olterterp ((Church of Saint Hippolytus)
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Restaurant het Witte Huis

Onze keuken laat zich het beste omschrijven als de mondiale keuken. Één die zeer divers is. Wij vinden het belangrijk nog ouderwets aandacht te besteden aan wat er bereid wordt. Onze ‘Tournedos Stroganoff’ wordt bijvoorbeeld nog traditioneel...

Restaurant het Witte Huis
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End point:

Waypoint walk 75
Olterterp
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Directions

Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs

The open-air museum offers a fascinating retrospective view into the past, somewhere around 1900. The museum also shows its visitors the process in which bog is turned into peat and the horrible conditions the laborers had to deal with. Dwelling hous...

Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs

Wandelknooppunten: Start op de oprit van museum It Damshûs, pad aan de linkerkant langs het museum tot aan de verharde weg, RA richting 71 tot de brug over de vaart, weer RA over het pad langs de rechteroever van het Polderhoofdkanaal tot aan de weg. LA over de brug en direct RA naar - 16 - 11 - 82 - 88 - 89 - 97 - 93 - 96 - 92 - 18 - 11 - 10 - 91 - 74 - 70 - 79 - 76 - 75.

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End point:

Waypoint walk 75
Olterterp
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