Postbootroute (red)

The green Hoelm Route runs through the low-lying Hoelmerkoog behind the dyke, with its green meadows and old duck decoy. The route starts to climb at the Westeren Oosterklief (‘klief’ is Wieringen dialect for cliff). Vikings are thought to have lived here between 850 and 900, as evidenced by excavated silver hoards. The route continues along the Hoelmerdijk, an old dyke built from compressed eelgrass. This route is waymarked in both directions with green arrows.