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View of The Pool – Cherry Blossom Park Amstelveen loop from Aan de Poel

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Netherlands

North Holland

Aalsmeer

View of The Pool – Cherry Blossom Park Amstelveen loop from Aan de Poel

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4.6

(74)

558

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View of The Pool – Cherry Blossom Park Amstelveen loop from Aan de Poel

01:29

5.88km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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1.40 km

View of The Pool

Highlight • Lake

De Poel is a lake located between Amstelveen and the Amsterdamse Bos. This lake was created in the 19th century by peat excavations and has never been reclaimed. Today, De Poel is used by water sports enthusiasts, but it is also well-known among restaurant lovers thanks to the adjacent two-Michelin-star restaurant "Aan de Poel."

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2.01 km

Bloesempark

Highlight • Natural

Really beautiful, but incredibly crowded! So charming when it's in bloom.

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2.13 km

Cherry Blossom Park Amstelveen

Highlight • Natural Monument

Sakura, also known as the Cherry Blossom Festival, is a Japanese celebration of the arrival of spring. It is a tradition to have a picnic with family and friends under the beautifully blooming cherry trees. In Japan, flowers, and nature in general, have profound symbolic meaning. The cherry blossom symbolizes a new beginning, but at the same time reminds us of the fleeting and transience of life.

The Cherry Blossom Festival is organized in Amstelveen every year, usually in March or April. A special aspect of this festival is that in the year 2000 the Japan Women's Club (JWC) donated 400 cherry trees to Amstelveen. It is striking that each tree has a name, with 200 trees named after Japanese women's names and 200 trees after Dutch women's names.

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2.22 km

Tsunami Monument

Highlight • Monument

The memorial is a memorial to the victims of the tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 after the Sendai earthquake.

The monument was unveiled in March 2012, one year after the disaster. It is made of black granite with a bronze plaque with a Dutch and Japanese text.

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2.40 km

Bridge to the Cherry Blossom Park

Highlight • Bridge

The bridge is 175 meters long. Initially, the bridge was made of bamboo (built in 2000), but that was not resistant to the weather. The bridge was renovated in 2020 and is now made of galvanized steel with composite bamboo uprights.

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