Around 't Wiede
Giethoorn and its surroundings are wonderful for walking. This route takes you past the small lake Bovenwijde and along the famous, picturesque Dorpsgracht canal with all its historic buildings.
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Around 't Wiede is a walking route of 13.5 km. You finish where you started. Allow about 3 h.
A varied walk of more than 13 kilometres in and around Giethoorn. You walk past the small lake Bovenwijde and along the famous Dorpsgracht canal with its historic buildings.
Along the way you pass through the hamlets of De Klosse, Roekebosch and Zuideinde, and past the Bakker windmill, museum De Oude Aarde and Museum Giethoorn 't Olde Maat Uus. The route runs through Weerribben-Wieden National Park.
Allow about three hours of walking, plus time for a break along the way.
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