Archives: Routes

Follow the 2-hour Tulip Route along the stories. Discover the colorful polders surrounding Roelofarendsveen, where tulip fields, waterways, and local history come together. This route takes you through the heart of the flower region, an atmospheric journey full of nature, culture, and surprising views.

The purple route runs around De Putten, a vast meadow area with ditches and ponds, managed by Natuurmonumenten. The name comes from the clay pits that were dug for clay extraction in Castricum.

Discover the colorful heart of the Bulb Region from the water. This varied boat route takes you past blooming fields, unique villages, and the lake area around Warmond and the Kaag.

This route takes you along the four cores of Zandvoort; beach, circuit, nature and the village. Along the beach you drive to Bloemendaal, here you drive into the dunes towards Parnassia. Drink a nice cup of coffee here and then continue your route back to Zandvoort along the circuit.

The winter guest walk goes along canals and ditches, with various opportunities to walk closer to a bank. With a visit to the beautiful Zwanenplas, where many winter birds come to spend the winter. So bring binoculars!

Enjoy the view over an impressive 17th-century mill park in Schermerhorn: three series of lower, middle, and upper mills that were used to pump the water from the Schermerpolder into the ring canal.

The route runs along the water of the Zaan as much as possible. Where factories once stood, residential complexes have now risen that resemble their predecessors in form and volume.

Cycle 27 km through the largest peat meadow area in Western Europe. Spot black-tailed godwits, lapwings, and redshanks. Start and end at Tramplein bus station in Purmerend.

For centuries, West Frisian farmers and market gardeners have sailed their boats through the ditches every day to their scattered fields.

The most varied walk of all ten, featuring both sweeping views and heritage. With the Zaan as the grand finale. The Wormer- and Jisperveld is the largest continuous peat meadow area in Western Europe.

Step into your canoe or boat and explore the beautiful Uitgeestermeer. Along the way, you will see various remnants of the Defence Line of Amsterdam.

On this route across Wieringen, you will enjoy panoramic views of the IJsselmeer and the North Holland polder. You will also pass through characteristic villages and the quiet Robbenoord Forest.