Admiring windmills at the Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans, North Holland, The Netherlands
Hiking route: 177841
Provided by: Bureau Toerisme Laag Holland
8.7 km
494 kcal
2 m
Description
Special windmills in the polder
At the start of the route you immediately set course for the Zaanse Schans. Here you can feast your eyes with all the beautiful windmills that can be found side by side. You probably hardly know where to look anymore. For example, take a look at De Huisman, paint mill De Kat, the Klaverblad and the Bonte Hen. You then walk further in the direction of the town of Wormer and then continue in the direction of Zaandam through the polders. Here you will find the old sailing polder of the Wormer and Jisperveld. This open meadow area is popular with many species of meadow birds such as the black-tailed godwit, redshank, lapwing and ruff. A large part of this typical Dutch cultural landscape is owned by Natuurmonumenten.
Extensive polders
You can also walk on the ring dike of the De Engewormer polder. This polder consists mainly of meadows. Around this polder you will find the Kalverpolder, the Polder Wormer, the villages of Jisp and Nick and the Wijdewormer.
The historic Zaanse Schans
The Zaanse Schans is a special area that is intended to preserve historical heritage. So it is actually a kind of open-air museum that is freely accessible. In addition to centuries-old windmills, you will also find a cheese dairy, a bakery museum, a beating workshop and other small businesses and museums where you can get acquainted with old crafts. In short, you can completely immerse yourself in times long gone.
Height Profile
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.
You do not want to miss this
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.
Sights
Directions
| # | Description | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkeerplaats (Schansend, 1509AW, Zaanse Schans, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.00 km | ||
41 | 41 (1509, Zaanse Schans, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.39 km | |
| De Huisman (1509BW, Zaanse Schans, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.49 km | ||
| De Gekroonde Poelenburg (De Gekroonde Poelenburg, 1509BZ, Zaanse Schans, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.76 km | ||
| De Kat (De Kat, 1509BZ, Zaanse Schans, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.85 km | ||
| Molen De Zoeker (De Zoeker, 1509BZ, Zaanse Schans, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.97 km |
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