Zaanse Schans Windmills – Zaanse Schans Windmills loop from Krommenie-Assendelft

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Zaanse Schans Windmills – Zaanse Schans Windmills loop from Krommenie-Assendelft

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Zaanse Schans Windmills – Zaanse Schans Windmills loop from Krommenie-Assendelft

04:13

72.8km

90m

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: September 3, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions. Check ahead to confirm restricted segments are open to the public.

After 60.7 km for 67 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.0 km

De Poel

Lake

12.8 km

Zaanse Schans Windmills

Highlight • Monument

There are many mills to visit, most of which are still in use. The neighboring village has been redeveloped as a museum and shows the houses and businesses from earlier …

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12.9 km

Zaanse Schans Windmills

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

There are many mills to visit, most of which are still in use. The neighboring village has been redeveloped as a museum and shows the houses and businesses from earlier …

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27.4 km

De Rijp

Highlight • Settlement

The ice cream parlor opposite the town hall is definitely worth it. Overall, a very picturesque, beautifully maintained village.

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30.7 km

't Meertje

Lake

40.6 km

Schermer Windmills

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

These three mills near Schermer were used to drain the polder.

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49.9 km

Oudorp Polder Mills, Alkmaar

Highlight • Monument

5 polder mills, in operation until 1941, then residential buildings, from 2000 onwards restored by the Alkmaar Mill Foundation, normally not open to the public

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50.1 km

View of Dutch Windmills

Highlight • Viewpoint

52.1 km

Alkmaar Old Town: Narrow Alleys and Historic Facades

Highlight • Historical Site

Since I (wheelchair user) have my feet fixed to the pedals, I can't get off.
Because of this, I have never had any problems anywhere in the Netherlands (I only …

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58.6 km

De Kuil

Nature Reserve

59.2 km

Noordermolen Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Very nice old mill, in the middle of beautiful nature.

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72.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.3 km

31.7 km

3.72 km

687 m

397 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.0 km

15.6 km

6.85 km

336 m

129 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

19°C

13°C

64 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

August 25, 2024,Von Zaandam nach Alkmaar

Wonderful tour through the Dutch polders. The windmills are impressive and are mainly used to pump the land dry. The forerunner of our modern wind turbines. ☺️

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July 26, 2026,Boat&Bike Nordholland: Von Zaandam nach Alkmaar

Our first tour takes us through small, charming villages and the beautiful flat and green polder landscape. We make a stop at the open-air museum "Zaanse Schans". An old traditional village with quaint wooden houses and various windmills. We continue cycling through the land of Leeghwater, a green, drained nature reserve between Amsterdam, Alkmaar and Hoorn. As the tour is …

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September 7, 2025,Zaandam - Alkmaar

From ship to ship, from Zaandam to Alkmaar, and all this in good weather and mostly with a tailwind.

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July 7, 2024,01 Zaandam - Alkmaar 44 km 7-7- 2024

Very leisurely tour through the Dutch cultural landscape with the many mills, the cute villages and picturesque towns, on which you should take plenty of time.

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July 9, 2023,Schiff-Rad-Reise durch Nordholland -Tag 1

Started this morning in Zaandam north of Amsterdam. Drive through the polder landscape to Alkmaar. In good time before the rain on the ship. The hurricane damage from last week can still be seen everywhere.

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