Nauwe Wijmerts | Netherlands

A trip in Friesland from Bolswart over Sloten to the Prinses Margriet Kanaal at Lemmer

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Bolswardervaart / Wijde Wijmerts / Nauwe Wijmerts | Netherlands: Characteristics & Overview

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Degree of difficulty:
For beginners (few locks)

Requirements:
no rating

Character of waterway:
back to nature

Profile of waterway:
Used by tourists only

Facilities groundside:
Sufficiant

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Bolswardervaart / Wijde Wijmerts / Nauwe Wijmerts | Netherlands: Tips & Detailed information

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Facts to this waterway:

Length of waterway: 21 km
Lock dimensions: 40.00 x 6.00 m
Max. depth: 1.80 m

Waterway has access to:
Bolswarder Trekvaart | Trekvaart van Workum nar Bolsward | Frisia / Netherlands, Johan Friso Kanaal / Netherlands, Prinses Margriet Kanaal | Netherlands

Bolswarder Vaart / Wijde Wijmerts / Nauwe Wijmerts

Bolswarder vaart / Wijde Wijmerts / Nauwe Wijmerts
Fryslân / Friesland

Category of waters: Until Johan Friso Kanaal, category 1, afterwards, 0

Waterkaart: B / Friesland

The following canals are part of this trip: Bolswardervaart, Wijde Wijmerts and Nauwe Wjmerts, going to the south at Bolsward and then over the Slotermeer to Sloten.

Sloten to Princes Margriet Kanaal

After Sloten it goes on over Ee of Boomsvaart and the Langesloot to Prises Margriet Kanaal at Lemmer.
But Prinses Margriet Kanaal can also be reached by Woudsloot, the Brandle Meer and Kromme Ee, and one has the possibility to go over Folego Sloot to Tjeukermeer and later onto Kuinder of Tjonger.