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Lauwersmeer National Park – Lauwersmeer National Park loop from De Skâns-Oostmahorn

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Friesland

Dongeradeel

Lauwersmeer National Park – Lauwersmeer National Park loop from De Skâns-Oostmahorn

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Lauwersmeer National Park – Lauwersmeer National Park loop from De Skâns-Oostmahorn

01:07

18.8km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 7.65 km for 134 m

After 12.2 km for 134 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.20 km

Ezumazijl Lock

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Schleuse Ezumazijl, connects the Lauwersmeer with the Zuider Ee

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5.40 km

Ezumakeeg North Viewing Point

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Brilliant place to survey the area and a good spot for bird watchers.

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5.99 km

Lauwersmeer National Park

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Geography

The Lauwerszee, an inlet named after the river Lauwers, used to be open to the Wadden Sea. After the storm surge of 1953, fears of flooding led to plans …

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6.17 km

Path Along the Dike, Lauwersmeer

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Nice route, parallel to the dike.

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10.0 km

Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen Locks and Harbor

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Zijlen is old Dutch for 'locks'. The locks you see here date from 1729 and are the epitome of human interventions in the Frisian coastal area.

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16.2 km

Bench on the dike with a view of Ezumazijl Lock

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You really have a beautiful view from here.

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16.3 km

Lauwersmeer National Park

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The Lauwersmeer National Park is located in the north of the Netherlands, on the border of the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. The area was declared a national park on …

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18.2 km

Lake Lauwersmeer

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The Lauwerszee is a former bay in the north of the Netherlands, which was separated from the North Sea by a dike in 1969 and thus became the current Lauwersmeer. …

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18.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

7.21 km

954 m

462 m

Surfaces

12.7 km

3.28 km

2.76 km

158 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 17 July

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Lauwersmeer National Park – Lauwersmeer National Park loop from De Skâns-Oostmahorn

Ezumazijl Lock

Ezumakeeg North Viewing Point

Lauwersmeer National Park

Path Along the Dike, Lauwersmeer

Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen Locks and Harbor

Bench on the dike with a view of Ezumazijl Lock

Lauwersmeer National Park

Lake Lauwersmeer

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