Hiking in Friesland

In Frieland, you can walk along the lakes and puddles. The area also has plenty of forests and of course the famous Wadden. You can take a trip to the Wadden Islands. According the the World Heritage Centre: "The Wadden Sea is the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world. It is a large, temperate, relatively flat coastal wetland environment, formed by the intricate interactions between physical and biological factors that have given rise to a multitude of transitional habitats with tidal channels, sandy shoals, sea-grass meadows, mussel beds, sandbars, mudflats, salt marshes, estuaries, beaches and dunes."

National Park and paddles

Take a walk over dikes and by small villages. Friesland has a beautiful nature with the Friese forests as a highlight. You will experience absolute tranquility in an area full of forests, moorland, paddles and puddles. National Park the Drents-Friese Wold consists mainly of shifting sands and forests. National Park the Alde Faenen is a fenland with remarkable flora and fauna. In these areas are various walking routes for each type of walker.

Small villages and town walks

Friesland also has a lot of culture and history. Discover for example the typical Frisian terp villages such as Aalsum. These terp villages are build on a high ground so that the villages, and the residents, are protected against flooding. You can do historical walks along mills, monuments and churches. It’s possible to do a guided or unguided city walk in Leeuwarden. In the historic city center you should visit the Grote of Jacobijnerchurch, the Waag, the Kanselarij (the former chancellery) and building that visualize the band with the Royal family. 

Planning a trip to Friesland? Make your trip complete with an overnight stay in one of the Van der Valk hotels. You can also choose for one of the offers listed below.