Weerribben-Wieden National Park
Peat lakes, reed beds and canoe routes in Overijssel, eastern Netherlands
Weerribben-Wieden holds the largest bog of northwestern Europe, a landscape of open water left by centuries of peat harvest. About 1,000 hectares is still cut for thatching reed, and farms with reed roofs stand along the marked routes.
Things to do
- On the waterPaddle the waterways and lakes by canoe, booked at Bezoekerscentrum Wieden in Sint Jansklooster
- On footWalk the 3.5-km "laarzenpad" (boot trail), where part of the route runs through mud
- By bikeCycle the Giethoorn Wieden Cycle Route (35 km) past thatched cottages, lakes and wetlands
- HeritageVisit the working drainage mill De Wicher near Kalenberg on a Wednesday afternoon in summer