Cycling along Leeuwarden, Baard and Weidum

Cycling in Friesland is wonderful. It is nice and quiet, there are characteristic large lakes and meadows and the forests are beautifully green. Get on your bike and explore the area southwest of Leeuwarden. You start at the parking lot just outside Leeuwarden and cycle towards Oosterlittens. You pass Jongema State, a country house from the 15th century. Only the gatehouse of the country house (also called stins) has been preserved. The site now houses Jongemastate Park, a tree-rich area surrounded by a moat. Along the way you can take a break at Café Restaurant Baard in Baart. Don't forget to taste the spareribs, the house specialty. You cycle back to Leeuwarden via Weidum and Boksum.