From Oostkapelle to Veere

In the western part of Zeeland lies 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 kilometre 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 metres and at the deepest places the lake is 25 metres 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 constructed. Until 1969, the management of the lake was in the hands of the Delta Service. The brackish water, with varying salt content, is one of the few places in the Netherlands where the Zuiderzee crab and the trumpet lime tube worm, but also eel bread can be found. Thousands of rainbow and brook trout are released here every year. Sailors, anglers, divers, surfers, water skiers and canoeists can indulge themselves on and in the lake. In Oostkapelle, at the holiday resort "Weltevreden", you start your cycling tour. It is the ideal base for a cycling weekend with friends, because you can rent group accommodations or a bungalow for four people here. There is a cozy brown café at the holiday resort where you can have a cold beer on your return while the children get rid of any energy they still have left in the playground. You can also play a game of jeu de boules, a game of table tennis or rent a gas barbecue to enjoy a nice meal together.