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Zoutkamp – Zoutkamp Harbour loop from Zoutkamp

Zoutkamp – Zoutkamp Harbour loop from Zoutkamp

Moderate

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Zoutkamp – Zoutkamp Harbour loop from Zoutkamp

02:17

58.1km

60m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 761 m for 42 m

After 12.2 km for 18 m

After 13.8 km for 15 m

After 22.4 km for 15 m

After 28.0 km for 19 m

After 32.2 km for 22 m

After 33.0 km for 35 m

After 39.9 km for 76 m

After 51.8 km for 17 m

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397 m

Lime kiln Zoutkamp

Highlight • Monument

On Hellingstraat stands a replica of a lime kiln. Built in 2015 by the Zoutkamp Historical Fisheries Foundation, people from the reintegration program participated in the project.

In the second half of the nineteenth century, Zoutkamp had two lime kilns, which together formed a so-called limeworks. Around 1900, the characteristic shapes of these kilns, along with the Reformed Church, largely defined the village's skyline. Initially, Zoutkamp's business revolved around the supply of shells to various lime kilns elsewhere in the northern Netherlands. These shellfishing companies dumped shiploads of shells, primarily cockles, in large piles on the banks of the Hunsingo Canal.

In the 1860s, the Zoutkamp entrepreneur Woldringh built two lime kilns on the site. Woldringh had previously also built a Portland cement factory and a steam-powered sawmill. In the lime kilns, shells harvested from the Lauwerszee and Waddenzee were calcined and then converted with water into slaked lime, suitable for mortar, plaster, and other applications.

Shell fishing remains a major industry in Zoutkamp. The shell dredger De Vertrouwen, owned by the Rousant company, still regularly docks at the Reitdiepskade to unload shells. The shells are no longer used for mortar, but are primarily used for insulating and regulating moisture in houses and paving cycle paths.

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591 m

Zoutkamp

Highlight • Settlement

Zoutkamp was an important fishing port until 1960, and was the transit route for ships to reach the city of Groningen. When the Lauwerszee was closed, the village lost this important position. Thanks to the monumental locks, picturesque fishermen's houses and a much-used harbor, Zoutkamp has retained the appearance of an old-fashioned fishing village. Try freshly smoked or fried fish, for example at the Gaele Postma fish smokehouse in one of the pastel-colored fishermen's houses on Reitdiepskade.

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665 m

Zoutkamp Harbour

Highlight • Structure

Zoutkamp is a historic fishing village that was located on the Lauwerszee. Nice for a short break!

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12.2 km

Gaarkeuken Lock

Highlight • Structure

22.4 km

Windmill in Enumatil

Highlight • Monument

Don’t forget to get a coffee and poffert (sweet raisin bread) at ‘Tante Til’

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35.7 km

Canal Path from Nieuwbrug to Aduard

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Quiet road, which in Nieuwklap changes to a new bicycle path with concrete surface. If you cycle in a northerly direction, there is a lot of shelter on the west side by protection. That is good, because from Aduard towards Saaksum / Oldehove it is an open area with a lot of wind.

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