This route takes you across Wieringen, the former island where the Afsluitdijk meets the shore in North Holland. Here, you walk through a rolling green landscape of moraines formed during the penultimate Ice Age, about 150,000 years ago.
From the Wadden Dike, you have a beautiful view over the Wadden Sea. In good weather, you can see the northern tip of North Holland and Texel. Inland, you look out over the De Broekerpolder bird sanctuary. You walk along farm paths through vast fields. Sometimes it is windy, sometimes hedgerows protect you from the sea breeze. Along the way, you will certainly stop a few times to take a closer look at the historic Wieringen farmhouses. From the eastern village of Den Oever, you have a view of both the Wadden Sea and the IJsselmeer. You can also take a look at the Afsluitdijk and the fortifications of the Stelling van Den Oever. You start and end this 17-kilometer route at the Kerkplein in Hippolytushoef.
