Views along the Eastern and Western Scheldt

From the dikes along the Oosterschelde and Westerschelde you have beautiful views over the water and the many boats. On Zuid-Beveland it is wonderfully peaceful to cycle through the polders.

Drowned land
You start the route just outside the village of Oostdijk. In the polders it is nice to travel for miles between the grasslands and fruit orchards. Walk onto the dike for a beautiful view over the Oosterschelde. At the bottom of the dike lies the Drowned Land of Zuid-Beveland. In 1530 this part of Zuid-Beveland flooded. Now there is a nature reserve of mudflats and salt marshes where many birds live.

Western Scheldt
After crossing the Scheldt-Rhine Canal, which opened in 1975, you can stop at Non Plus Ultra for a drink and a snack. From the polder you can see the steep edge of the Brabantse Wal in the distance. You pass Bath, a former fortification. Here too you can climb up the dike, this time for a view over the Western Scheldt. In Waarde you can admire the centuries-old village church. De Hoed is a flour mill that has been here since 1991.