Outpost, Burgum and Kootstertille

Cycle through the beautiful surroundings of Buitenpost, Burgum and Kootstertille, through the National Landscape of the Noardlike Fryske Walden. This beautiful area has a dense network of wooded banks, alder groves and rows of trees that separate grassy meadows and fertile fields. Lonely farms and small ribbon and es villages are the only buildings here. It is also called the most small-scale landscape in the Netherlands. The area is an extension of the Drents Plateau and contains old remains of boulder clay, cover sand and peat that are thousands of years old. During the ice age, the ice pushed up the ground, creating small moraines, but the differences in height are still negligible. When humans came to the area, nature was quickly exploited and agricultural life gave the area a new appearance. The plots on which the farmers carry out their activities often have special and varied dimensions, from very narrow long plots to square pieces of land. The shape of the plots often reveals the time of development, but most plots were claimed in the Middle Ages. The more than 300 dobben in the area also contribute to the authenticity of the national landscape. Remnants of shallow basins that are often surrounded by a ring wall and sometimes filled with water, characterize the landscape. These so-called pingo ruins often contain prehistoric remains and are therefore of inestimable cultural-historical value. The route starts and ends at Profile Wiersma in Buitenpost. Here you get a 10 euro discount on maintenance and repairs with your bicycle discount pass, so this is a perfect moment to subject your bike to a minor maintenance service before you start your bike ride.