St.Odulphuspath
In the 10th century AD, St. Odulphus came to Friesland to christianize the people. He founded churches and monasteries, started cultivating the land and, by doing
so, created the landscape as it is today. The 260-kilometre St. Odulphuspath, comprising 15 stages, shows his legacy. You will walk under ever-changing skies,
past the ruins of monasteries, vast meadows and beautiful lakes. Four walking tours (camini), one around Oudega, one around Sloten, one around Workum, and one around Bolsward, have exclusively been
made for Leeuwarden-Fryslan 2018 and legacy, the Cultural Capital of Europe. These walks show you the gems of the St. Odulphuspath.
Oudega - Metten (Very early morning prayer)
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This walk shows the most beautiful parts of the St. Odulphuspath. It goes through Oudega, an old village with on the lake Oudegaaster Brekken, and the fields around the village.
Start and end: Oudega (10 kilometers)
Walk this most beautiful part of the St. Odulphuspath with the free RoutAbel app. You'll learn more about nature, culture and history of this area. You get tips where you can enjoy a cup of coffee or a nice lunch. Or follow the signed nodes of the walking
network: 30, 66, 41, 40, 11, 10, 30.
Sloten - Lauden (Morning prayer)
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This walk shows the most beautiful parts of the St. Odulphuspath. It goes through Sloten, a small fortified city with an ancient history, and the fields around the city.
Start and end: Lindengracht 17, Sloten (13 kilometers)
Walk this most beautiful part of the St. Odulphuspath with the free RoutAbel app. You'll learn more about nature, culture and history of this area. You get tips where you can enjoy a cup of coffee or a nice lunch. Or follow the signed nodes of the walking
network: 19, 33, 35, 25, 26, 34, 32, 40, 19.
Download flyer of gem Sloten (pdf 10mb ) Use flyer only for walking-card!
Workum - Vespers (Evening prayer)
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This walk shows you the most beautiful spots the St. Odulphuspath has to offer. This is where the St. Ursula convent was once situated, an outbuilding of the mighty
St. Odulphus monastery in Stavoren. You read about the Zuiderzee which often flooded the surrounding area and made life tough and hardened the inhabitants.
You walk through the wide Frisian landscape which still offers a lot of space to the meadow birds.
Start and end: Merk 4, Workum (13 kilometers)
Walk this most beautiful part of the St. Odulphuspath with the RoutAbel app. You'll learn more about nature, culture and history of this area. You get tips where you can enjoy a cup of coffee or a nice lunch. Or follow the signed nodes of the walking
network: 63, 64, 65, 92, 91, 22, 35, 34, 93, 91, 92, 63.
Download flyer of gem Workum (pdf 10mb ) Use flyer only for walking-card!
Bolsward - Completen (Completion prayer)
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This walk shows the most beautiful parts of the St. Odulphuspath. It goes through Bolsward, a small city with an ancient history, and the fields around the city. This is where the Floridus Campus convent (Klooster Bloemkamp) was once situated, an outbuilding of the mighty
Monasterium Beate Maria de Claro Campo Monastery (Klooster Klaarkamp) at Rinsumageest.
Start and end: Groot Kerkof 4 Bolsward (17 kilometers)
Walk this most beautiful part of the St. Odulphuspath with the free RoutAbel app. You'll learn more about nature, culture and history of this area. You get tips where you can enjoy a cup of coffee or a nice lunch. Or follow the signed nodes of the walking
network: 98, 52, 84, 18, 71, 81, 67, 61, 98.
This walks are easily accessible by public transport. For up-to-date travel information, Visit 9292
See, hear and experience more with the RoutAbel routes. The Walks around Oudega, Sloten, Workum and Bolsward are available in the RoutAbel app that you can download in the app stores.
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