Tour of Jolderenbos near Oudemirdum

Your route starts at Camping de Waps, in the middle of the beautiful Fonteinbos on the edge of the Frisian village of Oudemirdum in Gaasterland. In the slightly sloping Gaasterland you walk through beautiful nature reserves. Such as the Jolderenbos, one of the oldest forests here. The first trees were planted 300 years ago by Jonkheer Van Swinderen. The forest is located southwest of Oudemirdum on a ridge. In addition to trees, broad spiny fern and common Solomon's seal also grow here. At the edge of the forest you pass the monumental Gaaikemabank, a stone bench in Amsterdam school style from 1925. You have a beautiful view over the farmlands in the Zuiderfennenpolder and the IJsselmeer. The bench was a gift from the inhabitants of Gaasterland to former mayor Gaaikema: he saved the local forests from the axe.