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Durgerdammerdijk – Durgerdam and the View of Pampus loop from Amsterdam Amstel

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Netherlands

North Holland

Amsterdam

Durgerdammerdijk – Durgerdam and the View of Pampus loop from Amsterdam Amstel

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977

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Durgerdammerdijk – Durgerdam and the View of Pampus loop from Amsterdam Amstel

02:57

50.2km

60m

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: March 18, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 45.8 km for 66 m

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Train Station

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Durgerdammerdijk

Highlight • Settlement

Incredibly idyllic view. Only to recommend.

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10.6 km

Durgerdam and the View of Pampus

Highlight • Settlement

Which Dutch person does not know the expression 'lying in front of Pampus', being exhausted by eating or drinking a lot. Or just lying around lazily. From Durgerdam you can see the island of Pampus that lies right off the coast. This used to be a sandbank. Full ships would lie there for a while waiting for the tide to come in and they could pass the sandbank. So they were literally lying in front of Pampus.

You can see all this from the Durgerdam dike. The dike was built in the early 1400s to protect the land from the storms on the Zuiderzee. The houses are therefore safely located just behind it. In the 17th century, the inhabitants mainly worked in shipping, but when that declined a century later, they turned to (herring) fishing. That too came to an end when the Afsluitdijk was built in 1932 and the Zuiderzee became the IJsselmeer. Now it is a protected village view. In the bend of the dike lies a square building called the 'chapel'. But it is not religious. It has had very different functions and is now a residential house. It was built in 1687 after Durgerdam was almost completely burned down in a fire. Amsterdam felt so sorry for the neighboring village that it collected money through a lottery (so even then). The chapel was built from the proceeds. With a beautiful view over the water.

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11.2 km

Marshland

Highlight • Natural

15.6 km

Markermeer Sea Dike

Highlight • Cycleway

This road along the Markermeer has been closed for a few months now. Note that the ferry in Holysloot stopped operating for winter. If this section is still closed, head back to Randsdorp and aim for Monnickendam

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