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IJlst – De Rat sawmill loop from Mantgum

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Friesland

Littenseradiel

IJlst – De Rat sawmill loop from Mantgum

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IJlst – De Rat sawmill loop from Mantgum

04:32

79.3km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 13.5 km for 12 m

After 16.7 km for 69 m

After 44.1 km for 18 m

After 58.0 km for 16 m

After 62.3 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.71 km

Swettepaad Cycle Path

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This is a newly constructed cycle path along the waterway "De Zwette" between Sneek and Leeuwarden.
The last part is now finished, namely between Scharnegoutum and Bozum. The largest part …

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16.2 km

Ritsumazijl Drawbridge

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Ritsumazijl emerged at the end of the 15th century as a second settlement at the intersection of the Hogedijk and the Zijlsterrak canal.
The term zijl in the name refers …

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33.2 km

Lange Daam

Lake

39.3 km

Aylvapoldermolen (Burgwerd)

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The first mill on this site was a smock mill built in 1827. The mill was known as Molen van de Tjaard. It drained the Aylvapolder, the first polder established …

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44.9 km

Broerekerk Bolsward

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Bolsward is the starting point of the big cycling event the Bicycle Eleven Cities Tour. 15,000 cyclists follow the 235 km route along the 11 cities that starts and ends in Bolsward on Whit Monday.

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58.0 km

IJlst

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The IJlst overyards on either side of the Ee are beautiful to see. You can also rent a boat in IJlst to sail through the canals yourself and see the city from a completely different perspective.

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58.6 km

De Rat sawmill

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The mill is one of three sawmills in the Netherlands. The mill is still in full operation. Open all year round on Saturdays from 9am to 5pm. In the months …

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58.6 km

Cycle path along the Terpensmole and De Rat

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This cycle path between Sneek and IJlst passes, among other things, the polder mill de Terpensmole and the sawmill de Rat. Whether it was for pumping away water, sawing wood …

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64.0 km

Zwettebos Cycle Path

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Nice

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79.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.1 km

25.3 km

7.38 km

1.37 km

124 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.5 km

31.6 km

2.37 km

1.22 km

1.16 km

520 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

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IJlst – De Rat sawmill loop from Mantgum

Swettepaad Cycle Path

Ritsumazijl Drawbridge

Aylvapoldermolen (Burgwerd)

Broerekerk Bolsward

IJlst

De Rat sawmill

Cycle path along the Terpensmole and De Rat

Zwettebos Cycle Path

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