Church of Oosthuizen – Kwadijk Water Tower loop from Oosthuizen

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Church of Oosthuizen – Kwadijk Water Tower loop from Oosthuizen

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Church of Oosthuizen – Kwadijk Water Tower loop from Oosthuizen

01:15

21.0km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.4 km for 243 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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879 m

Traditional Dutch houses along the canal in Oosthuizen

Highlight • Settlement

1.73 km

Elevated Dike Path Along the Canal

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Nice view on both sides. A lovely road with a tailwind. Wind against a bit less nice :-)

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6.24 km

This fort was part of the Defense Line of Amsterdam. The defense consists of 45 forts, built around 1900 in a ring around the capital. Nowadays a wine shop is located here. Behind the windows and doors are now offices.

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7.73 km

Oudejans Fruit Farm

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A small fruit farm where you can buy fresh apples, pears and plums. It is only open during the plum season (roughly July to October).

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9.47 km

View of Purmerend and Noordhollandsch Kanaal

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Beautiful view over the surrounding neighborhoods and the canal.

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14.3 km

Kwadijk Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

The water tower was built in 1925 based on a design with Art Deco shapes by B.F. van Nievelt (restored 1957). The tower, which has bevelled corners, has a concrete skeleton with brick walls and two concrete flat-bottom reservoirs.

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20.2 km

18th-century farmhouse

Highlight • Historical Site

In Oosthuizen at Westeinde 3 there is a typical wooden farm from the 18th century. This national monument has a wooden house, on the side provided with a double corbelled gable with scalloped wind feathers. On the street

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21.0 km

End point

Bus stop

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