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7-DAY CRUISING ROUTE

South-East Route

An adventurous cross-border route towards the beautiful Overijssel villages.

7 days196 km± 24 hrs cruisingGrou → Grou
No licence requiredRelaxed11 locks16 bridges

Your cruising route through Friesland

An adventurous cross-border route towards the beautiful Overijssel villages.

  1. Akkrum
  2. Echtenerbrug
  3. Blokzijl
  4. Giethoorn
  5. Steenwijk
  6. Woudsend
  7. Grou

The itinerary at a glance

Use the map as a visual guide. The exact day-to-day route stays flexible and depends on weather, pace and your stops along the way.

South-East Route routekaart

Day by day on the water

Day 1

From Grou to Akkrum

± 2.5 u ± 20 km 2 bridges 1 locks

Overnight stay: Akkrum

Day 2

From Akkrum to Echtenerbrug

± 4.5 u ± 36 km 3 bridges 2 locks

Overnight stay: Echtenerbrug

Day 3

From Echtenerbrug to Blokzijl

± 4.0 u ± 32 km 2 bridges 2 locks

Overnight stay: Blokzijl

Day 4

From Blokzijl to Giethoorn

± 2.5 u ± 20 km 1 bridges 1 locks

Overnight stay: Giethoorn

Day 5

From Giethoorn to Steenwijk

± 2.0 u ± 16 km 2 bridges 1 locks

Overnight stay: Steenwijk

Day 6

From Steenwijk to Woudsend

± 5.0 u ± 42 km 4 bridges 3 locks

Overnight stay: Woudsend

Day 7

From Woudsend back to Grou

± 3.5 u ± 30 km 2 bridges 1 locks

When would you like to explore Friesland?

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