Explore the authentic Amsterdam and its surroundings

This route takes you from the heart of Amsterdam to the countryside around Amstelveen. But first you loosen up your legs as you cycle through the stately Old South. Further on you cycle a bit through the Amsterdamse Bos, after which you ride through the old heart of Amstelveen. You pass the Grote Poel, a nineteenth-century peat excavation. In Oosteinderpoel you can see primeval forests, hay meadows and the Zwarte Ruiter: a flour mill from 1778 that is now inhabited. In Aalsmeer you cycle along the Westeinderplassen. Via Kwakel you drive to the Amstel. You drive back to Amsterdam along the banks, while enjoying the tranquility and the characteristic view over the polder. You drive back to Banks Mansion via the Amstelpark and through the Rivierenbuurt.