kayak routes Sneek

Round trip to the Sneekermeer of 21 km.

Kayak rentals:

Camping Pasveer, Pasfeardyk 6, 8631 SK Loënga. Tel.: 0515-413977.

The Sneekermeer is a large lake. It's advisable to go there only when the wind is right and with the necessary precautions. Also the Houkesloot between Sneek and the Sneekermeer can be rather bumpy. But that's mostly because of the many boats passing by.

Starting point Sneek:

Take the beltway north around Sneek. At the roundabout (N354 Scharnegoutum) exit south towards the center. At the next roundabout turn right on the Berkenlaan. After a short distance you turn right after the bridge on the Docter Kuyperlaan. After the traffic inhibitor you turn right on the Foet. Straight on you see a bike-road. At the bridge is a good starting point.

Starting point is at the bike bridge in the park behind the Foet. You head south towards the center. At the bridge Laatste Stuiverbrug you turn left passed the city center. There is a narrow side canal to the right and just after that you turn right under a low bridge. A little further you turn left on the Woudvaart. Follow the canal until you come at a lake: the Zwarte Brekken. Turn left and follow the canal under highway A7. In Oppenhuizen you turn right. Follow the canal passed Uitwellingerga. Follow the bend to the left and you come at the wide Prinses Margrietkanaal You crosss the canal and go straight on. At the T-junction you turn left. At the end of the canal you turn left and then you see the lake Sneekermeer. Turn right on the Sneekermeer and follow the left side. There are mooring places and two long islands to protect from the waves. You cross the passage to the Prinses Margrietkanaal en you pass the Start-island. There is a small harbor and a restaurant. There is a low side where kayak ga go to the side. You continue north and after the island you turn left. You cross the channel of the Prinses Margrietkanaal. Head north to the watch-tower. Here you turn left to the recreation area Potten. There is a narrow entrance for unmotorized boats. On the lake is a waterski-area. You follow the right side of the lake and pass the nude recreation area. The lake was created for sand extraction. At places it is 6 meters deep. There are a few piers where you can swim. You turn right through the culvert and follow the canal to the left. After a bridge you come at a shallow lake. After another bridge you come at a bigger lake. Follow the right side and turn right on the Houkesloot. This canal connects Sneek to the Sneekermeer and it can be rather busy. Gradually the canal narrows, and boats pass closer by. In the center of Sneek you go straight on until you come at the Laatste Stuiverbrug. That's where you turn right to the starting point.