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Damwâld – Kollum | Section 4 of the Circular Route through the Noardlike Fryske Wâlden National Landscape conservation area

(18.5 km)

This section of the route leads through the northern end of the woods of Friesland Be sure to look around you as you walk. This small-scale landscape is unique to the Netherlands. It is also the best preserved countryside in the Netherlands.

Circular Route through the Noardlike Fryske Wâlden National Landscape conservation area

The combination of cultural history and natural elements makes the Noardlike Fryske Wâl…

This section of the route leads through the northern end of the woods of Friesland Be sure to look around you as you walk. This small-scale landscape is unique to the Netherlands. It is also the best preserved countryside in the Netherlands.

Circular Route through the Noardlike Fryske Wâlden National Landscape conservation area

The combination of cultural history and natural elements makes the Noardlike Fryske Wâlden National Landscape conservation area unique in Europe. A network of walks covering 165 kilometres leads you through ancient landscapes where traces of the past dating back hundreds of years are still visible. Pingos formed in the Ice Age, boulder clay deposits in the subsoil, areas where peat formed and was cut and small-scale farmland enclosed by rows of alders and wooded banks. Today these trees that were planted to contain livestock and prevent sandy soil from being eroded, play an important role in preserving the unique biodiversity in the region. Local farmers are largely responsible for the maintenance of this unique hedgerow and woodland landscape that is probably one of Friesland’s best kept secrets.

It is possible to start anywhere along the 165 kilometres of the Circular Route through the Noardlike Fryske Wâlden National Landscape conservation area. The route is signposted with red and yellow trail markers and runs from the town of Burgum, through the Trynwâlden area to the villages of Damwâld, Kollum, Buitenpost, Oudega and Eastermar, eventually arriving back in Burgum.

Sights on this route

Starting point:

Haadwei
9104 BE Damwâld
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Sint-Benedictuskerk Damwoude

De Sint-Benedictuskerk werd eind 12e eeuw gebouwd en in de 13e eeuw werd de toren toegevoegd. De kerk beschikt over vier bijzondere beschilderde schilden uit 1599, een vrijwel gaaf bewaard Hinsz-orgel en mooi gerestaureerde rouwborden. 

Sint-Benedictuskerk Damwoude Sint Benedictuskerk Damwoude

Museum 'De Sûkerei' Damwâld

In openluchtmuseum De Sûkerei staat het wonen en werken rond 1900 centraal. Een cichoreidrogerij, drie woudhuisjes en een poldermolen zijn te bezoeken. Na een rondleiding schenken we graag een kopje (cichorei) koffie met een "sukereike" (koekje). Welkom!

Museum 'De Sûkerei' Damwâld
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Kollumer Museum Mr Andreae

Streekmuseum over de geschiedenis van Kollum en omgeving.

Kollumer Museum Mr Andreae
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End point:

Voorstraat
9291 CC Kollum
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