Windmills at Zaanse Schans – View of Broek in Waterland loop from Zaandam

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Netherlands

North Holland

Zaanstad

Windmills at Zaanse Schans – View of Broek in Waterland loop from Zaandam

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Windmills at Zaanse Schans – View of Broek in Waterland loop from Zaandam

03:47

62.7km

90m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. 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: July 31, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes ferry crossings

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After 22.6 km for 46 m

After 50.2 km for 295 m

After 59.8 km for 355 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.96 km

Windmills at Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Monument

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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11.5 km

Oostzanerveld Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Part of the Natura-2000 area in Oostzaan, just like the Twiske. Sandwiched between the A7, A8 and the village of Oostzaan, it is an area that can almost only be …

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16.3 km

Twiske Recreation Area

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful, absolutely perfectly maintained local recreation area! A place that radiates absolute peace and relaxation. A restoration directly on the water offers cooling possibilities. Clean toilets are also available in this area.

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31.8 km

View of Broek in Waterland

Highlight • Viewpoint

relax while sitting on the grass or a bench overlooking the beautiful authentic Broek in Waterland.

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41.9 km

Marshland

Highlight • Natural

42.5 km

Durgerdam and the View of Pampus

Highlight • Settlement

Which Dutch person does not know the expression 'lying in front of Pampus', being exhausted by eating or drinking a lot. Or just lying around lazily. From Durgerdam you can …

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45.1 km

Schellingwoude

Highlight • Settlement

In Schellingwoude, the characteristic houses are almost all along the IJ. From here you cross the Oranjesluizen on foot or by bicycle to get to Amsterdam.

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50.1 km

Free Ferry at Amsterdam Central Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Great opportunity. During the ride there is a great view of the Eye Film Museum

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52.2 km

Oude Houthaven

Lake

54.4 km

Minervahaven

Lake

62.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.6 km

13.9 km

10.3 km

430 m

279 m

209 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.3 km

18.4 km

12.5 km

806 m

746 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

September 20, 2024,NL 6 - Zaandam - Amsterdam (Minerva)

Today is already the last day of the South Holland tour. The ship had docked in Zaandam the evening before. After breakfast we then got on our bikes through an industrial area towards Zaanse Schans. Around 1,900,000 visitors visit this open-air museum every year, which was built with the idea of showing the historical heritage of this oldest industrial area …

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