엠네스 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

partly sandy paths.

Further north, there's only the ferry, which doesn't operate on Sundays. This makes this the only way to cross the Eem between the Eemmeer and the motorway.

Beautiful monument with a description of the situation before the Afsluitdijk, the floods and the situation after the Afsluitdijk, including information about 'het Mennegat' (the Mennegat).

Between sunrise and sunset.

Nice tea garden in a beautiful place, ideal to get off during your bike ride. You can sit outside in the garden, but also inside it is cozy and light. Nice stop for a cup of tea or something tasty.

The Eemnes pumping station is a pumping station dating from 1880 located on the Eemnesservaart in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Originally, the drainage of the Eemnesserpolder took place via several locks, including the Eemnessersluis. Until 1791, the water was drained from the polder using a simple sluice.[1] The Zuiderzee still had a tide and at low tide the lock was opened and the water flowed out of the polder. Due to the subsidence in the polder, this no longer worked and in 1791 it was decided to build a windmill.[1] The mill was built next to the lock, on the spot where the machinist's house is located. This mill was replaced by a steam-powered pumping station around 1880 because the capacity of the mill was too small.[2] In 1921, this steam-powered pumping station was converted into an electric pumping station designed by the Amsterdam engineering firm W.C. and K. de Wit. The steam engine was removed and the chimney demolished. The old building was given an extension on the left and right, each with an electric pump. The new 'cat's tail' pumps pumped the water over the dike. In 1993, the pumping station function was taken over by submersible pumps in new pump cellars. The combined pumps can move 135 m³ per minute. The submersible pumps are located under the building and are not visible. In 2006, the pumping station was restored, whereby the pumps and electrical installations from 1921 were retained. The water in the Eemnes polder is currently about 70 centimetres lower than the water in the Eem. The difference in height is bridged for shipping by a lock. Source: Wikipedia (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemaal_Eemnes)

Lovely to get off the paved road and walk through the polder land. Here we saw a pair of white wagtails.

Beautiful river full of fascinating water birds