Sunday 23 May 2010, ‘Groene Kikker Route’ (Green Frog Route), 2.1 km near Schoonrewoerd (http://www.natuurcentrum.nl/) Shortest hike ever… yet worth mentioning because of the very ‘Dutch’ scenery views and landscape history… The hike circles the Schoonrewoerdse Wiel ref as the ‘Wiel van Bas’. A ‘Wiel’ is a pool or lake which was created when the river and land dikes broke and huge amounts of water flooded in the land in a very short period in time. This particular ‘Wiel’ was created in1573 and covering 13 hectares… It’s now a nature reserve with many finding refuge in the old and abandoned orchards… Easy trail, parts over dike (‘Diefdijk’) offering stunning views but can be very busy (cyclists,cars, motorbikes) on a sunny day…
Note the ‘Dordtse’ house (‘Alblasserwaard’) next to the dike. Although the Classer’s is quite some miles away the protection against flooding offered by the Diefenbaker was very important for this area. So the dikes integrity was managed closely from this house, avoiding travel costs and time (18th Century, close by the 17th Century farmhouse ‘de Kruithof’.
2010-05-23 Groene Kikkerroute, Schoonrewoerd
