The land, the Wadden and the water give pure regional products. The Wadden Food cycling and walking routes introduce you to local fisheries, regional products, nature and a diverse landscape. Waddengoud has developed these routes together with local entrepreneurs. We have listed the Wadden Food routes for you. So you can enjoy all the beauty along Groningen's Wadden coast and always come home with something tasty from the region.
Hiking trails
Zoutkamp | Fisheries hiking trail
Distance of route: 6 km
Starting and finishing point: Visserijmuseum Zoutkamp
Distance from city of Groningen: 32 km
Experience the feeling of a real old-fashioned fishing village? Zoutkamp has an extensive history. During the Eighty Years' War, it was a defensive fortress, then mainly a bustling fishing village located on the then Lauwerszee. Zoutkamp is best known for shrimp fishing. This walking route takes you past places in and around the village that were (and are) important for fishing. Take a look at the Fisheries Museum and don't forget to take a seat on the waterside terrace. The perfect place to eat a fish.
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Port tour Lauwersoog | Fisheries walking tour
Distance route: 5 km
Starting and finishing point: Restaurant 't Ailand, Lauwersoog
Distance from city of Groningen: 43 km
In 1960, Lauwersoog was a mudflat that flooded twice a day. To close off the Lauwerszee, the Lauwersoog working island was built here. In 1969, the closure of the Lauwerszee was completed and Lauwersoog was able to develop further. During the audio route, you walk along the port and the fisherwoman of restaurant 't Ailand Lauwersoog, Barbara Rodenburg-Geertsema, takes you on a tour of the fishing port. Discover all about the ships, people, fishing, history and nature.
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Hornhuizen | Farmers' Foodwalk walking route
Distance of route: 4 km
Starting and finishing point: Dijksterweg, Hornhuizen
Distance from city of Groningen: 30 km
The route in Hornhuizen takes you past farmers with a minimal footprint. Walk through the farm footpaths and discover the nature and landscape of farmers with sustainable operations. Along the way, you will encounter duck decoys, mounds, winding roads and maren. Don't forget to stop by the farms in between and take home some (h)honest local produce.
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Den Andel | Walking Route Foodwalk
Distance route: 7 km
Starting and finishing point: Cultuurerf Andledon, Den Andel
Distance from city of Groningen: 23 km
During the audio route, you walk through Den Andel and Warffum, encountering all kinds of wild edible plants from the region. You will learn all about these plants, get culinary and care tips and even an occasional warning. Pick the wild plants and make one of the delicious recipes you will be given along the route. Besides the wild plants, the history of cereals and potatoes from this region is also discussed. You will find out all kinds of fun facts and listen to the poems by Waddengoud poet Gritter, which were created especially for this route.
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Cycling routes
Uithuizen | Cycling route 'Wealth as far as the eye can see'
Distance route: 45 km
Starting and finishing point: Menkemaborg, Uithuizen
Distance from city of Groningen: 26 km
North-east Groningen has a rich past. Both in terms of its genesis and its inhabitants. Here people fought with might and main against the water, here the landed gentry lived, here large landowners farmed. Today, this richness is still visible, tangible and palpable everywhere. The area is rich in everything. There is space, there is light, there is plenty of horizon. The area has exceptional historical heritage and its own and artistic people. The rich clay soils are fertile and offer perfect soil for the production of (h)honest food. And there is Wad! This cycle route will introduce you to this wealth. Stap on your bike. And look, taste and marvel!
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Zoutkamp | Farmers' cycle route
Distance route: 57 km
Starting and finishing point: Visserijmuseum, Zoutkamp
Distance from city of Groningen: 32 km
On this cycle route, discover how farmers in this area are committed to combining profitable ecologically sustainable farming with care for the natural and cultural landscape. Each of the farmers does this in their own way. During the cycle route through Groningen's Wadden coast, you will pass farming families and product makers making delicacies and Wadden products. Stap on the pedals and enjoy the regional products and hospitality.
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Het Hoogeland | Bicycle route from farm to fork
Distance route: 42 km
Starting and finishing point: Cultuurerf Andledon, Den Andel
Distance from city of Groningen: 23 km
Infinite vistas and swaying grain fields pass you by. In Hogeland, you can always see the distant horizon and clear your head completely. The cycle route takes you past 23 experience spots that tell you all about the nature and history of the Hogeland, as well as about the region's products and makers. For instance, do you know what groats is? It became world-famous, but few people know that it is a vanished regional product from the Hogeland, which conquered the world from Warffum. Stap on the pedals and discover the breathtaking views.
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