Polder pioneer cycling route

4 hour (62.2 km)

Round Oostrand large

You don't have to climb, ascend and descend in the Oostrand. You enjoy flat, tight landscapes. With the occasional nice headwind. Over dykes, along lakes, through forests and past fields. Entrepreneurs with ideas make the route a real experience. Visit a farm shop, the picking garden or a beer brewery along the way. Thirsty? You will also find restaurants along the route. (Just check the companies' websites for opening hours).

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Locations on this route

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  • Torenbosje
    Oudebosweg 41A

    8251 RD  Dronten
  • Hanneke's Picking Garden and Tea Garden (Stopover 2 )

    Ellerweg 18
    8256 RT  Biddinghuizen
    Hanneke's Picking Garden and Tea Garden
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  • 25
  • 23
  • Strandpaviljoen Bremerbaai (Stopover 3 )

    Strandpaviljoen Bremerbaai
    Bremerbaaiweg 6

    8256 NA  Biddinghuizen
    Strandpaviljoen Bremerbaai
  • Fietspont Veluwerandveer
    Bremerbaaiweg 6

    8256 NA  Biddinghuizen
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  • 49
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  • Riff, PD#18245
    Spijkweg / Bremerbergdijk

    Dronten
  • Beachclub NU (Stopover 6 )

    Bremerbergdijk 10
    8256 RD  BIDDINGHUIZEN
    Beachclub NU
  • 46
  • Kop van 't Ende
    Drontermeerdijk

    Dronten
  • Greppelveld Biddinghuizen (Stopover 8 )

    Greppelveld Biddinghuizen
    Drontermeerdijk / Elburgerweg

    Biddinghuizen
    Greppelveld Biddinghuizen
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  • Stal Sabbé
    Abbertweg 4

    Dronten
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  • Restaurant De Boshut
    Stobbenweg 23

    8251 PX  Dronten
  • Camping De Ruimte (Stopover 11 )

    Stobbenweg 23
    8251 PX  DRONTEN
    Camping De Ruimte
  • Kampeerterrein De Abbert
    Stobbenweg 13

    8251 PX  DRONTEN
  • At Sea (Stopover 13 )

    Drontermeerdijk 13
    8251 PV  Dronten
    At Sea
  • Camping At Sea
    Drontermeerdijk 13

    8251 PV  Dronten
  • 42
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  • Kamperen bij de boer "De Hinde" (Stopover 15 )

    Kamperen bij de boer "De Hinde"
    Stobbenweg 6

    8251 PX  DRONTEN
    Kamperen bij de boer "De Hinde"
  • 97
  • Reevesluis
    Drontermeerdijk (N307)

    Roggebot-Kampen
  • Brouwerij Artemis
    Reveweg 12

    8251 PW  Dronten
  • 66
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • Het Grote Kabouterbos Dronten
    Roggebotweg 21

    8251 PS  DRONTEN
  • Mini Camping de Hanze (Stopover 19 )

    Mini Camping de Hanze
    Oudebosweg 9

    8251 RC  DRONTEN
    Mini Camping de Hanze
  • De Westerade
    Oudebosweg 26

    Dronten
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  • Jandlis Meat (Stopover 21 )

    Hondweg 16
    8251 RB  Dronten
    Jandlis Meat
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  • 16
  • Boerderijwinkel Klaren (Stopover 22 )

    Boudewijnlaan 15
    8251 RS  DRONTEN
    Boerderijwinkel Klaren
  • 17
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  • Melktap De Zuyderzee
    Elburgerweg 15

    8251 RJ  Dronten
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The start and end point of this route is at the Tower Grove. Nature reserve with natural playground with water pump and hut-building area available. You can also follow a scavenger hunt there. 

Take your time and discover what became of the polder pioneers. When the land was reclaimed in 1957, this higher part of Dronten was the first to fall dry. Woods were planted on the seepage-rich and sandy edges and cattle breeding and mixed farms were established. Now, many of these farms have merged and/or specialised (larger dairy farms/potato farms/sprouts/organic farms, etc.).

But a number of entrepreneurs also saw an opportunity to start up a (tourist) side branch such as a cheese farm, beer brewery, farm shop, mini campsite or picking garden. You can visit these businesses during this cycle tour (check their websites) and of course there are plenty of terraces for a nice break.

You can split up or break up this route! Enjoy the varied landscape, make a trip to the ‘old’ country (Elburg is a very nice town), take the bike ferry across the Veluwemeer or explore the large-scale ‘Room for the River’ nature reserve near Kampen via the Reevesluis lock.

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