Friese Kustpad
Description
- Name Friese Kustpad (LAW5-4)
- Length of trail 131 km, 81 miles
- Length in days 7 days
- Start of trail Stavoren
- End of trail Lauwersoog
- Traildino grading LW, Light walk, countryside walk
Friese Kustpad, LAW 5-4: Stavoren - Lauwersoog, 131 km
The Frisians cultivate an image of stubborn, independent minded people. They have their own breed of horses, strong, big and black. They have their own language, largely incomprehensible to the rest of the Dutch population. And they have a long coastline. The southern part of the Frisian coast was cut of from the Northsea by the construction of the Afsluitdijk in 1932. This trail bring you to a series of small towns along the coast wich used to prosper because of their relation to the sea. These days prosperity is linked more to tourism. The northern part of the coast is still connected to the open water of the Wadden sea, a unique landscape wich recently was added to the World Heritage list. So there is a lot of seascape to admire. The landscape on the other side of the dikes retains much of its traditional character. Even if farmers have started to use wind turbines as an additional source of income, and some keep their cattle inside on a permanent basis, on summer days the famous Frisian cows can still be seen grazing the green, green meadows. (DB)
Opinions

- Henk Nouws February 2009
- Rate 7
- Positive Old villages and churches. The sea.
- Negative Roads.

- Traildino March 2009
- Rate 7
- Positive There is a lot to see, all sorts of small things, small houses, empty villages. The shifting patterns of pasture and farmland. And a lot of sea, gulls, geese, sheep.
- Negative Often, the trail uses roads. It's almost impossible to avoid roads. Landowners don't - as a rule - allow you on their land, so the path must take the public road, and this road is asphalted.
Map
Hike Reports

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Hike a dike, Traildino!
- Traildino March 2009
- Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands, is a flat and open country. Meadows, scattered farms, ancient villages, and the sea. Walking on a dike you stick out high above this land and the sea and you will enjoy great views. The Friese Kustpad - ...

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Links
Facts
- Friese Kustpad | Wandelplatform-LAW (Dutch)
Home page of this trail, with Google Map and latest updates.
- Friese Kustpad - Wikipedia (Dutch)
- Noordzee Kustpad (Dutch)
Reports
- Friese Kustpad (Dutch)
A complete hiking story.
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Books
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom

United Kingdom
- Purbeck & South Dorset - Poole, Dorchester - Weymouth & Swanage OS Explorer Active Map OL15 (waterproof)
- Purbeck and the southern part of Dorset on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map OL15, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. Coverage extends from Poole and Swanage in the east to Bridport in the west, and includes Dorchester, Tolpuddle, Bere Regis, Wareham, Weymouth, Chesil Beach, Portland Bill, the... Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
- Purbeck & South Dorset - Poole, Dorchester - Weymouth & Swanage OS Explorer Map OL15 (paper)
- Purbeck and the southern part of Dorset on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map OL15, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25,000 Explorer series. Coverage extends from Poole and Swanage in the east to Bridport in the west, and includes Dorchester, Tolpuddle, Bere Regis, Wareham, Weymouth, Chesil Beach, Portland Bill, the final... Read more

Netherlands
- Purbeck & South Dorset, Poole, Dorchester, Weymouth & Swanage
- OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The OS Explorer range of OL maps now includes a digital version of the paper map, accessed through the OS smartphone app, OS Maps. Providing complete GB coverage the series details... Read more

Belgium
- Purbeck & South Dorset, Poole, Dorchester, Weymouth & Swanage
- OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The OS Explorer range of OL maps now includes a digital version of the paper map, accessed through the OS smartphone app, OS Maps. Providing complete GB coverage the series details... Read more