Walking route
Alde Feanen.


Alde Feanen.
On this diverse route through the It Wikelslân nature reserve, your binoculars will definitely come in handy at one of the many birdwatching huts or from the observation tower. Discover the diversity of De Alde Feanen National Park. The 4,000-hectare lowland peat bog is home to 450 plant species and over 100 breeding bird species, including the white-tailed eagle.
Distance: 12 km.
Time: 3h00.
Grade: Easy.
Type: Circular.
Gps Track: Yes.
Route description: Yes.
Wheelchair: Not suitable.
Dog: Allowed on leach.
Height gain: Flat.
Trail: 85% unpaved.
Marking: Walking nodes.
Waterproof hiking boots.
Nature reserve It Wikelslân.
From the parking lot, walk along the Sydsdjip waterway and later Lange Sletten to a small bridge. You now enter the nature reserve and follow the Fjirtich Mêd, where water, reeds, and swamp forest predominate. Many species of marsh birds breed in the extensive reed beds, including the marsh harrier, bittern, and bearded tit. After a short paved road, you arrive at the It Wikelslân nature reserve, where binoculars are useful in one of the birdwatching huts or from the observation tower. After a short walk along the road, you reach a park with a recreational beach behind Bungelowpark It Wiid. Via It Pettebosk, you then reach De Lytse Mear, an area consisting of reed beds and water features, where the last birdwatching hut is located. Once out of the nature reserve, walk along an unpaved path and a paved section to the Pont Hin & Wer ferry. Enjoy the crossing for a while, and you'll be back in Earnewald in no time. You walk back to the starting point through the village.
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During wet periods the paths can become very muddy.
The ferry does not run from November 1st to April 1st!
POI 3 - Observation hut Ierdige Mar.
The Ierdige Mar is part of a large lowland peat bog.
POI 4 - Earnesleat Lookout Tower.
This large lowland peat bog, covering almost 4,000 hectares, features swamp forests, peat bogs, reed beds, and several large bodies of water. It is therefore not only diverse in terms of landscape but also in terms of birdlife. You can see garganeys, great reed warblers, purple herons, black terns, and all sorts of reed birds. Also keep an eye out for black-necked grebes.
POI 5 - Observation hut Reid om e Krite.
View of a pond and vast reed beds. At this location, in the northern part of the Oude Venen nature reserve, you can see many ducks that come here to rest, feed, and breed. Nearby are extensive reed beds, where you can expect to see typical reed birds such as reed warblers and reed buntings.





