Enkhuizen: enjoy history and views

  • The Netherlands
  • North Holland
  • Enkhuizen
  • 47.61 km (Approximately 02:48 u)
  • Cycling route 357878
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Enkhuizen: enjoy history and views

  • The Netherlands
  • North Holland
  • Enkhuizen
  • 47.61 km (Approximately 02:48 u)
  • Cycling route 357878
The route starts at Hotel Snouck van Loosen in Enkhuizen. From the heart of the city you drive onto the dike along the Markermeer. Here you can get a breath of fresh air while looking out over the rippling water. Time seems to have stood still a bit in Oosterleek, what a charming place! You cycle west, into the West Frisian polder. You regularly see a characteristic bell-shaped farm here. You drive through Hoogkarspel, further away is De Weelen: a rugged nature reserve where you can see what West Friesland looked like before the reclamation. From Andijk you drive a bit along the West Frisian Omringdijk. Until a century ago, the water of the Zuiderzee lapped against the dike here, but now you have beautiful views over the IJsselmeer. You enter the old center of Enkhuizen via Lighthouse De Ven from 1700.

Directions

# Description Distance
Hotel Snouck van Loosen (Paktuinen, 1601 GG, Enkhuizen, North Holland, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
12
12 (1601MB, Enkhuizen, North Holland, The Netherlands) 1.39 km
28
28 (1611CX, Stede Broec, North Holland, The Netherlands) 3.33 km
47
47 (1606AA, Drechterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) 4.65 km
10
10 (Zuiderdijk, 1606MG, Drechterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) 8.81 km
9
9 (1609GA, Drechterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) 10.68 km

Pause places

Hotel Snouck van Loosen

Paktuinen 3
1601 GG Enkhuizen
https://hotelsnouckvanloosen.nl

A 5-minute walk from the station you will find Hotel Snouck van Loosen, the perfect base to discover beautiful Enkhuizen. The hotel has a rich history since 1885 - this is the oldest hotel in Enkhuizen! Recently it has been completely given a new look, worth coming to see. From here, walk through the picturesque town, get on your bike and discover the other Zuiderzee towns, or take the boat to Stavoren!

Sights

Vuurtoren De Ven

6
1601 DA Enkhuizen

Lighthouse De Ven in Enkhuizen was built in 1699 - 1700. This makes the bright white brick lighthouse with the red 'cap' one of the oldest lighthouses in the Netherlands.

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