Cycle route through watery meadows
Oldemarkt, Scherpenzeel, Echten
The Netherlands is a real country of water and you will notice this when you head into the countryside around Scherpenzeel in Friesland. Everywhere you find ditches, marshy meadows and little lakes. These ponds are a source of flora and fauna. For instance, the ditches are full of frogs and the lapwing enjoys wet feet in the meadow. Here in the far north of the Netherlands, you can feast your eyes. The flat landscape allows you to see far into the polder and cycle through a patchwork of greenery. The small farming villages remind you of days gone by; big cities no longer seem to exist. You cycle through the Weerribben in Friesland to the edge of the Tjeukemeer, where you enjoy beautiful views and enthusiastic water sports enthusiasts. Hop off along the way at one of the bird-watching huts or look out over the area at a viewpoint. Nature is overwhelmingly beautiful here, so take your time and make a day of it. Via the winding river Lende, the junctions take you from one village to another. Be surprised by Friesland's polder landscape.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Hooiweg , 8378 EN Steenwijkerland | 46.7 KM | |
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From
20
to
13
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1737 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Meenteweg | 449 M | ||
| Continue straight | 7 M | ||
| Turn right onto Meenteweg | 64 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Meenteweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
to
11
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4100 M | 4.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Hoogeweg | 4.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Venebosweg | 50 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
to
10
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519 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north on Venebosweg | 349 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoofdstraat | 170 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
5
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323 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head west on Hoofdstraat | 310 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester van der Veenweg | 13 M | ||
| You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
to
32
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879 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Burgemeester van der Veenweg | 879 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
30
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2898 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Marktweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Spangahoekweg | 217 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Spangahoekweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Pieter Stuyvesantweg | 53 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Pieter Stuyvesantweg | 274 M | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
to
26
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4295 M | 4.3 KM | |
| Head west on Nieuweweg | 388 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Nieuweweg | 3.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Zeedijk | 481 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schoterzijl | 200 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
to
71
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570 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head west on Grietenijdijk | 570 M | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
67
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1782 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Grietenijdijk | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
68
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2485 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head north on Middenweg | 2.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
to
69
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1059 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Middenweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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From
69
to
64
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678 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head north on Middenweg | 678 M | ||
| You are now at section 64 | 0 M | ||
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From
64
to
65
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1148 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head north on Middenweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 65 | 0 M | ||
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From
65
to
59
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1636 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head east on Commissiepolle | 340 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Middenvaart | 615 M | ||
| Turn right | 322 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoofdweg | 359 M | ||
| You are now at section 59 | 0 M | ||
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From
59
to
60
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1821 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head east on Lodo van Hamelpad | 985 M | ||
| Turn right | 312 M | ||
| Continue onto Het Trek | 7 M | ||
| Continue straight | 6 M | ||
| Turn left | 268 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hoofdweg | 243 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
to
63
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172 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head south on Duimstraat | 172 M | ||
| You are now at section 63 | 0 M | ||
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From
63
to
72
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1430 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head east on Krompad | 16 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
to
28
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5646 M | 5.6 KM | |
| Head southeast | 485 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Krompad | 277 M | ||
| Keep right onto Krompad | 70 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Langelilleweg | 2.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkeweg | 501 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.8 KM | ||
| Continue onto Kerkeweg | 324 M | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
to
35
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2376 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head north on Voetpad | 981 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Voetpad | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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From
35
to
36
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4154 M | 4.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Veendijk | 631 M | ||
| Continue straight onto Veendijk | 9 M | ||
| Continue straight onto Veendijk | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Pieter Stuyvesantweg | 242 M | ||
| Turn left | 49 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lindedijk | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
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From
36
to
75
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1966 M | 2 KM | |
| Head south on Lindedijk | 359 M | ||
| Continue straight | 259 M | ||
| Continue onto Gapenburg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
12
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2126 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Overlendepad | 149 M | ||
| Take the ferry | 55 M | ||
| Continue left onto Overlendepad | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Weerdijk | 184 M | ||
| Turn left onto Industrieweg | 375 M | ||
| Turn left onto Weerdijk | 20 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdstraat | 108 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
20
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2911 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Hoofdstraat | 452 M | ||
| Turn right onto Koningin Julianaweg | 268 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 119 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Koningin Julianaweg | 86 M | ||
| Turn right | 12 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 5 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 292 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lange Pad | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M |