Zaanse Schans – Zaanse Schans Windmills loop from Zaandijk Zaanse Schans

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Zaanstad

Zaanse Schans – Zaanse Schans Windmills loop from Zaandijk Zaanse Schans

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Zaanse Schans – Zaanse Schans Windmills loop from Zaandijk Zaanse Schans

01:53

32.6km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a ferry crossing

Check ferry timetable.

After 24.3 km for 42 m

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857 m

Windmill Village

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During the day it has many visitors, but in the evening it is very quiet and idyllic.

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883 m

View of the Zaanse Schans windmills

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Windmills and distinctive green houses

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983 m

Windmills at Zaanse Schans

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Open-air museum with small green wooden houses in the typical Zaanstreek style, craftsmen (clog makers and cheese factories are worth seeing) and a whole series of industrial mills - most …

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1.36 km

Zaanse Schans Windmills

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There are many mills to visit, most of which are still in use. The neighboring village has been redeveloped as a museum and shows the houses and businesses from earlier …

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1.45 km

Zaanse Schans

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The Zaanse Schans is a village in the municipality Zaanstad, located opposite Zaandijk on the Zaan. Every year, around 900,000 visitors visit this open-air museum, which was built with the …

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1.50 km

Zaanse Schans Windmills

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There are many mills to visit, most of which are still in use. The neighboring village has been redeveloped as a museum and shows the houses and businesses from earlier …

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7.88 km

Old Town Hall Jisp

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A picturesque village with a drawbridge, the monumental town hall and a church with stained glass windows. Shortly behind the Wormer- en Jisperveld. A natural landscape of about 2000 hectares.

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