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Cycle Path Along the Dike – De Ven Lighthouse loop from Andijk

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Cycle Path Along the Dike – De Ven Lighthouse loop from Andijk

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Cycle Path Along the Dike – De Ven Lighthouse loop from Andijk

02:04

36.5km

30m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 19, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 9.78 km for 31 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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813 m

Cycle Path Along the Dike

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To be able to drive an indescribable feeling over the dyke and to collect new impressions left and right of it.

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1.23 km

View of the IJsselmeer from Andijk

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The IJsselmeer is the largest lake in the Netherlands. Today's freshwater lake, artificially created by dyking, consists of a large part of the former Zuiderzee bay between Friesland and Noord-Holland. …

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2.54 km

West Frisian Circular Dike

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During the Middle Ages in North Holland, storm surges caused a lot of peat to disappear into the waves. Lakes were created, the land crumbled and Westflinge, today's West Friesland, was surrounded by water.

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5.81 km

View of Traditional Sailing Ships

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6.78 km

De Ven Lighthouse

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The characteristic De Ven lighthouse is a white square lighthouse built of bricks. The tower was built between 1699 and 1700, making it one of the oldest in the Netherlands.

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14.7 km

Koepoort, Enkhuizen

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One of the old city gates on the ramparts around Enkhuizen.

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34.5 km

Omringdijk Dike Path

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The entire section from Enkhuizen to Horn is over the dyke path to drive, always with a view of the sea 👍🚲🇳🇱😊

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35.4 km

Dike Cycle Path along the IJsselmeer

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Good asphalt, flat roads, beautiful views - and if you're lucky, sometimes there's no headwind. This is how cycling is fun.

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36.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.5 km

8.99 km

861 m

154 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.4 km

5.53 km

462 m

154 m

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