Dorregeesterpolderroute (rood)

If you enjoy open water, wind, and some waves – and also have some canoeing experience – the Uitgeestermeer route is highly recommended. Posts/buoys with a blue band mark the canoe route. Enjoy the exertion and relaxation of a day of paddling under your own power.

This route is for canoeists seeking the tranquility of the polder, the shelter of reed beds, meadows with cows and sheep, and nesting birds. The canoe route is marked in green. Enjoy the exertion and relaxation of a day of paddling under your own power.

A trip for lovers of cultural history, old lakes, reed beds, and low farm bridges. Due to the thick reed beds, there is little wind and few waves.

The Stierop Route takes you through peaceful polders, a vast nature reserve, and among other water sports enthusiasts and boats on the Markervaart and the Uitgeestermeer.

To the northeast of Uitgeest you will find the Dorregeesterpolder, a lesser-known but beautiful part of the Alkmaarder- en Uitgeestermeer recreational area. Put on your walking shoes and enjoy the nature, the wind in your hair, and the surprising views across the water.

This route takes you back in time, through picturesque landscapes along water, past forts and meadows, over winding dikes and old bridges. In the past, the Oer-IJ flowed here, a branch of the Rhine that emptied into the sea at Castricum. When it was closed off, a large peat bog formed. To make the land suitable for arable farming and livestock breeding, ditches were dug and dikes were built.