Cycle route Outside the dykes at Breskens
Breskens, Biervliet, IJzendijke
This cycle route takes you through the open Zeeland polder landscape, past atmospheric villages and over the dike overlooking the sea. The wide views, creeks and fields alternate, while you sniff the salty air and feel the wind through your hair. Along the way, you will discover the charm of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. You pass an organic rose nursery, where colourful roses are grown without pesticides. A little further on, you pass a cheese farm, where artisanal cheeses with special flavours are made. The route takes you to IJzendijke, also called ‘Petit Paris’, where a four-metre-high Eiffel Tower replica gives a nod to the village's French influences. From here you cycle towards the coast and are presented with a different setting: the sea dyke opens up and the view of the Westerschelde is breathtaking. At low tide, you can see the tidal flats falling dry, where countless birds forage. A special part of the route takes you outside the dike, where you experience Zeeland's rugged nature up close. Via winding paths and old windmills such as De Witte Juffer and the Hulsterse molen, you return to the starting point, with a head full of fresh sea air and wonderful impressions.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Markt , 4521 BN Terneuzen | 38.9 KM | |
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From
18
to
19
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3674 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head west on Burgemeester Maarleveldstraat; Burg. Maarleveldstraat | 230 M | ||
| Turn left onto Gentsestraat | 468 M | ||
| Turn right onto Braakmanlaan | 54 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Braakmanlaan | 38 M | ||
| Turn right onto Middenweg | 179 M | ||
| Turn left | 245 M | ||
| Turn left onto Middenweg | 458 M | ||
| Turn right onto Geertruidadijk | 425 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nolleweg | 765 M | ||
| Turn left onto Annaweg | 812 M | ||
| You are now at section 19 | 0 M | ||
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From
19
to
31
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5326 M | 5.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Annaweg | 798 M | ||
| Turn right onto Pyramide | 611 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Pyramide | 397 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Schorredijk | 2.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Mollekotweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
to
39
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2997 M | 3 KM | |
| Head north on Watervlietseweg | 1 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Middenweg | 554 M | ||
| Turn right | 139 M | ||
| Continue onto Vestingweg | 7 M | ||
| Continue straight | 4 M | ||
| Continue onto Vestingweg | 541 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Oranjestraat | 535 M | ||
| Turn left onto Markt | 77 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Markt | 21 M | ||
| Turn right onto Minnepoortstraat | 111 M | ||
| You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
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From
39
to
50
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2256 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head north on Minnepoortstraat | 72 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Mauritsweg | 492 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Mauritsweg | 31 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Mauritsweg | 208 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Mauritsweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
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From
50
to
21
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4359 M | 4.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Krommeweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Statendijk | 463 M | ||
| Turn right onto Gaternisseweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn right | 17 M | ||
| Turn left onto Gaternisseweg | 706 M | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
27
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1111 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Gaternisseweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Schaapweg | 40 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
22
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1676 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head north on Schaapweg | 408 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Platteweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Buijzenpolderdijk | 254 M | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
to
25
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2594 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Hoofdplaatseweg | 453 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Hoofdplaatseweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Molenwater | 406 M | ||
| Turn left onto Grote Kade | 359 M | ||
| Turn right onto Spuiplein | 221 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Spuiplein | 59 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
26
|
2114 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Weegbrugweg | 128 M | ||
| Turn left onto Keipad | 119 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Keerdam | 265 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oosthavendam | 11 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Oosthavendam | 1.4 KM | ||
| Keep right onto Port Scaldis | 190 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
to
23
|
1031 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Magereind | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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From
23
to
24
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3158 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head east on Magereind | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Westlangeweg | 14 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Westlangeweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
to
28
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1645 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head north on Hogeweg | 156 M | ||
| Turn right onto Inlaag | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
to
37
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1993 M | 2 KM | |
| Head east on Inlaag | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
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From
37
to
34
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758 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Dijkeputten | 698 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oostlangeweg | 60 M | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
35
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3413 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Olmendijk | 325 M | ||
| Keep left onto Olmendijk | 112 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Olmendijk | 788 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nummer Zevenweg | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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From
35
to
18
|
772 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head south on Noordstraat | 772 M | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M |