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Zaanse Schans Windmills – Zaanse Schans loop from Polder Westzaan

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Zaanse Schans Windmills – Zaanse Schans loop from Polder Westzaan

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Zaanse Schans Windmills – Zaanse Schans loop from Polder Westzaan

02:55

11.6km

10m

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: August 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Wormer- en Jisperveld & Kalverpolder

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

7.76 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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2

7.79 km

Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Settlement

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

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3

7.94 km

Zaanse Schans Windmills

Highlight • Monument

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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4

8.03 km

Bakery Museum (Bakkerijmuseum) Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Historical Site

Yummy and delicious 😊

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5

8.18 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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6

8.21 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 …

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7

8.27 km

Kalverpolder Windmills

Highlight • Monument

8

8.85 km

Windmills of Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Monument

Great panorama, beautiful to look at

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B

11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.91 km

4.68 km

1.02 km

727 m

231 m

Surfaces

6.65 km

3.88 km

782 m

145 m

< 100 m

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