Friesland Boating Route
Natural Yachts - Vollenhove - Blokzijl - Echtenerbrug - Sloten - Woudsend - Heeg - Sneek - Grou - Akkrum - Terherne - Langweer - Ossenzijl - Steenwijk - Giethoorn - Natural Yachts
Recommended for
X Shore 1, Nexus Revo 870 Electric, Northman 1200 Electric, Maxus 24 Electric & Maxus 34 Electric
Duration
Tip
During your boating holiday, take into account the weather, it is useful to check the weather forecast every day.
Boating experience
This boating route is suitable for a boat crew with some boating experience.
"Welcome on board one of Natural Yachts' electric yachts, your boating holiday in the Netherlands can now begin!"
Friesland Boating Route
Day 1: Check-in day
Day 2: Echtenerbrug
Harbour suggestion: Jachthaven Echtenerbrug/Meerenpoort
Day 3: Sloten and Woudsend
Day 4: Heeg, Sneek and Grou
Day 5: Akkrum, Terherne, Langweer
Day 6: Ossenzijl
Day 7: Steenwijk, Giethoorn, Vollenhove
Day 8: Check-out day
Welcome to Natural Yachts' zero-emission harbour - Vollenhove and Blokzijl.
After checking in, you can boat to the charming harbour of Vollenhove or the much-loved city Blokzijl, ofcourse it is also possible to spend the night in our harbour.
Natural Yachts' harbour is located in the centre of the Netherlands, but Friesland is also close by! From our harbour, you can be in Friesland in just 2 hours and 45 minutes by boat. During your cruise to the Frisian lakes, you will pass through the beautiful National Park Weerribben-Wieden where you can fully enjoy the beautiful nature and tranquillity on the water. With this boating route, we hope to inspire you for a boating holiday with an electric boat in Friesland with Weerribben-Wieden as starting point.
From our harbour to Blokzijl is about 60 min of boating.
From Blokzijl, you boat via the Giethoornsche Meer (stay close to the red buoyage signage) and the beautiful Kalenberg canals to Ossenzijl. Just past Ossenzijl, you cruise into Friesland and can spend the night in, for example, Echtenerbrug.
From Blokzijl to Echtenerbrug is about 3 hours and 30 min of boating.
The Friesland boating route takes you from Echtenerbrug via the Tsjûkemar, the Grutte Brekken and the Brandemar to the fortified town of Sloten. This is the smallest of the famous Eleven Frisian Cities, but definitely recommended! Sloten has a cosy city centre, canal houses, historic buildings, a mill and an old cannon. Fancy some more boating? Woudsend is right in the heart of the Frisian lake district, between Slotermeer and Heegermeer. Woudsend is a cosy water sports village with charming narrow streets, mills and churches.
From Echtenerbrug to Woudsend is about 2 hours and 15 min of boating.
In the mood to explore bustling Heeg? The Heegerwâl marina is easily accessible from the Heegermeer lake. In watersports village Heeg, there are cosy terraces and restaurants. Right in the centre, you can admire the Palingaak, which used to export eels from Heeg to London.
From Heeg, you can cruise to Sneek via the Prinses Margietkanaal. Sneek, the watersports capital of Friesland has much to offer. You can enjoy shopping, there are many gastronomic establishments and a visit to the Waterpoort, the symbol of Sneek, is a must. From Sneek, you navigate via the Snitser Mar and the Prinses Margietkanaal to Grou, which takes about 2 hours.
From Woudsend via Sneek to Grou is about 4 hours of boating.
If you feel like cruising a little longer, it is definitely worth exploring National Park de Alde Feanen. From Grou or from National Park de Alde Feanen, you boat via Akkrum to Terherne, this village surrounded by islands is known as Kameleon village from the children's books and movies about the adventures of twin brothers Hielke and Sietse. The trip from Terherne to Langweer is about 1 hour and 45 minutes by boat. The village of Langweer is popular among water sports enthusiasts and has an attractive centre.
From Grou via Akkrum and Terherne to Langweer is about 3 hours of boating.
From Langweer, you cruise via the Tjeukemeer (stay well within the fairway here) to Ossenzijl. This village is also called the connection to the North, with the Frisian lakes on one side and the Weerribben-Wieden on the other.
From Langweer to Ossenzijl is about 3 hours and 30 min of boating
Departing from Ossenzijl, you cruise past the fortified town Steenwijk to idyllic Giethoorn. You continue the boating route via the Weerribben-Wieden to Vollenhove. This particularly beautiful national park is the largest low-moorland swamp in north-western Europe.
From Ossenzijl via Steenwijk, Giethoorn to Vollenhove is about 4 hours and 30 min of boating.
Welcome back to harbour of Natural Yachts - Goodbye, we look forward to welcoming you in the future!
From Vollenhove, you will boat back to Natural Yachts' harbour. We hope you have enjoyed your boating holiday on board one of our electric boats! Did you like the Friesland boating route and want to discover more of Friesland? We look forward to seeing you again for another holiday on the water and we already have a new Friesland boating itinerary waiting for you!