Walking through the peat area at the Noordeinderplas

Enjoy a nice walk through an extensive and quiet peat area full of ponds, ditches, reed fields and all kinds of different birds. Does that sound like music to your ears? Then you should really follow this route north of the Nieuwkoopse Plassen. You not only walk through a beautiful nature reserve, but also through various small towns.

The Nieuwkoopse Plassen
The starting point of this route is the parking lot in the village of Noorden. From here you walk along the edge of the Noordeinderplas to Nieuwkoop. This lake is part of De Nieuwkoopse Plassen, a nature reserve of 1,400 hectares. This area was created in the 16th century by peat extraction. The lakes in this area are used for pleasure boating, but you can also go canoeing or swimming there. The reed land in this area is the living and breeding area of birds such as the great and small reed warbler and the mustache. From Nieuwkoop you continue to Zevenhoven.

The polder museum
In the village of Noorden you can end with a look at the Polder Museum. In this museum you can learn more about living and working in the polder and other aspects of Nieuwkoop's history. Peat is the most important subject in this museum, because it plays an important role in the history of Nieuwkoop. You will also find changing exhibitions on different subjects here.