Straight through the NP de Weerribben

Open water, reed beds, swamp forests... It is not for nothing 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 puddles, but crab shear, water lilies and water hemlock also thrive here. In the reed land you will encounter cheerful colors of rough herbs, including fireweed, skullcap, marsh anthorn and bindweed, while grasses, heather, peat mosses, sundew and marsh cartel leaf grow on acidifying reed land. Mammals that you see scurrying through the marshes and across the fields are deer, foxes and the reintroduced otter. In addition, various species of butterflies and dragonflies flutter from plant to plant and chase the purple heron, black tern, bittern, reed warbler, reed warbler and oriole in and around the water. The nature of Weerribben-Wieden National Park was created under the influence of humans. Dikes were built from the twelfth century so that the influence of the Zuiderzee diminished and the land was prepared for habitation. After the discovery that dried peat was a good fuel, peat was cut into the Wieden for centuries and long, wide draft holes were created. In the Weerribben, peat extraction started later and rules were set. Large puddles have therefore not formed in the Weerribben, but the area is still rich in water. In nature activity center De Weerribben you can admire a permanent exhibition that tells you everything about the origin of this nature reserve and its flora and fauna. The route starts and ends at Restaurant An\\\'t Waeter. If you want to stay even closer to nature, you can also visit the mini-camping instead of renting a room. Relax in a remote rural area, yet close to the cosiness of the surrounding villages. Enjoy a snack and a drink on the terrace or restaurant when you return from this cycle route. You can combine this cycling route with cycling route 139869, which also starts at Restaurant An\\\'t Waeter. This way you can explore the most beautiful spots of National Park De Weerribben-De Wieden in two days.