Cycling through Schagen and surroundings

The route starts at Brasserie Zo Simply. You can enjoy an extensive lunch here, after which you jump on the saddle and cycle through the Pettemerduinen. It is also nice to make miles in the wide polder land with its high Dutch skies. In the heart of Schagen you can see the Christoforuskerk from 1883. The towers of Slot Schagen date from the Middle Ages. In this region you can see characteristic farmhouses here and there. In the hamlet of Valkkoog you pass the beautiful sixteenth-century village church. Then you drive through Stroet, the Old Frisian word for swampy. Further on you pass De Groenvelder, a thatched polder mill from 1572. In Burgervlotbrug you can see one of the five remaining raft bridges in the Netherlands. You are welcome at Restaurant de Watersnip for a delicious meal, after which you cycle back to Petten.