Start location: Hayema Heerd, Oldehove
Finish in Baflo
Length of route approx. 65 km.
Do you know what a Westerner thinks of Groningen's Hogeland? "Clay, cold and crunchy". Those are many people's first thoughts. But then they have never been there before, because once you set foot here, you are gripped by the strength and splendour of the area.
It is an area of small villages and towns with pretty names like Noordpolderzijl, Stitswerd, Doodstil, Kleine Huisjes, Usquert and Baflo. It has, with Niehove, the most photogenic village and, with Winsum, the most beautiful village in the Netherlands. It has the most medieval churches and that in a 360-degree landscape. You can see the sun set magisterially behind the horizon. It borders the most beautiful nature reserve in the Netherlands - the Wadden Sea. Yes, so beautiful is the Hogeland that it has been a source of inspiration for many artists since the last century. Take, for example, the artists of the famous art group De Ploeg.
Tips in the Hogeland
Buy a cup of the tastiest organic yoghurt at Waddenmax. Climb the Hornhuizen church tower, then have a drink at Wongema. Spread your picnic blanket on Bokum, or have lunch in Noordpolderzijl at 't Zielhoes. Visit the Open Air Museum in Warffum. Don't miss the smallest house and go in search of the unique stories about the Rottum monastery - Want to recover from all the impressions at the end of the route? You can do so at Grandcafé De Hoek in Baflo.
