Tour of Marken and 't Twiske
- The Netherlands
- North Holland
- Waterland
- 57.83 km (Approximately 03:24 u)
- Cycling route 771952
Tour of Marken and 't Twiske
- The Netherlands
- North Holland
- Waterland
- 57.83 km (Approximately 03:24 u)
- Cycling route 771952
Take a look around Marken, a former island with a well-preserved cultural history, before crossing by boat to another characteristic town: Volendam. From the beautiful old harbor you can drive straight into the polders. Here you drive past vast meadows with cows, a beautiful Dutch picture. Further on you cycle along the Purmer Ee, an old connection between the Purmerpolder and the former Zuiderzee. You will also pass 't Twiske, a beautiful unspoilt and water-rich nature reserve.'t Schouw is a former seventeenth-century transfer point for the barge traffic between Amsterdam and Hoorn. You will be amazed by the old villages of Broek in Waterland and Zuiderwoude. In Purmerend you can stop at De Jongh Fietsspecialist, where you will find a nice range of bicycles and accessories.
Directions
| # | Description | Distance |
|---|---|---|
51 | 51 (Havenbuurt, 1156AL, Waterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.00 km |
99 | 99 (Haven, 1131EV, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 4.55 km |
56 | 56 (Noordeinde, 1141AD, Waterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 11.53 km |
| Overstaphekje Purmerdijk (Monnickendammerweg, 1141 PJ, Waterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 13.49 km | |
3 | 3 (1482AH, Waterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 14.65 km |
18 | 18 (1447AA, Purmerend, North Holland, The Netherlands) | 15.79 km |
Pause places
De Jongh Fietsspecialist
Peperstraat 20-24
1441 BJ Purmerend
https://www.dejonghfietsspecialist.nl
At this nice bicycle shop in Purmerend you can find a wide range of city bicycles, electric bicycles, racing bicycles, mountain bikes, touring bicycles, hybrid bicycles and children's bicycles. You have also come to the right place for parts, accessories, clothing and maintenance. In the area you can immediately try out your new bicycle or accessories in the beautiful Dutch landscape. Pedal along the Wormer and Jisperveld, have a coffee in Edam and Volendam or explore Monnickendam and Marken. The possibilities here are endless!
Sights
Overstaphekje Purmerdijk
Monnickendammerweg
1141 PJ Waterland
You will find various transfer gates on the grasdijk. You can easily climb over this because a step has been made. That's adventurous walking!
Paterspoel en Suzanna sluis
Achterdichting
1451 ML Oostzaan
The Paterspoel with the Suzanna Sluis has an illustrious past that goes back to the Eighty Years' War. A farmer named Paterke caused Spanish soldiers to fall off his boat here. The fortress in Landsmeer was conquered by the Spaniards at the height of the Keering. Klein Paterke was allowed to transport heavily armed Spanish soldiers to Watergang, but Paterke did not like the Spaniards and came up with a ruse. As soon as he was out of sight, sailing through the tall reeds and through a deep ditch, he stood on the side of the ship's edge and began to rock. The soldiers, who were not prepared for this, rolled over each other and when the barge capsized they fell overboard. Klein Paterke repeated this act of beggary six more times.
Het Oostzanerveld
Along the Zaandam-Hoorn railway line, which was built in 1884, and on the bridges in this region you have a view over the Oostzanerveld. This area is part of the Low Holland National Landscape. As part of the Natura 2000 area of Ilperveld, Varkensland, Oostzanerveld and 't Twiske, this unique peat meadow area has been given a protected status. The so-called boating farmers used to go here with their boat to the cows.
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