Cycling through the polders around Edam

Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands

Cycling route: 122490

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Provided by: Bureau Toerisme Laag Holland

36.7 km
02:09 h
647 kcal
4 m
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Cycling below sea level? Many people don't want to think about it, afraid they will be flooded. Not a completely unfounded fear, because during the Middle Ages the land below sea level was regularly flooded. For example, the many names ending in -braak refer directly to places where the dikes used to break. Peat rivers grew here into flood channels and inland seas. Something you can hardly see now, because many of those ponds were drained. Consider, for example, the Beemsterpolder, which you partly cycle along.

Impressive buildings in Edam
In 1532, during the reign of Emperor Charles V, a system of dikes and water management was devised to increase the safety of the inhabitants. Broadly speaking, that system is still in operation, as you can see along the way. The ever-threatening water in Edam has never been an obstacle to the construction of impressive buildings. In this old trading city, wealthy merchants made it easy at the time. Many of those old merchant houses still adorn the old center, untouched by time.

The water as an ally
Sometimes grateful use was made of all that water. Such as the Defense Line of Amsterdam: a unique line of defense around Amsterdam where water was used to protect the city. During this route you will pass three of the more than forty forts: Fort bij Edam, Fort Benoorden Purmerend and Fort Kwadijk. At the De Breek Visitor Center in Oosthuizen you will find the lowest point in North Holland: more than six meters below sea level. Here you can drink a coffee and stretch your legs. With dry feet, because the Zuiderzee was tamed with the arrival of the Afsluitdijk.
Parking Camping Bicycle cafe Windmill Museum Consort Fort Tourist landmark

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Bureau Toerisme Laag Holland

In Laag Holland are the rustic villages of yesteryear. While cycling you will find Dutch history in the beautiful straight polder lines and the protected city and village views. Low Holland is a national landscape. The Defense Line of Amsterdam and the Beemster have been placed on the World Heritage list by UNESCO.

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Below you will find various suggestions for breaks that you can visit during your route. These are divided into different categories, making it easy for you to choose.

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# Description Distance
Parkeerplaats | Zeevangszeedijk in Edam (Camping Strandbad Edam, 1135 PZ, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
Buitenhuis De Meeuwen (Zeevangszeedijk, 1135 CX, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands) 0.13 km
Fort bij Edam (Fort bij Edam, 1135CR, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands) 0.50 km
97
 97 (Oorgat, 1135CS, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands) 1.42 km
Edams Museum (1135 EL, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands) 2.06 km
De Speeltoren in Edam (1135 AM, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands) 2.22 km
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