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Sailing Friesland: the routes

Friesland offers the most beautiful sailing routes. Here are the five most beautiful. These routes offer a varied experience of the Frisian landscape, culture and nature. Ideal for both short and long boat trips.


Sailboat on the IJsselmeer

Eleven Cities Tour sailing route

Eleven Cities Route

This iconic route takes you past the eleven cities of Friesland. Think of Sneek, Leeuwarden, Franeker, Stavoren, Harlingen and Workum. You will sail through picturesque canals and pass old windmills and bridges. A historical and cultural experience.








Sailing route small round the Frisian lakes

Small tour of the Frisian lakes

A tour of 65 kilometers that goes along the Sneekermeer, Tjeukemeer, Slotermeer and Heegermeer back to the Sneekermeer. Enjoy beautiful natural beauty and atmospheric harbours. Along the way you will see fascinating attractions such as Museum Joure and historic windmills.




Sailing route De Alde Feanen

Tour of Alde Feanen

This 65 kilometer loop takes you through De Alde Feanen National Park. Here you will find lakes, peat ponds, reedlands, swamp forests and grasslands. Ideal for nature lovers and bird watchers.





Sailing route Southwest Friesland

Tour of Southwest Friesland

A route of 130 kilometers through the watery Southwest Friesland. You start in Sneek and sail past idyllic villages and towns such as IJlst, Bolsward, Workum and Hindeloopen. A mix of nature, culture and history. Including passage through De Alde Feanen National Park.








Aqueducts sailing route

Sailing routes Friesland: the aqueducts

Enjoy Friesland's modern infrastructure with this route . Sail past five aqueducts in the southwestern part of the Frisian lakes. You go through the Koudumer forest and along Lake De Morra, among other things, without having to wait for bridges.


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