Westerplas bird hide – Westerplas Birdwatching Hide loop from Schiermonnikoog
Westerplas bird hide – Westerplas Birdwatching Hide loop from Schiermonnikoog
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Westerplas bird hide – Westerplas Birdwatching Hide loop from Schiermonnikoog
00:29
7.05km
10m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 14, 2026
Tips
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Duinen Schiermonnikoog
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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401 m
Old Church, Schiermonnikoog
Highlight • Religious Site
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613 m
De Halte
Highlight • Other
2.04 km
Westerplas bird hide
Highlight • Mountain Hut
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2.68 km
Westerplas Birdwatching Hide
Highlight • Structure
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4.73 km
Dunes and Lighthouse on Schiermonnikoog
Highlight • Natural Monument
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5.58 km
Noordertoren (Schiermonnikoog Lighthouse)
Highlight • Monument
A Coast Guard lookout house was built in 1951, and in 1979 the tower received a new radar antenna lighthouse. The tower was painted red in 1998. Unfortunately, the tower is not accessible, but it is also an impressive sight from the outside.
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6.34 km
Sint Egbert Chapel
Highlight • Religious Site
In 1915, the Roman Catholic chapel of Sint Egbert was officially inaugurated by the then Archbishop of Utrecht, Monseigneur van de Wetering. The architect, A. Th. Van Elmpt (1866–1932), was clearly inspired by shipbuilding; when you walk in and look at the ceiling you will know why.
At the beginning of the last century, the childless couple Reinhart-Balvert worked hard to build a Roman Catholic chapel on the island. At that time the island was owned by Count von Bernstorff. The Countess was Roman Catholic and donated a piece of land so that the chapel could be built.
For years this was the chapel where the children, who stayed in the adjacent children's colony home, went to mass every day.
Source:sintegbertkapel.nl
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6.45 km
The Old Colony House
Highlight • Historical Site
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7.05 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.68 km
3.06 km
166 m
115 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.73 km
2.70 km
442 m
152 m
< 100 m
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Friday 26 June
27°C
21°C
2 %
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Barn swallow, meadow pipit, sooty flycatcher, whinchat, whimbrel, spoonbill, golden plover, black-headed gull, herring gull, cormorant, oystercatcher, blue heron, blackwren, blue tit, …
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