Cycling route Historic Haarlemmermeer
Haarlem, Aalsmeer, Buitenkaag
With this cycling route you will follow the Ring canal of the Haarlemmermeer polder, which is over 60 kilometers long. Already in the 17th century, plans were made by Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater (what's in a name...) for the reclamation of the Haarlemmermeer, then also called the Waterwolf. But Haarlem earned heavily from shipping and Leiden from fishing, so many people were quite opposed to those plans. Only when Amsterdam and Leiden twice had to deal with the predatory Waterwolf due to high water storms, was it decided by Royal Decree in 1837 to reclaim the Haarlemmermeer. This was done by steam pumping stations, a unique in the era of windmills. Add the Cruquius Museum to your cycling route and discover the largest steam engine in the world: Pumping Station De Cruquius, one of the three steam pumping stations used to pump the Haarlemmermeer dry between 1849 and 1852. Awarded "Monument of the Year" in 2020, Museum Stoomgemaal Halfweg's 1852 building alone is a picture to behold. In addition to the pumping stations, mills still adorn the horizon in various places. The Historical Garden takes you back in time and portrays the rich history of Aalsmeer from around 1700 to 1940. Get off your bike at Landgoed Groenendaal and Bosbeek, which used to be called Rustmeer because of its view of the Haarlemmermeer. A little further on, grab Kunstfort Vijfhuizen right away! Admire more Dutch history in the center of Haarlem, for example while visiting the oldest museum in the Netherlands: the Teylers Museum. In short, wonderful historic Haarlemmermeer!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Schalkwijkerstraat , 2032 JA Haarlem | 71.4 KM | |
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From
90
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87
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2147 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head northeast | 19 M | ||
| Continue onto Zomervaart | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Prins Bernhardlaan | 22 M | ||
| Turn left | 29 M | ||
| Continue onto Teunisbloempad | 583 M | ||
| Continue onto Nieuweweg | 426 M | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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From
87
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27
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6800 M | 6.8 KM | |
| Head north on Liewegje | 219 M | ||
| Continue onto Liewegje | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Robertus Nurksweg | 4.6 KM | ||
| Continue onto Haarlemmerstraatweg | 104 M | ||
| Continue straight | 266 M | ||
| Continue onto Dokter Baumannplein | 134 M | ||
| Continue onto Amsterdamsestraatweg | 180 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
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44
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1843 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head east on Amsterdamsestraatweg | 267 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester Simonsstraat | 196 M | ||
| Turn left onto Mientekade | 33 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Osdorperweg | 42 M | ||
| Turn right onto Remisepad | 71 M | ||
| Turn right onto Remisepad | 1.2 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 13 M | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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From
44
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75
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2650 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Lascarpad | 2.6 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 35 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
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79
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2591 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head southeast | 37 M | ||
| Continue onto Zwarte Pad | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 761 M | ||
| Turn left onto P. Hans Frankfurthersingel | 262 M | ||
| Turn right onto Akersluis | 431 M | ||
| You are now at section 79 | 0 M | ||
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From
79
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82
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3061 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Langsom | 63 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuwemeerdijk | 64 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 68 M | ||
| Continue onto Burgemeester Amersfoordtlaan | 705 M | ||
| Turn left onto Pa Verkuijllaan | 570 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Pa Verkuijllaan | 13 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Pa Verkuijllaan | 61 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 33 M | ||
| Turn left | 795 M | ||
| Continue onto Schipholweg | 689 M | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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From
82
to
97
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1759 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Schipholweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
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86
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950 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Oosthoek | 90 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stationsplein-Noordoost; Stationsplein-NO | 715 M | ||
| Turn left onto Brugstraat | 145 M | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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From
86
to
96
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6784 M | 6.8 KM | |
| Head east | 64 M | ||
| Continue onto Bosrandweg | 207 M | ||
| Turn right onto Meester Jac. Takkade | 54 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Meester Jac. Takkade | 64 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kleine Bospad | 1.8 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Meester Jac. Takkade | 968 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oosteinderweg | 3.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Oosteinderweg | 84 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit | 22 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
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95
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495 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head west | 53 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto van Cleeffkade | 435 M | ||
| Turn left onto van Cleeffkade | 7 M | ||
| You are now at section 95 | 0 M | ||
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From
95
to
3
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2434 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head west on Uiterweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| Turn right | 6 M | ||
| Take the ferry Aalsmeer - Rijsenhout (NH-040) | 35 M | ||
| Continue slight left | 7 M | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
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From
3
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4
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3347 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Aalsmeerderdijk | 145 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Leimuiderdijk | 3.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
to
5
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1375 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Leimuiderdijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
to
10
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2342 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Leimuiderdijk | 2.2 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Huigsloterdijk | 29 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Weteringweg | 157 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
9
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1817 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head north on Alkemadelaan | 92 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kanaalweg | 32 M | ||
| Turn left onto Alkemadelaan | 13 M | ||
| Keep right onto Googstraat | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Molendijk | 198 M | ||
| Keep right onto Molendijk | 443 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
to
8
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4352 M | 4.4 KM | |
| Head west on Sluis | 16 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordveenweg | 76 M | ||
| Turn left onto Huigsloterdijk | 4.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
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From
8
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25
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795 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head west on Huigsloterdijk | 795 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
1
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5190 M | 5.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Lisserdijk | 2.6 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Turfspoor | 2.2 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 6 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lisserweg | 343 M | ||
| Continue straight | 5 M | ||
| Turn left | 23 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
to
45
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4833 M | 4.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on IJweg | 493 M | ||
| Turn left | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right | 722 M | ||
| Turn right | 311 M | ||
| Continue onto Het Langepad | 2.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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From
45
to
57
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3852 M | 3.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Venneperpad | 29 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Het Langepad | 2.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 12 M | ||
| Continue onto Het Langepad | 431 M | ||
| Turn left onto Leendert van der Meulenpad | 678 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto René Jansenpad | 523 M | ||
| Turn left onto Boseilandenpad | 46 M | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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From
57
to
54
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5005 M | 5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Boseilandenpad | 568 M | ||
| Continue straight | 34 M | ||
| Turn right onto Duinpad | 306 M | ||
| Continue straight | 111 M | ||
| Turn left | 236 M | ||
| Continue onto Boseilandenpad | 532 M | ||
| Continue straight | 14 M | ||
| Continue onto Boseilandenpad | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Kruisweg | 368 M | ||
| Turn right onto Spieringweg | 179 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Spieringweg | 12 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Spieringweg | 507 M | ||
| Turn right | 760 M | ||
| You are now at section 54 | 0 M | ||
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From
54
to
53
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2188 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head east | 336 M | ||
| Turn left | 743 M | ||
| Turn right onto Spieringweg | 4 M | ||
| Turn left | 153 M | ||
| Continue straight | 14 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 8 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 120 M | ||
| Turn right | 52 M | ||
| Turn left | 56 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 18 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 260 M | ||
| Turn left onto Cruquiusdijk | 424 M | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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From
53
to
74
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2031 M | 2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Schalkwijkerbrug | 51 M | ||
| Turn left | 88 M | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 195 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zuid Schalkwijkerweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Continue onto Zuid Schalkwijkerweg | 224 M | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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From
74
to
89
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1232 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head north on Zuid Schalkwijkerweg | 65 M | ||
| Continue onto Zuid Schalkwijkerweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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From
89
to
85
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835 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head north on Noord Schalkwijkerweg | 835 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
90
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702 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Schalklink | 119 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schalkwijkerstraat | 583 M | ||
| You are now at section 90 | 0 M |