Cycle path through the dunes – Nieuwe Sluis Lighthouse loop from Cadzand-Bad

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Cycle path through the dunes – Nieuwe Sluis Lighthouse loop from Cadzand-Bad

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Cycle path through the dunes – Nieuwe Sluis Lighthouse loop from Cadzand-Bad

03:17

60.6km

110m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 21.8 km for 140 m

After 37.0 km for 89 m

After 38.7 km for 140 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.95 km

Cycle path through the dunes

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Since 2019, the six-kilometer-long and four-meter-wide cycling, jogging and hiking path on the new dike of the "Zwin" nature reserve has connected Cadzand-Bad and Knokke-Heist across the border. After three …

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6.67 km

Viewpoint

7.73 km

Beach

8.75 km

View Through the Dunes from Schelpenpad

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Great view of the sea

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10.0 km

PUUR Beachfront Path

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Wide cycle path with good surface, little used.

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12.7 km

Nieuwe Sluis Lighthouse

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The lighthouse of Breskens from 1868 is the oldest still existing cast-iron lighthouse in the Netherlands and one of the most iconic buildings in West-Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. This octagonal, black-and-white painted tower …

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30.2 km

Forest Bike Trails

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Nice and well laid out cycle path between the trees. It has a very nice feeling to ride your bike between the trees.👌

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34.7 km

View of Vlissingen Beach and skyline

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The Westerschelde (Zeeuws: D'Onte) (obsolete: Honte) is an estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland, located between Walcheren and Zuid-Beveland on the north side and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen on the south side. …

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36.7 km

Keizersbolwerk

Castle

47.8 km

Nieuwe Sluis Lighthouse, Breskens

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The Breskens lighthouse from 1868 is the oldest surviving cast iron lighthouse in the Netherlands and one of the most iconic buildings in West Zeelandic Flanders. This octagonal, black and …

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50.1 km

Dune Panorama Cycle Path Between Groede and Breskens

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Groede cycle path

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60.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.8 km

12.7 km

9.44 km

3.55 km

125 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.7 km

12.7 km

2.87 km

2.14 km

291 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 8 November

10°C

3°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 18, 2022,Auf den Dünen bis Cadzand

This tour led over a fantastically beautiful route. The ferry ride from Vlissingen to Breskens was also an experience (15 km there and back - included in the tour route9.

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August 29, 2025,Noordzee route MF - Dag 1 - van Cadzand naar Zoutelande

From the border, you cycle north, and now you finally have the wind at your back. With a force 5 wind as your ally, you speed along the Zeeland coast. The route takes you via Breskens, where I take the ferry back to Vlissingen. The crossing on the Westerschelde Ferry is a special moment: on the deck, with a view …

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May 17, 2024,Meliskerke - Nieuwvliet-Bad

About 11 ferry kilometers must be deducted from the total distance.

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July 19, 2024,J 21 NL - Sluis, ville frontière à Westkapelle - 58 kms *

Very pleasant weather and temperature. The Netherlands has an unrivaled cycling network. And there are bikes. First Ferry to go to “Zeland”
There should be others...
Arrived at a mini campsite with at least 50 pitches... 😜

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