Mill Route North Holland Dune Reserve

Your route starts at Bike Totaal Kruijswijk Tweewielers in Castricum. You will soon enter the North Holland Dune Reserve, one of the Netherlands' largest nature reserves. If you would like to know more about this special area, first drop by the De Hoep Visitor Center. The route leads right past it. Special windmills can be seen in the hinterland. A beautiful cycle path leads you straight through the dunes to the nineteenth-century Varnebroek mill. The nine-meter-high mill was temporarily moved from its place a few years ago due to a restoration by a mill builder. With a new mortar and new rods it stands proud again. Along the banks of the Limmergat and the Uitgeestermeer you drive back to Castricum, past the Woudaap: a beautiful polder mill from 1651.