The first stage of the Pieterpad

From Hotel Waddenweelde in Pieterburen you can walk the first kilometers of the famous Pieterpad. In the Groningen polder you mainly walk along waterways to Winsum.

Picturesque Pieterburen
Before you leave Pieterburen, it is nice to look around in this beautiful town. There are some beautiful buildings to see here, such as the Petruskerk from the first half of the fifteenth century and the Vier Winden, a corn and hulling mill from 1846. The Seal Centre Pieterburen is of course also a well-known attraction. Just above Eenrum you come through the Oosterbos that was created in the early seventies during a land consolidation.

Terp villages
Eenrum is one of the most beautiful terp villages in the Marne. It enjoys a protected village view, partly because of the thirteenth-century church that is partly built of tuff. The beautiful Michaelkerk in Mensingeweer also dates from the thirteenth century. Hollands Welvaart is a corn mill from 1855. At the Winsumerdiep you can take a seat at the cozy Marenland Recreatie on a terrace with a view of the water. Your tour ends a little further on at Winsum Station.

Pieterpad
The Pieterpad (LAW 9) is the most famous long-distance hiking trail in the Netherlands. It leads you from Pieterburen in Groningen to the Sint-Pietersberg in Limburg. The trail is approximately 492 kilometres long and is divided into 26 stages. The route offers a beautiful view of the varied Dutch landscape. You will also pass through various historical towns. The trail was designed by the friends Toos Goorhuis-Tjalsma and Bertje Jens. They were dissatisfied with the lack of long-distance hiking trails in the Netherlands. From 1978 to 1983 they made many walks to set out the route. Existing trails were sometimes combined with new routes. In 1983 the Pieterpad was officially put into use.

Would you like to go mudflat hiking from Hotel Waddenweelde? Then walk route 519255 and book a mudflat hiking package. Would you like to walk from Marenland Recreatie to Groningen? Then walk route 530023.

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Along the way you will also encounter various sights , which we will tell you more about.

Do you also want to walk the other stages of the Pieterpad? View all stages here.