Beach, sea and dunes – LF Coastal Route in the Netherlands

You probably have to change a few times, but the train is certainly the easiest way to reach the starting point Bad Nieuweschans complete with bike and luggage. The bike is allowed outside rush hour, as long as you buy a ticket for it.



Bad Nieuweschans is located on the German border and you cycle 610… read more

This part of the Groningen Wadden coast, the route runs through one of the quietest and least populated parts of the Netherlands with villages on wierden, the Groningen name for mounds. Terps and wierden are man-made hills, where residents could flee extremely high tide. Later whole villages were built… read more

Today there is again plenty of natural beauty and splendor to be seen. The route goes through the National Park Lauwersmeer. Bird watchers can indulge themselves here. Above, around and on the lake you can spot a huge variety of fauna.



This nature reserve is also very popular with waders. The birds, of… read more

Hopefully there is still enough energy in the legs, because today there is a Tour of more than seventy kilometers on the program. Inside the dikes, outside the dikes, below the dikes and above the dikes. You will see a lot of dikes. On the dikes you have a wide view of the gigantic salt marsh area, the… read more

Today another long distance Tour. But the bicycle bus over the Afsluitdijk takes over 35 kilometers of the work. Normally you cycle on the immense dike that separates the IJsselmeer from the Wadden Sea. But as long as it is closed for work, the free bicycle bus runs. You can find the bus timetable here… read more

From Den Helder you no longer pedal along the Wadden Sea, but along the North Sea! And there is more to life in, on and around this North Sea than meets the eye. The North Sea is packed with plants and animals. Gulls and guillemots fish this out with the greatest of ease, thanks to their white bellies… read more

From Egmond the LF Coastal Route continues through the North Holland Dune Reserve. A beautiful nature reserve with dunes, forests, lakes and of course sandy beaches. The Scottish highlanders and konik horses you see grazing here work hard to keep the dunes and grasslands short. It is mandatory to buy… read more

Today's Tour runs along the South Holland coast. Yesterday, perhaps even unnoticed, you passed the provincial border from North to South Holland. South Holland is the most densely populated region in the Netherlands and that is noticeable on a beautiful summer day. Fortunately, the cycling infrastructure… read more

For those who thought that the wind was already blowing hard in the north of the Netherlands, a nice surprise awaits in the south. If you are lucky you will cross the Delta Works today with a tailwind.



After you have passed the Voornes Duin and Rockanje you cross the Haringvlietdam, the sixth building… read more

A tour along all the coastal provinces not only introduces you to all the beauty that the Netherlands has to offer. It also provides a nice insight into the local dialects. And the Zeelanders themselves naturally think "dzeeuwse taele is the most beautiful taele of oalemaele!"



Enjoy not only the Zeeland… read more

After a look at the Sluis van Vlissingen you make the crossing over the Western Scheldt to Breskens. The ticket price and timetable can be found on the website westerscheldeferry.nl. After less than half an hour of getting a breath of fresh air on board you are already on the other side.



Drive past the… read more