Planning an 11-day trip in Netherlands, can I have some feedback on this route? I want to see more of Zeeland and the coast, while hitting the big cities in the Raanstad as well as Flevoland. Any changes I should make or things to pay attention to?
by Fit_Device7604
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This is about 531km, it would be my first bike packing tour so any suggestions welcome
No comments other than that it looks amazing.
Near 150KM, you might want to include ‘De Biesbosch’ national park.
Near ‘Hellevoetsluis’ you might want to adjust your route a little so that you are cycling more on the edges of the island, your current route only has farmlands, next to the water is way more beautiful.
If you’re willing to ride a bit extra, take a detour around Utrecht to the east. Either to Heuvelrug or a bit further east Veluwe, which both have some nice forests/nature.
You might consider going a bit more Wést of the line Almere-Utrecht: follow the river De Vecht. It’s a very popular route by bikers year round.
Unless your goal is specifically to see something of the IJsselmeer in the North, I’d skip that part and go a bit East of Utrecht, instead. You can still hit a piece of Flevoland if you must. East of Utrecht js where the Veluwe national park is, which is a beautiful area to bike, and it will even introduce some altimeters to your ride!
If you need a windshield around the The Hague area lmk and I’ll take front 😉
You’ll be fine this looks cool.
I would bike up from Amsterdam to Hoorn along the coast that way you’ll see marken and Volendam.
I also would bike from The Hague to Leiden through the forest behind the dunes. There’s many historical domains there. Landgoederenroute
It will almost exclusively be paved roads, great infrastructure, the wind might give you headaches along the coast, but if you travel up (S to N you might just be lucky and have the wind in your back along the coast).
If you actually look for some gravel, there is a nice stretch between Rotterdam and Den Haag, which should be right on your route.
Not sure why you want to visit Flevoland, it if you do, then this looks good.
While Hoorn is a nice place, I would personally skip the Almere to Purmerend section.
Alternative:
Heemskerk, Castricum, Egmond, Alkmaar, Hoorn, Volendam, Amersfoort, Utrecht.
The west part of The Netherlands is really crowded, if you more forest and small villages include the province Drenthe in your tour. Although you have to change your complete route you have now.
Are you using strava for route planning? Is it better than Google maps?
I’ve made a new route with some suggestions: [https://imgur.com/a/fyDNv5q](https://imgur.com/a/fyDNv5q)
I would cycle from Amsterdam to Enkhuizen cycling along the dyke. You will have elevated views of both the Ijselmeer and all the villages along the way like Monnickendam, Volendam, Edam and Hoorn (small city).
Also agree with most of the rest that Flevoland is no special landscape, make sure to add a piece of the veluwe and the utrechtse heuvelrug.