Walking route Abtskolk and Burgerbrug

You immediately cross the North Holland Canal at Burgervlotbrug, via one of the five remaining floating bridges in the Netherlands. Special! On the other side you come through the Mennonietenbuurt: this former settlement was founded by Mennonites in the eighteenth century. Then you make a round around the Abtskolk, in the nature reserve Abtskolk en de Putten, a unique open area behind the Hondsbossche sea wall. It has been designated as a Natura 2000 area because the lesser white-fronted goose, barnacle goose, greylag goose and wigeon live here. The irregular parcelling can be clearly seen from the cycle and walking paths.