Wolvega, Ossenzijl and Steenwijkerwold

Open water, reed lands, swamp forests... It is not without reason that De Weerribben won the title 'Most Beautiful Place in the Netherlands' in 2004. The Weerribben are covered with beautiful plants and a variety of special animal species live in this area. The carnivorous bladderwort often floats in large masses on the fens, lakes and ponds, but crabgrass, water lilies and water hemlock also thrive here. In the reed land you will encounter cheerful colors of scrub herbs, including fireweed, skullcap, marsh buckthorn and bindweed, while grasses, heather, peat moss, sundew and marsh sera leaves grow on acidifying reed land. Various butterflies and dragonfly species flutter from plant to plant and the purple heron, black tern, bittern, reed warbler, reed warbler and oriole hunt in and around the water. Deer, foxes and otters also survive on what the Weerribben has to offer them: a wide variety of fresh greenery, a juicy vole or a tasty rabbit. Before you start your bike tour or when you return, you can have your bike serviced at Profile Sikke Boonstra. As a true cycling enthusiast, you naturally want your bicycle to remain in excellent condition and the bicycle specialist's branch is located near the parking lot. So take the opportunity to get your bike in tip-top condition again. With the bicycle discount pass you receive a 10 euro discount.