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Zaanse Schans Windmills – Zaanse Schans loop from Zaandijk Zaanse Schans

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North Holland

Zaanstad

Zaanse Schans Windmills – Zaanse Schans loop from Zaandijk Zaanse Schans

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Zaanse Schans Windmills – Zaanse Schans loop from Zaandijk Zaanse Schans

02:46

11.0km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 8.65 km for 6 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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758 m

View of the Zaanse Schans windmills

Highlight • Viewpoint

Windmills and distinctive green houses

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1.00 km

Replica of the First Albert Heijn Store

Highlight • Historical Site

This is how the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands got its start - the contrast to the current AH XL could hardly be greater.

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1.03 km

Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful to look at, especially at sunset. 🌅👌🏼

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1.27 km

Bakery Museum (Bakkerijmuseum) Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Historical Site

Yummy and delicious 😊

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1.35 km

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 times. A visit is worth it, you can dive right into history.

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1.41 km

Blik op de Zaan Chocolate Museum

Highlight • Monument

Zaanland is mentioned in the same breath as various Dutch products, such as chocolate.
Between the mills there is a storage shed where the craft of chocolate making is demonstrated today.

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1.45 km

Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Historical Site

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 idea of showing the historical heritage of this oldest industrial area in the Netherlands.

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2.09 km

Windmills of Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Monument

Great panorama, beautiful to look at

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11.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.19 km

2.28 km

2.06 km

1.24 km

208 m

Surfaces

6.89 km

3.94 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

19°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Zaanse Schans Windmills – Zaanse Schans loop from Zaandijk Zaanse Schans

View of the Zaanse Schans windmills

Replica of the First Albert Heijn Store

Zaanse Schans

Bakery Museum (Bakkerijmuseum) Zaanse Schans