Cycling route from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem
Kootstertille, Veenklooster, Gerkesklooster
The cycle route passes through several small Frisian villages. You start and end the tour from the TOP in Kollum. The villages of Veenklooster and Gerkesklooster, both filled with a rich history, together form the theme of this route. Landowner Gercke Harkema had the monastery of Jeruzalem built in 1240 by monks in Wigerathorp, as Gerkesklooster was then called. During the Eighty Years' War, the bell was stolen from the tower and sold. It now hangs in the church of Gadstrup, Denmark. Veenklooster, or Feankleaster in Frisian, owes its origins to the founding of a monastery. In the 13th century, Premonstratensian monks founded a monastery there: Mons Oliveta, or The Mount of Olives. Originally for men and women, separated by a wall, but eventually only for noble young women. In 1580 there were no sisters left and the States of Friesland took possession. In 1644 the remains came into the possession of the Van Fogelsangh family, who built the Fogelsangh State on the site.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Voorstraat , 9291 CC Kollum | 37.2 KM | |
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From
20
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93
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1334 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Voorstraat | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
to
94
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1299 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head south on Zevenhuisterweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
to
46
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2338 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head south on Zevenhuisterweg | 745 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Steenharst | 599 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rijksweg | 179 M | ||
| Turn left onto Trekweg | 815 M | ||
| You are now at section 46 | 0 M | ||
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From
46
to
99
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1195 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Trekweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 99 | 0 M | ||
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From
99
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7
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2599 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Monnikeweg | 109 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Monnikeweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto De Poorthoek | 367 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on De Poorthoek | 73 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkeboeren | 471 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wigerathorp | 246 M | ||
| Turn right onto Klaarkamp | 125 M | ||
| Turn left onto Friese Streek | 195 M | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
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From
7
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96
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192 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head south on Miedweg | 192 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
6
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2608 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Miedweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Oude Vaart | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
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11
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5261 M | 5.3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Heawei | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Koaiwei | 744 M | ||
| Turn right onto Koaisreed | 53 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Koaisreed | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 8 M | ||
| Turn left onto Uterwei | 214 M | ||
| Turn right onto C. Schuurmanwei | 512 M | ||
| Turn left onto Doarpsstrjitte | 209 M | ||
| Turn right onto It Langpaed | 190 M | ||
| Turn left onto It Langpaed | 974 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
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10
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1159 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on It Langpaed | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 30 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
9
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2946 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head north | 311 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Feartswâl | 108 M | ||
| Turn left onto Krúswei | 921 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Krúswei | 704 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Rysloane | 612 M | ||
| Continue onto It Kleasterbreed | 290 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
to
13
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1016 M | 1 KM | |
| Head west | 74 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Sânnen | 942 M | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
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12
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477 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on De Buorren | 477 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
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40
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1361 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head north on Tillewei | 355 M | ||
| Continue straight | 274 M | ||
| Continue onto Hege Dyk | 732 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
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72
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43 M | 0 KM | |
| Head north on Hege Dyk | 43 M | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
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8
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1955 M | 2 KM | |
| Head northeast | 124 M | ||
| Turn left onto Goudtsjeblom-strjitte | 18 M | ||
| Turn right onto Alde Dyk | 681 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Alde Dyk | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
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From
8
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53
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1226 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on De njoggen âlde mantsjes | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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From
53
to
15
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698 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northeast | 694 M | ||
| Turn left onto De Miedwei | 4 M | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
to
79
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3054 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head west on De Miedwei | 880 M | ||
| Turn left | 200 M | ||
| Turn right | 8 M | ||
| Continue onto De Wedze | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn left | 177 M | ||
| You are now at section 79 | 0 M | ||
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From
79
to
80
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428 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head north | 251 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sparrewei | 177 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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From
80
to
96
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1313 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Sparrewei | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
97
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1714 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head east on Kleasterwei | 169 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 173 M | ||
| Turn right onto Mûntsewei | 123 M | ||
| Turn left onto Keningswei | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
to
92
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1525 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head north on Pibo van Domapaad | 754 M | ||
| Turn right onto Fogelsanghloane | 273 M | ||
| Continue straight | 24 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nijenhof | 474 M | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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From
92
to
20
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1414 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head east on Foarwei | 195 M | ||
| Turn left onto W.H. van Heemstraweg | 40 M | ||
| Turn right | 622 M | ||
| Continue onto Van Limburg Stirumweg | 268 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Van Limburg Stirumweg | 289 M | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M |