Lepelaar Hut – View of Marken loop from Lepelaarplassen

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Flevoland

Almere

Lepelaar Hut – View of Marken loop from Lepelaarplassen

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Lepelaar Hut – View of Marken loop from Lepelaarplassen

00:45

13.1km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 567 m for 42 m

After 7.10 km for 38 m

Waypoints

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Parking

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286 m

Natte Graslanden Wetlands Loop

Highlight • Trail

Nice path from Almere towards Lelystad through the NSG

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316 m

Cycling break point Camping Waterhout

Highlight • Rest Area

The cycling rest stops in Flevoland are specially set up for cyclists and have, among other things, toilets, bicycle pumps, and taps. This cycling rest stop is located at Camping Waterhout, a family campsite near the city center of Almere and on the edge of the Nieuw Land National Park. Here you will find plenty of water, nature, and tranquility, but you can also be active on the water by canoe or SUP, visit the animals in the animal pasture, and have something to eat in Brasserie Tien.

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567 m

2nd Schateiland Bridge

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striking Red bridge near the campsite and located on the north side of the Lepelaarplassen. A striking landmark that you can hold on to when running in this area.

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818 m

Lepelaar Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful bird watching hut at the Lepelaarplassen. Here you can spot the Kingfisher and many species of ducks. And in the summer the Barn Swallow breeds in the hut. The path to the hut can be quite wet, so wear boots if it has rained a lot.

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1.38 km

Lepelaarplassen Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Since 1971, the Lepelaarplassen has been a 500-hectare nature reserve on the Markermeer and was designated a Natura 2000 area in 2009.
The core of the Lepelaarplassen consists of clay marshes with three ponds, which were created by the sand excavation during the construction of the Oostvaardersdijk. Along the dyke there is a fourth (percolating) lake where many birds can be found.

Lepelaarplassen is located on an important route for migratory birds. There is a cormorant colony in the area. The cormorants settled in 1985 with about 240 pairs and grew to 5,000 breeding pairs. Due to the lower fish supply, especially in the Markermeer, the colony has been around 1,100 pairs for several years. In the heart of the area there is a large breeding colony of great white egrets (about 150 breeding pairs).

Apart from the marshy, willow-covered part that arose spontaneously after the reclamation of Zuidelijk Flevoland, the area consists largely of open water and reed beds. There are also numerous meadows with puddles where many meadow birds, geese and other waterfowl forage, as well as a sandy mound intended for the sand martin. The construction of a low dike raised the water level in the area, increasing the proportion of swampy and wet grassland.

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5.07 km

View of Marken

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here, cycling along the Oostvaardersdijk, you will see the 'island' of Marken on the other side of the IJsselmeer with the recognizable white lighthouse

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9.45 km