Haarlem, Bloemendaal, Zandvoort

Start your cycle route in the polders, close to Schiphol Airport and dive into nature with us. The Cycle route leads you from the polders, through the dunes to the coast in less than 60 kilometres.

You will continue through the Zuid-Kennemerland Nature Park, an area characterised by dune and sandbar landscapes. It stretches over some thirty-eight square kilometres and more than a hundred different bird species have been observed.

In the city of Haarlem, you pass the Spaarne. This river flows through Haarlem to Spaarndam and has a rich history. In the 13th century, it formed the connection between the Haarlemmermeer and the IJ. In the 13th century, a dam with sluices was built in the Spaarne at its mouth on the IJ as part of the Spaarndammerdijk. This is where the village of Spaarndam arose.