Walking through Beets and Oudendijk

This walk of almost 15 kilometers takes you through the vast North Holland landscape.

Historic churches

Along the way you will walk past two churches. The first one you encounter is Beets Church, which was built in the first half of the 15th century. The building was partly used as a town hall and as a school for a while. The church was restored in 1873 and 1961. A little later you arrive at Kerk Oudendijk. This reformed church was built in 1648 as a replacement for a 15th-century church. In the church you will find, among other things, an old pulpit and a baptismal arch from the 17th century.

West Frisian Omringdijk
The vast landscape you walk through is typically Dutch. Oudendijk, a village you also pass through, is located on the monumental 126 kilometer long West Frisian Omringdijk. You will also walk for a while along the Beemster Uitwatering, which was dug after the draining of the Beemster in 1612. Digging this ring ditch took a lot of effort, literally and figuratively. Farmers did not agree with the ditch. Eventually they gave permission on the condition that they could reach their lands by bridge. There are still seven of these characteristic bridges to be found.