Molkwerum – Stavoren (10 km)

You walk along the IJsselmeer with this walking route. The route is about 4 kilometres long. The IJsselmeer was created by damming up the Zuiderzee with the Afsluitdijk. It is the largest lake in the Netherlands and has an area of 1,100 km2. You walk from Molkwerum to Stavoren. Stavoren is a Hanseatic town and has around 996 inhabitants. A Hanseatic city was originally a cooperative organisation of German towns around the Baltic Sea. This was later joined by a number of Dutch towns including the Frisian cities of Stavoren, Bolsward and Hindeloopen.

1. Start at Seleantsje in Molkwerum.
2. Turn left onto the Noorderdyk.
3. Keep following the sea dyke until you reach Stavoren.
4. The road turns into the Kooijweg.
5. Then turn right towards the train station onto the Stationsweg.
6. Follow the Stationsweg at the T-junction to the right.
7. You will cross the bridge and then turn right into the Havenweg.
8. At the end, turn left onto the Bolwerk.
9. Then turn right onto the Voorstraat via the Dwinger.
10. Halfway down Voorstraat, turn left onto Burgemeester Albertstraat to Schrans.
11. Turn right on the Schrans to the Koeweg.
12. Follow this road until the T-junction and turn left onto the Kooijweg.
13. Then take the second right onto Jurisdietie, this road turns into the Noardermar.
14. Walk down the Noardermar to the T-junction and turn left onto the Wymerts.
15. The Wymerts becomes the Tjerkestrjitte and turn left at the T-junction onto the Hellingstrjitte.
16. The Hellingstrjitte turns into the Seleantsje and you are back at the starting point.

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