Cycle route through royal Oranjewoud
Heerenveen, Oranjewoud, Wolvega
Oranjewoud, between Wolvega and Heerenveen, is a royal forest. Between the long avenues and stately trees are various former estates, interspersed with small meadows and water features. At the place where former stadholders had a beautiful palace built, there is now the beautiful country estate Oranjewoud. A little further on is the Landgoed Oranjestein, a country estate with a romantic garden. If you are lucky, you can visit the gardens and wander around in the old days. But even from a distance, the estates are beautiful to see. Oranjewoud is a place where new and old come together, and this becomes clearly visible when you cycle a little past the estates. Between the meadows, a large modern building suddenly appears. The Belvédère Museum, which was opened by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, is a special place where you can admire various exhibitions of modern art. Continue your cycle route through the hinterland of Heerenveen and enjoy the Frisian nature and culture. Note: along the way you need to take a bicycle ferry. This self-service ferry normally operates all year round. Since October 2025, however, the ferry has been taken out of service for an indefinite period. As long as the ferry is not running, you can use an alternative route. From junction 27 follow junctions 25-16-12-52 and rejoin the route here towards junction 6. Or the other way around, if you’re cycling the route in the opposite direction.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Lycklamaweg 108, 8471 KA Wolvega | 50.2 KM | |
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From
58
to
56
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5152 M | 5.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Lycklamaweg | 197 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hoofdweg | 115 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 6 M | ||
| Continue onto Scheenebospad | 2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Hamersweg | 573 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoofdweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
to
54
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5323 M | 5.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Hoofdweg | 116 M | ||
| Turn left | 544 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Scheenebospad | 83 M | ||
| Turn right onto Woudbergpad | 767 M | ||
| Turn left onto Idzardaweg | 311 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zwarteweg | 2.7 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Ruskemadenweg | 772 M | ||
| You are now at section 54 | 0 M | ||
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From
54
to
47
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1989 M | 2 KM | |
| Head north on Ottersweg | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 47 | 0 M | ||
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From
47
to
16
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3027 M | 3 KM | |
| Head west on Tjongerpad | 2.8 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Tjongerpad | 231 M | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
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From
16
to
25
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891 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Heerenveenseweg | 891 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
71
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3564 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Schoterlandseweg | 484 M | ||
| Turn left onto Tjeerd Roslaan | 1.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Albertine Agnesweg | 3 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Albertine Agnesweg | 563 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lindelaan | 205 M | ||
| Turn left onto Van Limburg Stirumweg | 43 M | ||
| Turn right onto Marijkemuoi-wei | 810 M | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
78
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1756 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Brandeleane | 633 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Brandeleane | 680 M | ||
| Turn right onto Woudsterweg | 443 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
to
31
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2537 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Woudsterweg | 374 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oranje Nassaulaan | 84 M | ||
| Turn right onto Regentesselaan | 12 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oranje Nassaulaan | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Oranje Nassaulaan | 28 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tusken de fjilden | 974 M | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
to
33
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873 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head southwest | 215 M | ||
| Turn right | 495 M | ||
| Turn left | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 149 M | ||
| You are now at section 33 | 0 M | ||
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From
33
to
29
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2275 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head southwest | 90 M | ||
| Turn left | 19 M | ||
| Turn left | 30 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Burgemeester Falkenaweg | 140 M | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 32 M | ||
| Continue onto Burgemeester Falkenaweg | 692 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rottumerweg | 320 M | ||
| Continue straight | 330 M | ||
| Continue onto Rottumerweg | 573 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 17 M | ||
| Turn left | 16 M | ||
| Turn left | 16 M | ||
| You are now at section 29 | 0 M | ||
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From
29
to
27
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1722 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head southeast | 29 M | ||
| Turn right onto Heidepaadsje | 277 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Heidepaadsje | 1 KM | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Heidepaadsje | 227 M | ||
| Turn right onto Heidepaadsje | 151 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
83
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73 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Rotstergaastweg | 73 M | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
to
76
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593 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Sydtakke | 593 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
to
75
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2741 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Bisschopsweg | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
74
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2635 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head south on Liemdyk | 1.6 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Gaasterweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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From
74
to
81
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1546 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head south on Schoterweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left to stay on Schoterweg | 12 M | ||
| Continue straight | 203 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
2
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1271 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southeast | 293 M | ||
| Take the ferry Fietspont de Tjonger | 52 M | ||
| Continue right | 18 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tjongerweg | 908 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
52
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6315 M | 6.3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Tjongerweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto De Weeren | 543 M | ||
| Turn left onto Boelstraweg | 4.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
52
to
6
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238 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Schipslootweg | 238 M | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
50
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2144 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head east on Hoofdweg | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
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From
50
to
58
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3494 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Oppers | 333 M | ||
| Turn right | 119 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oppers | 154 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kruistraat | 614 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoofdstraat West | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Stationsweg | 5 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lycklamaweg | 775 M | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M |