Section 3: Harlingen - Dokkum | Eleven Cities Bicycle Route

(80 km)

This section of the Eleven Cities bicycle route takes you through three of Friesland’s eleven cities: Harlingen, Franeker and Dokkum. These northern cities

are all quite large by Frisian standards: you will find plenty of shops, small terraces, museums and much more. 

Yet they are different in nature. Harlingen is a real port city, Franeker was once a university city and Dokkum is actually a place of pilgrimage.  

You cycle from cycling junction to cycling junction, past charming little towns and villages separated by vast stretches of countryside. You also cycle along part of the Wadden Sea dike.

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.

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This section of the Eleven Cities bicycle route takes you through three of Friesland’s eleven cities: Harlingen, Franeker and Dokkum. These northern cities

are all quite large by Frisian standards: you will find plenty of shops, small terraces, museums and much more. 

Yet they are different in nature. Harlingen is a real port city, Franeker was once a university city and Dokkum is actually a place of pilgrimage.  

You cycle from cycling junction to cycling junction, past charming little towns and villages separated by vast stretches of countryside. You also cycle along part of the Wadden Sea dike.

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 section of the route also takes you through Het Bildt, where the fertile clay soil of the reclaimed land in this part of Friesland produces an abundant variety of potatoes. The long dikes wind their way past monumental farmhouses and simple workers’ cottages.

Locations on this route

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Start point:

Waypoint bike 51
Harlingen
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8862 PK Harlingen

11Fountains Harlingen

Nieuwe Willemshaven 1
8862 PK Harlingen
11Fountains Harlingen
Bij water langs Franekereind
Franekereind
8861 Harlingen
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Franeker (Frjentsjer)

8801 LZ Franeker
Franeker (Frjentsjer)

11Fountains Franeker

Breedeplaats 1
8801 LZ Franeker

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11Fountains Franeker
Professor Loréstraat aan de Dongjumervaart, vlakbij het Elfstedenbruggetje
Professor Loréstraat
8801 EN Franeker
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Vrouwbuurstermolen 2
9077SW Vrouwenparochie
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de Streek
9071XC Oude Leije
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9101 LS Dokkum

11Fountains Dokkum

De Markt 28
9101 LS Dokkum
11Fountains Dokkum

Elfstedentocht Turning Point - Dokkum

Vleesmarkt 1
9101 ML Dokkum
Elfstedentocht Turning Point - Dokkum "Doorlopers" rest benches at the Dokkum turning point
Bannerhûs
9155AR Raard
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End point:

Waypoint bike 01
Dokkum
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