The Zwin Nature Reserve – Cycle path through the dunes loop from Middelburg

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The Zwin Nature Reserve – Cycle path through the dunes loop from Middelburg

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The Zwin Nature Reserve – Cycle path through the dunes loop from Middelburg

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63.8km

80m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 7.22 km for 6.33 km

Open: • Monday-Friday: 5:45 AM-9:48 PM • Public holidays & Saturday & Sunday: 7:48 AM-8:48 PM • June 8-August 30, Public holidays & Saturday & Sunday: 7:48 AM-9:48 PM (otherwise closed)

After 50.3 km for 6.33 km

Open: • Monday-Friday: 5:45 AM-9:48 PM • Public holidays & Saturday & Sunday: 7:48 AM-8:48 PM • June 8-August 30, Public holidays & Saturday & Sunday: 7:48 AM-9:48 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.18 km

Walcheren Canal Cycle Path

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Beautiful route along the canal to and from Vlissingen.

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15.9 km

Nieuwe Sluis Lighthouse, Breskens

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The Breskens lighthouse from 1868 is the oldest surviving cast iron lighthouse in the Netherlands and one of the most iconic buildings in West Zeelandic Flanders. This octagonal, black and …

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18.2 km

Dune Panorama Cycle Path Between Groede and Breskens

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Groede cycle path

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18.7 km

PUUR Beachfront Path

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Wide cycle path with good surface, little used.

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21.0 km

Beach

29.3 km

The Zwin Nature Reserve

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The Zwin, whether it is Belgian or Dutch, does not matter, it is a beautiful nature reserve.
The Zwin is a slufter: a beach plain behind the dunes that is …

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30.7 km

View of the Zwin Nature Reserve

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Don't forget to look the other way at beautiful polder landscapes.

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35.1 km

Cycle path through the dunes

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Since 2019, the six-kilometer-long and four-meter-wide cycling, jogging and hiking path on the new dike of the "Zwin" nature reserve has connected Cadzand-Bad and Knokke-Heist across the border. After three …

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42.6 km

Groese Polders

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The alternation between play attractions and the beautiful nature make the Groese Polders a perfect nature reserve for an adventurous family outing.
About the area
The Cletemspolder, part of the …

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63.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.1 km

10.5 km

2.26 km

1.93 km

975 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.3 km

10.5 km

3.74 km

3.00 km

1.39 km

914 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

18°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

October 19, 2024,Ride

The cycle path from Retrachement to Breskens is probably one of the most beautiful I have ever cycled, always with a sea view across the dunes

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April 18, 2022,Auf nach Breskens, Provinz Zeeland, (Tour 300), NL 🇳🇱 18.04.2022

Today we started from our pitch to Vlissingen. With the passenger and two-wheeler ferry ⛴ we can transfer from Vlissingen to Breskens (🚲 +🧍‍♂️ return € 11.25).
First we went to the Roompot Vakantiepark. There we met two other cyclists. The four of us cycled along the North Sea coast through dune landscapes that always allow a view of the …

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September 27, 2022,Fahrradtour Cadzanbad, Bresken und mit der Fähre nach Vlissingen

Get everything today. Sun, rain, storm and hail 😉

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August 18, 2022,Auf den Dünen bis Cadzand

This tour led over a fantastically beautiful route. The ferry ride from Vlissingen to Breskens was also an experience (15 km there and back - included in the tour route9.

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