A trip through the Schoorlse Duinen and the polders

The route starts with an extensive lunch at Restaurant De Watersnip. Then you cycle to the Schoorlse Duinen: one of the most beautiful nature reserves in the Netherlands. A century ago there was still one large sandbox here. Now you see open drifting dunes, wet plains, dense forests and heathlands. Among all that natural beauty you drive to Bergen and Bergen aan Zee. When the weather is nice you can walk barefoot through the surf, always fun. At The Sandbar you can make a pit stop at the beach in the summer. At Brasserie Zo Wondrous you can enjoy a delicious meal, after which you cycle via the Pettermerduinen to the Zijpe and Hazepolder. A characteristic Dutch landscape of vast grasslands, rare raft bridges and old mills. What a varied bike ride!