517783 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 take a look around 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 Center Pieterburen is of course also a well-known attraction. Just above Eenrum you pass through the Oosterbos, which was created in the early 1970s during a land consolidation.

Wierdedorpen
Eenrum is one of the most beautiful wierde villages in the Marne. It enjoys a protected village view, partly because of the thirteenth-century church, which is partly built from 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 grab a terrace with a view of the water at the cozy Marenland Recreatie. Your tour ends a little further on at Winsum Station.

Pieterpad
The Pieterpad (LAW 9) is the most famous long-distance walking route in the Netherlands. He leads you from Pieterburen in Groningen to Sint-Pietersberg in Limburg. The path has a length of about 492 kilometers and is divided into 26 stages. The route gives you a beautiful view of the varied Dutch landscape. You will also pass through various historic towns. The path was designed by 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 plot the route. Existing trails were sometimes combined with new routes. The Pieterpad was officially opened in 1983.

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

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You will also encounter various sights along the way. We will tell you more about this.

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

Directions

#	Description	Distance
60	60 (9968AG, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands)	0.00 km
65	65 (Hoofdstraat, 9968AG, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands)	0.05 km
92	92 (Oudedijksterweg, 9967TM, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands)	1.68 km
10	10 (Oosterweg, 9967TK, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands)	3.29 km
11	11 (Hoofdstraat, 9967RJ, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands)	5.42 km
	Laurentius Kerk (Kerkpad, 9967RR, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands)	5.50 km

Pause places

Marenland Recreatie

Winsumerdiep 6
9951 CG Het Hogeland
http://www.marenland.nl/

Marenland Recreatie is located on the Winsumerdiep in Winsum, a picturesque village in Groningen. A perfect region to enjoy a day of fresh air in the polder, whether you go out with a bicycle, boat or legs. And with the city of Groningen within cycling reach, there is a lot of cultural history to experience. Marenland Recreatie is the perfect place to escape the everyday hustle and bustle. Enjoy lunch or dinner and a drink on the spacious terrace by the water and stay in one of the box beds, hikers' cabins, chalets or tent houses.

Sights

Laurentius Kerk

Kerkpad
9967RR Het Hogeland
http://www.groningerkerken.nl

The Laurentius Church was built in the 13th century and the structure was dedicated to Laurentius, a 3rd century martyr. Large parts of the old church have been lost and rebuilt, but the original south entrance to the church has been preserved in its original state.

Molen Hollands Welvaart

9961PD Het Hogeland
http://www.allemolens.nl

Hollands Welvaart is a corn and hulling mill located on the Pieterpad in Mensingeweer. This mill was built here for private use in 1855 by a mill maker. The mill maker quickly sold the mill and afterwards it was used professionally for years. The mill has been regularly restored and nowadays the mill is still regularly in operation on a voluntary basis.

De Boog

De Boog 3
9951 AA Het Hogeland

De Boog in Winsum is a stone arch bridge from the 19th century. This bridge forms the old connection between the former village of Obergum and Winsum across the Winsumerdiep. Before this stone bridge was built in 1808 you found a wooden bridge here.

Molen De Ster

9951CD Het Hogeland
http://www.allemolens.nl

Molen de Ster is a corn and hulling mill in Winsum. This mill dates from 1851 and it is the replacement of a post mill from 1628. The mill is built on a mill hill. In 1961 the mill came into the hands of the municipality of Winsum. After that, the mill was restored little by little. In 1971 the mill was completely restored. Since then the mill has been running regularly under the direction of a volunteer miller.

Molen De Vriendschap

9951AD Het Hogeland
http://www.allemolens.nl

Molen De Vriendschap is a flour mill in Winsum. This mill was built in 1801 as a hulling mill, but the peeling stones from the mill were replaced by grinding stones. The mill now runs regularly on a voluntary basis.

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The first stage of the Pieterpad