Buitenpost, Burgum and Kootstertille

Cycle through the beautiful surroundings of Buitenpost, Burgum and Kootstertille, through the Noardlike Fryske Walden National Landscape. This beautiful area has a dense network of hedgerows, alder banks and rows of trees that separate grassy grasslands 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 offshoot of the Drenthe Plateau and contains ancient 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 height differences 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 farmers carry out their activities often have special and varying dimensions, from very narrow, long plots to square plots of land. You can often tell the time of cultivation from the shape of the plots, but most plots were claimed in the Middle Ages. The more than 300 docks in the area also contribute to the authenticity of the national landscape. Remains of shallow basins, often surrounded by a ring wall and sometimes filled with water, mark the landscape. These so-called pingo ruins often contain prehistoric remains and are therefore of invaluable 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 time to subject your bike to a little maintenance before you start your bike tour.