Walk around the Amstelmeer

Put on your walking shoes and come and enjoy a day of fresh air on the Amstelmeer. Enjoy the views, the peace and quiet and the cozy harbours.

Marina
The Haukes was once a mooring place for the ferry that completed the Schagen-Wieringen connection. A mail boat also moored here at that time, a reminder that you can see in the name of a café at the marina. A little later you walk over the dike along the Amstelmeer. This water (then called Amsteldiep) once formed a transition between the Wadden Sea and the Zuiderzee. Now you no longer see VOC ships, but surfers.

Amsteldiepdijk
From the port of Ewijcksluis you walk onto the Amsteldiepdijk. This dike was constructed in 1924 and connected the then island of Wieringen to the mainland. The construction of the Amsteldiepdijk was not without problems: the nature reserve De Verzakking, which is located to the right of the dike, was created by the slipping of dike soil. The Amsteldiepdijk thus proved to be an important training ground for the engineers who later constructed the Afsluitdijk. The route ends at Camping Waddenzee, a wonderfully quiet overnight stay.