{"id":1834,"date":"2026-03-12T12:52:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/walking-cycling-on-the-wadden-coast-bb-het-blije-schaap\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:31:50","slug":"walking-cycling-on-the-wadden-coast-bb-het-blije-schaap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/en\/walking-cycling-on-the-wadden-coast-bb-het-blije-schaap\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking &amp; cycling on the Wadden Coast | B&amp;B Het Blije Schaap"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1834\" class=\"elementor elementor-1834 elementor-1817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a54ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28a54ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34db35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a34db35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb473d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb473d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nature, peace and space, discover the Wadden Coast from Blije<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2283c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2283c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North Friesland is one of the most beautiful and pristine corners of the Netherlands. Here, at the Zeedijk in Blije, nature literally starts at the doorstep of Het Blije Schaap. Vast polders, salty salt marshes, the infinite horizon of the Wadden Sea \u2013 and the silence you only find here.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857fd24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"857fd24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Walking along the Zeedijk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cded7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cded7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Zeedijk near Blije is one of the most beautiful walking routes in Friesland. You walk along the crest of the dike with the peaceful hinterland on one side and the Wadden Sea on the other \u2013 a world of sand, silt and life at low tide, and an impressive sea of water at high tide. <\/p><p>Popular walking routes from Het Blije Schaap:<\/p><ul><li>Dike walk Blije \u2013 Holwerd (approx. 8 km one way) along the coast<\/li><li>Noarderleech Loop \u2013 through the unique salt marsh area<\/li><li>North Friesland Mound Route \u2013 past ancient mounds and historic villages<\/li><li>Walk to the sea dike sluice at Holwerd<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd5a8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cd5a8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4077f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe4077f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/xq1ubu120i4-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1835\" alt=\"a few boats lying in the water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/xq1ubu120i4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/xq1ubu120i4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/xq1ubu120i4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/xq1ubu120i4-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/xq1ubu120i4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612d751 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"612d751\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93dd53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a93dd53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3842e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c3842e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e57a584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e57a584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cycling through North Friesland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8c21e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f8c21e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Friesland is cycling country \u2013 and North Friesland is perhaps the most beautiful part. From our B&amp;B in Blije, you cycle directly into the open landscape. Hardly any elevation changes, little traffic and breathtaking views.  <\/p><p>Beautiful cycling routes from Blije:<\/p><ul><li>Coastal route along the Wadden Sea towards Holwerd and Anjum<\/li><li>Bike trip to Dokkum \u2013 the picturesque fortified town at approx. 12 km<\/li><li>Mound route past Raard, Lichtaard and Foudgum<\/li><li>Cycling route along the Bildtpollen (spring: blooming onion fields)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cce66e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cce66e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birdwatching in the Noarderleech<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf5109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bf5109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Noarderleech, located right next to Blije, is one of the most species-rich bird areas in the Netherlands. It is part of the Wadden area designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Tens of thousands of birds breed and rest here: lapwings, godwits, oystercatchers, dunlins and, in winter, enormous groups of barnacle geese.  <\/p><p>From our B&amp;B, you have direct access to the area. Those who get up early reward themselves with an unforgettable bird spectacle. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96209a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f96209a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mudflat walking, crossing the Wadden Sea on foot<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a53f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a53f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mudflat walking (wadlopen) is a unique Frisian tradition. Organized mudflat tours depart from Holwerd, just a five-minute drive from our B&amp;B, during the summer months. You literally walk across the bottom of the Wadden Sea \u2013 an experience you won&#8217;t soon forget.  <\/p><p>We are happy to help you with information about:<\/p><ul><li>Organized mudflat tours from Holwerd<\/li><li>The best periods (low tide, season, weather conditions)<\/li><li>What you should bring<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8102427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8102427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/en\/book-now\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BOOK A ROOM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695842f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"695842f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ec330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51ec330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fietsroute-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1836\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fietsroute-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fietsroute-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fietsroute-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fietsroute-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fietsroute-1620x1073.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fietsroute-453x300.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fietsroute.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ba518 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7ba518\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8d25d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f8d25d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220a6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"220a6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day trip to Ameland, ferry from Holwerd<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9953094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9953094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ferry to the Wadden Island of Ameland departs from Holwerd. The crossing takes about 45 minutes and the boat leaves several times a day. Ameland offers beautiful beaches, dunes, a lighthouse and Wadden nature.  <\/p><p>Our B&amp;B is the perfect place to stay for a day on Ameland: on the boat in the morning, a day of island adventure, and back to the peace and comfort of Het Blije Schaap in the evening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5856d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a5856d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f69d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86f69d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Wadden Sea was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2009 \u2013 one of the few places in the Netherlands with that status. It is the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world and is of inestimable value for migratory birds, seals and a unique ecosystem. <\/p><p>From Blije, you can experience this world heritage up close, undisturbed and in total peace.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d47819 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d47819\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d0d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65d0d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/muqwkgykghq-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1578\" alt=\"cows grazing in a field\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/muqwkgykghq-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/muqwkgykghq-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/muqwkgykghq-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/muqwkgykghq-600x799.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hetblijeschaap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/muqwkgykghq.jpg 901w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nature, peace and space, discover the Wadden Coast from Blije North Friesland is one of the most beautiful and pristine corners of the Netherlands. Here, at the Zeedijk in Blije, nature literally starts at the doorstep of Het Blije Schaap. 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