552982 Enjoy cycling around Schagen

From the starting point, the route first leads past Molen de Groenvelder, a beautiful thatched polder mill from 1572. In Haringhuizen you drive past the fifteenth-century village church. You will also pass through the Mennonite neighborhood: this former settlement was founded by Mennonites in the eighteenth century. At junction 40 you cross the Noordhollandsch Kanaal via one of the five remaining raft bridges in the Netherlands. You cycle a few kilometers along the Pettemerduinen. At the end is Petten, a village that was rebuilt for the fourth (!) time after the Second World War. The first two destructions (in 1421 and 1625) were caused by the sea. The third by the Germans: Petten had to make way for the Atlantic Wall in 1943. Take a break at Pancake Restaurant Buiten before returning to your starting point!

Directions

#	Description	Distance
	Parkeerplaats centrum (1752AH, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands)	0.00 km
42	42 (1752, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands)	0.35 km
43	43 (1744KN, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands)	1.42 km
50	50 (1744GN, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands)	5.71 km
	Molen De Groenvelder (1744GG, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands)	7.46 km
51	51 (Haringhuizerweg, 1741NC, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands)	13.28 km

Pause places

Pannenkoekenrestaurant Buiten

Spreeuwendijk 6
1755 LD Schagen
http://www.buitenpetten.nl

Outside stands for delicious food and drinks, cozy drinks and fun. Trampoline jumping, mini golf and the beach, sea and dunes within easy reach: you will find it all here. Enjoy a delicious pancake, fresh pastry or a tasty lunch in the attractive restaurant or on our sunny terrace. Here you are on the edge of the Pettemerbos, within walking distance of the coast, a perfect base or stopover for a varied walk. Or grab your bike and cycle through the Zwanenwater! The Schoorlse Duinen and Westfriese Omringdijk are also nearby.

Sights

Molen De Groenvelder

1744GG Schagen
http://www.allemolens.nl

Molen De Groenvelder is a polder mill from 1571 with an oak back. The mill drained the Valkkoog polder, a drainage area of approximately 497 hectares. Within this polder was the Westerendspolder, which had its own drainage system. In the first half of the 20th century, a wind motor was used to drain the southern part of the polder, but this wind motor disappeared as a result of land consolidation. Today, the mill is still regularly used for the drainage of the polder, together with an electric screw pump.

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