Amstelland Veenpolder route

Parent Church

From the parking lot you leave via the village of Ouderkerk a/d Amstel (older than Amsterdam). Ouderkerk is known for the Portuguese Beth Haím Cemetery where you can walk around on your own, not on Saturdays.

Kalfjeslaan
From there along the river De Amstel towards Amsterdam. Just before the city you bend onto the Kalfjeslaan. This avenue dates from the 16th century and was also called't Kleine Loopveld after the green strip that runs north of the entire avenue, and is part of the eco-ribbon along the southern edge of Amsterdam.

The Spurs
Along Het Spoortje you drive from Amstelveen to Bovenkerk. This was a railway line for steam trains from 1915 to 1950. The Bovenkerk station building is still there. Via the Bovenkerkerpolder, the Legmeerpolder, the Westeinderplassen, the (Southern) Legmeerpolder to Vrouwenakker. From there you quickly arrive in Amstelhoek, after which you can take a ferry across the river in Nes aan de Amstel to get to the peat polder De Ronde Hoep.

Cycling on a high dike you can observe the view of cows in the Dutch pasture until you reach the parking lot again.