Section 1: Sneek - Stavoren | Eleven Cities Bicycle Route
The first four of the eleven cities you visit are: Sneek, IJlst, Sloten and Stavoren. All in the southwest corner of Friesland.
In all four you will see many water sports enthusiasts. Yet this is also excellent cycling territory.
You cycle from cycling junction to cycling junction, past charming little towns and villages separated by vast stretches of countryside. In the village of Langweer you cross the water on a ferry bridge.
Along the way you will see the new signs for the Elfstedentocht bicycle route. If you are cycling the route in the clockwise direction, follow the green signs. If you are cycling the route in the anticlockwise direction, follow the blue signs.
This is also your chance to …
The first four of the eleven cities you visit are: Sneek, IJlst, Sloten and Stavoren. All in the southwest corner of Friesland.
In all four you will see many water sports enthusiasts. Yet this is also excellent cycling territory.
You cycle from cycling junction to cycling junction, past charming little towns and villages separated by vast stretches of countryside. In the village of Langweer you cross the water on a ferry bridge.
Along the way you will see the new signs for the Elfstedentocht bicycle route. If you are cycling the route in the clockwise direction, follow the green signs. If you are cycling the route in the anticlockwise direction, follow the blue signs.
This is also your chance to discover Gaasterland: a landscape of rolling hills and forests on the shore of Lake IJsselmeer. The last part of the route takes you along the edge of Lake IJsselmeer where there are spectacular views!
Sights on this route
Sneek (Snits)
Sneek, or Snits as we say in Friesland, is the water sports city of the Netherlands. But Sneek is more than water sports and the Sneekweek. The city is bustling with events, culture, unique hotspots, and nice shops.
IJlst (Drylts)
IJlst (or Drylts in Frisian) is not only one of the famous 11 cities, but also a 'wood city'. For many years, tree trunks were processed here by the legendary wood trading companies Oppedijk and S.O. de Vries.
11Fountains Ijlst
Culture, like nature, consists of layer upon layer. New generations continue to build on a foundation which does not disappear.
11Fountains Sneek
A man with a Horn of Plenty stands on a golden ball in the middle of the water.
Veerpont Langweerdervaart (De Brekken)
-De pont vaart op feestdagen volgens de zondagsdienstregeling.
Sloten (Sleat)
Sloten (or Sleat as we say in Friesland) is the smallest Elfsteden town in Friesland. This walled mini-city is also called sipelstêd (Frisian for onion city) thanks to the unique shape of an onion.
11Fountains Sloten
The ‘Peewit’ shows a girl standing on the shoulders of a man. She holds a bird in her hand. Under the man’s feet a disheveled pile of buckets, jerry cans and barrels form the base of the fountain.
Stavoren (Starum)
Stavoren (or Starum as we say in Friesland) is very much the main city of the IJsselmeer, being enclosed by the lake on three sides. It is also the oldest city of Friesland, founded around 300 BC at a waterway, and gaining city rights in the 11th century.
11Fountains Stavoren
The sea gives, the sea takes. Stavoren, once a rich Hanseatic city, has much to say on this subject. Floods, maritime trade wars, a port that silted up: the city fell into poverty several times.
Directions
Bebording:
Onderweg volg je de Elfstedenroute bordjes. De groene bordjes zijn voor de route met de klok mee (zoals de route op deze website is aangegeven). De blauwe bordjes zijn voor de route tegen de klok in.
Openbaar vervoer:
Kom je met het OV naar Friesland? In zowel Sneek als Stavoren stopt de Arriva trein. Je fiets mag mee in de trein (koop wel een speciaal ticket hiervoor).
Horeca onderweg:
Klik op de rode knoppen bij de plaatsnamen in de lijst onder 'dit ga je zien' om een logeeradres of restaurant voor onderweg te vinden.
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Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - IV
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(42.0 km)Engwierum -
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