Nice cycling around Schagen
- The Netherlands
- North Holland
- Schagen
- 44.85 km (Approximately 02:38 u)
- Cycling route 552982
Nice cycling around Schagen
- The Netherlands
- North Holland
- Schagen
- 44.85 km (Approximately 02:38 u)
- Cycling route 552982
Your route starts with a cup of coffee at De Brugwachter Food & Beverage, at Vakantiepark Zijpersluis. The route leads past Molen de Groenvelder, a beautiful thatched polder mill from 1572. In Haringhuizen you drive past the fifteenth-century village church. You also pass the Mennonietenbuurt: 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 devastations (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.
Directions
| # | Description | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| De Brugwachter Eten & Drinken (Burgerweg, 1754 KC, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.00 km | |
| Vakantiepark Zijpersluis (Ruigeweg, 1754 HA, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.17 km | |
40 | 40 (1754EB, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.81 km |
29 | 29 (1754KJ, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 1.35 km |
88 | 88 (1755RJ, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 2.58 km |
87 | 87 (1755NP, Schagen, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 3.55 km |
Pause places
De Brugwachter Eten & Drinken
Burgerweg 9
1754 KC Schagen
http://www.debrugwachter.com
You will find De Brugwachter Food & Drink at Holiday Park Zijpersluis in Burgerbrug, a great base for a day of cycling or walking along the North Holland coast. From here you can walk into the nature reserve Abtskolk and De Putten. Great to combine with a nice long beach walk. Burgerbrug is located halfway between Schagen and the Schoorl dunes, so you can also fully enjoy this by bike. After a beautiful day in the open air, sit down for one of the stews. Or go for the Brugwachter schnitzel with fried onion, mushrooms and mashed potatoes!
Vakantiepark Zijpersluis
Ruigeweg 6a
1754 HA Schagen
http://www.parkzijpersluis.nl
Holiday Park Zijpersluis is a small-scale bungalow park near the North Sea. You can relax here on the beach and in the polder landscape. In April and May you can enjoy the beautiful flower fields. This park is also the right place for a visit to the cheese city of Alkmaar! Cycling and walking are excellent in the rural area around the park. So don't forget to bring your bike! A wonderful base for a few days of strolling through the dunes (Petten is 3 km away).
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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