Cycle route through fishing villages in North Holland's Waterland region
Purmerend, Volendam, Monnickendam
Monnickendam is a town with a name that sparks the imagination. As early as the 13th century, monks from the Frisian monastery of Mariëngaarde are said to have built a dam in a peat stream here. Around that dam, a settlement grew into a bustling trading town with an open connection to the Zuiderzee. The old town centre still breathes maritime history – from warehouses and stepped gables to the clock tower of the Speeltoren. From Monnickendam, the route leads you into the low-lying peat meadow landscape of Waterland. You pass ribbon villages and winding ditches, cycling between windmills and cows in the open fields. Here, water has shaped daily life for centuries. Further along, you reach Purmerend – a town that originated in the 13th century and later gained city rights. For many years, it was a thriving trading hub, especially known for its markets for fish, dairy and fruit. The town grew steadily, fuelled by merchant spirit and a strategic location. If you continue the route, you’ll arrive in Volendam. Once a humble fishing hamlet on the Zuiderzee, now a tourist hotspot full of life. The old houses along the harbour look slightly tilted with age, the quay buzzes with tourists, smoked eel and music. But if you look beyond the crowds, you’ll still see traces of a village that never fully let go of its origins.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: | 50 KM | |
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From
55
to
56
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485 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north on Noordeinde | 485 M | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
to
99
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6968 M | 7 KM | |
| Head north on Noordeinde | 40 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Nieuwendam | 34 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Nieuwendam | 427 M | ||
| Continue onto Hoogedijk | 5.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Kathammerzeedijk | 218 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zuideinde | 245 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Zuideinde | 49 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Zuideinde | 267 M | ||
| Keep right onto Zuideinde | 354 M | ||
| Keep left onto Haven | 107 M | ||
| You are now at section 99 | 0 M | ||
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From
99
to
96
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2166 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Zeestraat | 198 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dwarsstraat | 11 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zeestraat | 157 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 35 M | ||
| Turn left | 15 M | ||
| Turn left | 53 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Populierenlaan | 145 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Herculeslaan | 148 M | ||
| Continue straight | 20 M | ||
| Turn left | 16 M | ||
| Turn left | 43 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Jupiterlaan | 384 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Jupiterlaan | 24 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 23 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 24 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Jupiterlaan | 309 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 39 M | ||
| Turn left | 15 M | ||
| Turn left | 90 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Dijkgraaf Poschlaan | 206 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Dijkgraaf Poschlaan | 14 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dijkgraaf Poschlaan | 41 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Dijkgraaf Poschlaan | 99 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Dijkgraaf Poschlaan | 50 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Dijkgraaf Poschlaan | 7 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
95
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942 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head west on Dijkgraaf Poschlaan | 87 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Dijkgraaf Poschlaan | 624 M | ||
| Keep right onto Singelweg | 231 M | ||
| You are now at section 95 | 0 M | ||
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From
95
to
94
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2040 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southwest | 68 M | ||
| Turn left | 4 M | ||
| Continue left onto Oosthuizerweg | 12 M | ||
| Turn right onto Groot Westerbuiten | 244 M | ||
| Turn right onto Purmerdijk E | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
to
28
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2317 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Purmerdijk | 2.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
to
26
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3104 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Purmerdijk | 427 M | ||
| Keep right onto Purmerdijk | 397 M | ||
| Keep right onto Purmerdijk | 25 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Purmerdijk | 6 M | ||
| Continue straight | 30 M | ||
| Continue onto Kogerdijk | 4 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Kogerdijk | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Wheredijk | 14 M | ||
| Continue straight | 27 M | ||
| Continue onto Purmerdijk | 10 M | ||
| Make a sharp right to stay on Purmerdijk | 269 M | ||
| Turn right onto Purmerweg | 154 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
to
25
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1048 M | 1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Purmerweg | 213 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 43 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Purmerweg | 45 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Purmerweg | 418 M | ||
| Turn left onto Landsmeerstraat | 85 M | ||
| Turn right | 3 M | ||
| Continue onto Waterlandlaan | 50 M | ||
| Continue straight | 58 M | ||
| Continue onto Purmersteenweg | 85 M | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester D. Kooimanweg | 33 M | ||
| Turn right onto Purmersteenweg | 15 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
48
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1175 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Purmersteenweg | 520 M | ||
| Turn right | 28 M | ||
| Turn left | 32 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Venediën | 258 M | ||
| Turn left | 25 M | ||
| Continue onto Wagenbeurs | 169 M | ||
| Turn right onto Neckerstraat | 143 M | ||
| You are now at section 48 | 0 M | ||
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From
48
to
32
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1753 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head south on Kanaaldijk | 177 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Kanaaldijk | 310 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Melkweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
14
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985 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Purmerland | 606 M | ||
| Turn right | 24 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 16 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Purmerland | 339 M | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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From
14
to
60
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807 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Purmerland | 30 M | ||
| Continue onto Weidelandpad | 777 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
to
21
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3054 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Burgtpad | 774 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nieuwe Purmerlanderrijweg | 570 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kanaalweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
22
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1509 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head east | 7 M | ||
| Take the ferry Ilpendam - Landsmeer (NH17) | 46 M | ||
| Continue straight onto Dorpsstraat | 93 M | ||
| Turn right onto Aalduikerweg | 19 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
to
2
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3679 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head east on Kets | 120 M | ||
| Turn right onto Overleek | 589 M | ||
| Turn left onto Overleek | 3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
1
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4210 M | 4.2 KM | |
| Head southeast | 476 M | ||
| Turn right | 290 M | ||
| Turn right | 673 M | ||
| Turn left onto Overlekergouw | 599 M | ||
| Turn right onto Keerngouw | 826 M | ||
| Turn right onto Doctorandus. J. van Disweg; Drs. J.van Disweg | 505 M | ||
| Turn left onto Noordmeerweg | 424 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkplein | 76 M | ||
| Turn right onto Havenrak | 341 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
to
57
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2782 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head east on Parallelweg | 19 M | ||
| Turn right | 8 M | ||
| Turn left | 22 M | ||
| Make a sharp right | 56 M | ||
| Make a sharp right onto Zuiderbrug | 62 M | ||
| Turn left onto Eilandweg | 67 M | ||
| Turn right onto Cornelis Roelestraat | 208 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molengouw | 395 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester Peereboomweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 706 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester Peereboomweg | 172 M | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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From
57
to
75
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848 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Aandammergouw | 25 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Aandammergouw | 823 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
77
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2892 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Aandammergouw | 253 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rijperweg | 2.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 77 | 0 M | ||
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From
77
to
52
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2108 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Uitdammer Dorpsstraat | 119 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 487 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1.4 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zeedijk | 57 M | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
52
to
53
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1042 M | 1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Waterlandse Zeedijk | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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From
53
to
54
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1140 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head west | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 82 M | ||
| You are now at section 54 | 0 M | ||
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From
54
to
55
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2982 M | 3 KM | |
| Head north | 912 M | ||
| Turn left | 5 M | ||
| Continue onto Bereklauw | 8 M | ||
| Turn right | 8 M | ||
| Continue onto Waterlandse Zeedijk | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Waterlandse Zeedijk | 364 M | ||
| Turn right | 13 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 21 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zuideinde | 75 M | ||
| Turn right onto 't Prooyen | 28 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on 't Prooyen | 319 M | ||
| Turn left onto Gooische Kaai | 141 M | ||
| Turn right onto Damsluis | 62 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M |
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