Cycling along the Veersemeer and the North Sea

Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands

Cycling route: 156630

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Provided by: Groots Genieten

49.8 km
02:55 h
878 kcal
9 m

Description

In the western part of Zeeland there is a peninsula where you can enjoy the vastness of the province while cycling through the landscape. You can see the North Sea, the Western Scheldt and the Veerse Meer. Around the twenty-two kilometer long Veerse Meer, you can enjoy picturesque villages, old mills and a beautiful view over the water. The width of the brackish water lake varies between 150 and 1500 meters and in the deepest places the lake is up to 25 meters deep. The total water surface is 2030 hectares and there are thirteen islands in the lake. The Veerse Meer was created by damming the Veerse Gat when the Delta Works were built. Until 1969, the management of the lake was in the hands of the Delta Service. The brackish water, with varying salinity, is one of the few places in the Netherlands where the Zuiderzee crab and the trumpet lime worm, as well as eel bread, occur. Thousands of rainbow and brook trout are released here every year. Sailors, anglers, recreational divers, surfers, water skiers and canoeists come to their heart's content on and in the lake. Westhove Castle is also located in Oostkapelle. This castle is largely freely accessible and a real tourist attraction. It used to serve as a country house for prominent Zeeland families and from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century it was owned by the Middelburg abbey. During the Eighty Years' War it came into the hands of the Water Beggars. Unfortunately, a large part of the lock was lost to fire. What you can still see are the buildings of the actual outer bailey. But it remains a beautiful and romantic image of a medieval castle anyway.
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Directions

# Description Distance
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12 (Prelaatweg, 4363NJ, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
11
11 (4363NS, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 1.07 km
13
13 (4357RA, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 2.45 km
15
15 (4363RH, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 3.63 km
20
20 (4356AJ, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 8.05 km
22
22 (Zwanenburgseweg, 4356RR, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 10.07 km

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