West Frisian Circular Dike – Strijkmolens near Rustenburg loop from Enkhuizen

West Frisian Circular Dike – Strijkmolens near Rustenburg loop from Enkhuizen

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West Frisian Circular Dike – Strijkmolens near Rustenburg loop from Enkhuizen

05:24

129km

120m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

Check opening times.

After 353 m for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.5 km

Church of Kerkebuurt Andijk

Highlight • Religious Site

Delicious exclusive food in an exclusive place!

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19.9 km

In the historic steam lift "Four Noorder Koggen" is now the Dutch Steam Engine Museum. Here, not only steam engines from industry and shipping are exhibited and partly still operated, you also learn a lot about land reclamation. With the pumps in the steam lift, the water was pumped out within the Omringdijk and thus wrested from the sea.

Opening times and further information can be found at stoommachinemuseum.nl/deutsch.

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21.6 km

Medemblik Marina

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Very nice harbor town, definitely worth a visit or a trip. We stayed here. Recommended.

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43.0 km

Westfriesedijk

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Open water view. Be prepared for headwinds.

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49.9 km

Viewpoint

57.7 km

West Frisian Circular Dike

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Nice dyke to cycle over, but it can be windy and is often busy with other cyclists and motorbikes.

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87.7 km

Strijkmolens near Rustenburg

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The ironing mills at Rustenburg used to be used to pump excess water to the ring canal. Thus threatening water turned into new and fertile agricultural land. These beautiful windmills no longer have a function.

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109 km

Zuiderdijk Between Hoorn and Enkhuizen

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Beautiful bike path with great views of the IJsselmeer.

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119 km

Zuiderdijk near Oosterleek

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Nice view over the IJsselmeer

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129 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

73.3 km

53.7 km

1.96 km

438 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

88.5 km

37.5 km

3.48 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

9°C

84 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

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Comments

July 9, 2023,Fietsen

Nice trip, worth it, just a bit out of the way.

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July 9, 2023,Ronde van de Westfriese Omringdijk 🚴🚴‍♀️🌞

Driven for the campaign "Together for understanding" of the Hersenstichting.
"A skofty skon round".
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-- myWindsock Report --
Weather Impact: -1.2%
Headwind: 41% @ 1.6-2m/s
Longest Headwind: 44m 11s
Air Speed: 25.2km/h
Temp: 20.7-26.3°C
Precip: 0% @ 0 Inch/hr
-- END --

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April 26, 2023,Ronde van de Westfriese Omringdijk

Description from komoot.de/tour/31517144

The West Frisian Surrounding Dike is a miracle, made by human hands. At that time it was created by small, deep dykes, which often did not offer sufficient protection. Later the dykes became higher and an interconnected dyke system was created. The West Frisian surrounding dike was born! This monument, which runs through the West Frisian landscape, …

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