The Dutch North Sea Route LF1 leads from Sluis on the Belgian border over The hague to The hero opposite the island Texel at the beginning of the Dutch Waddenzee (Wadden Sea).
Route profile
- Length: 280 km
- Signposting:LF1, completely in both directions
- Slopes: mostly flat land, slopes in the dunes are possible
- Path condition: mostly asphalted
- Traffic load: High on holidays
- Suitable bike: 3-speed
- Family suitability: Yes
- Inline suitability:
background
At the beginning of our era, the southwest of the Netherlands still consisted of a closed coast. During floods in the early Middle Ages, this appearance changed significantly. Large parts of the old dunes and the peatland behind them were washed over and knocked away. The watercourses that cut through the peat crumbled the area into numerous islands. Back then it was much more than it is now. The island of Klakkee, for example, consisted of (inter alia) Dircskant, Sommersdijc and Middel-Harnisse. In turn, Flakkee later merged with other islands to form Goeree-Overflakkee.
The dunes that border the Dutch North Sea coast north of Scheveningen offer a completely different picture. Their natural wealth is enormous, thanks to the many mini-milieus together. There are high dune peaks opposite moist dune valleys, places with a lot of wind and places in the slipstream, salty air at the sea and salty air further inland, places in the sunshine and those in the shade. And also all possible mixed forms. The dunes make up only one percent of the Dutch territory, but here 850 of the 1,400 plants living in the Netherlands come before 140 of the 190 bird species that breed in the Netherlands. The same applies to other animal species: the dunes are one of the richest ecosystems in the country.
preparation
getting there
By train
- The hero is starting with a branch line Amsterdam to reach.
- Sluis is about the Belgian Brugge to reach. From there a road goes along the canal straight to Sluis, an old outer port of Brugge.
Information under Deutsche Bahn and Dutch railways.
By bicycle
Of Brugge from along the Damse Vaart over Dams to Sluis. The route is signposted as North Sea Cycle Route
Route description with sights.
Sluis - Vlissingen
(Bruges - Ndl. Border) 0.5 km - Sluis - St.-Anna-ter-Muiden - 7.0 km - Retranchement - 4.6 km - Cadzand - 3.5 km - Nieuwvliet-Bad - Groede - Nieuwesluis - 10 km - Breskens
- With the ferry in 23 minutes over the Westerschelde to Vlissingen Mon-Fri twice an hour, otherwise once an hour,Info ferry, departure times under service regulations
Total distance: 26.1 km
Vlissingen - Oosterschelde weir
Vlissingen - 6.6 km - Middelburg - 4.6 km - Schellach - 4.4 km - Zanddijk - 0.8 km - Veere
- In the summer months one runs from Veere to Kamperland Pedestrian and bicycle ferry. May, June, September Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun; in July and August: every day: from Veere 10.15 a.m., 11.15 a.m., 12.00 p.m., 1.45 p.m., 3.45 p.m., 5.00 p.m.
Main route: Veere - 6.9 km - Vrouwenpolder - 1.6 km - Breezand - Veerse-Gat-Damm - 8.0 km - Oosterscheldekering
Total distance: 30.8 km
- This route actually corresponds to that European cycle route R1. One should take the slightly longer route along the coast of Walcheren choose and the seaside resorts Zoutelande, West chapel, Domburg take. (actual course of LF1)
Oosterschelde weir - Haringvliet dam
Oosterscheldekering - 6.9 km - Westerschouwen - 7.0 km - Burgh-Haamstede - 5.6 km - Renesse - 5.2 km - Brouwersdam - 12.7 km Ouddorp - 6.2 km - Goedereede - 3 km - Havenhoofd - 3.8 km - Haringvlietdam
Overall length: 30.8 km
Haringvliet Dam - Hook of Holland
Haringvlietdam - 11.3 km - Ink - 3.4 km - Brielle - 8.1 km - Rozenburg
- ferry via the Nieuwe Waterweg.
Maassluis - 7.2 km - Maasdijk - 8.7 km - Hook of Holland
Overall length: 39.4 km
Hook of Holland - Wassenaar
Hook of Holland - 5.7 km - Ter Heijde - 9.8 km - Scheveningen - 7.7 km - Meijendel dune area - 6 km - Wassenaarse Slag
Overall length: 29 km
Wassenaar - Zandvoort
Wassenaarse Slag - 4.1 km - Katwijk aan Zee - 5.5 km - Noordwijk aan Zee - 2 km - Noordwijkerhout - 15 km - Zandvoort
Overall length: 27.4 km
Zandvoort - Heemskerk
Zandvoort - 10.2 km - Kennemerduinen
5.9 km - Santpoort Noord - 2.1 km - Driehuis - Beeckestein estate 7.5 km - Velsen Zuid
Velsen Noord - 2.6 km - Beverwijk - 2.1 km - Heemskerk
Overall length: 27.8 km
Heemskerk - Petten
Heemskerk - Castricum aan Zee -15 km - Egmond aan Zee - Noordhollands Duinreservaat
- The North Holland dune reserve costs a small entrance fee.
- 7.4 km - Bergen aan Zee - 11 km - Camperduin - 7.5 km - Petten
Overall length: 39.7 km
Petten - Den Helder
Petten - 3 km - St. Maartensvlotbrug - 6.3 km - Callantsoog - 3.9 km - Groote Keeten -
- The dike between Huisduinen and Den Helder is occasionally closed on weekdays due to military exercises.
- 9.5 km - Huisduinen - 6.6 km Den Helder
Overall length: 29.1 km
security
trips
- In Middelburg the branches LF13 (Scheldt-Rhine route) from. It is 300 km long and leads via Breda and Eindhoven to Venlo in Limburg and from there to Duisburg on the Rhine.
- In Maassluis it's on the LF12 (Maas en vesting route). It runs for 230 km between Maassluis and Nijmegen and touches Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Gorinchem and 's-Hertogenbosch on the way.
- In Scheveningen (The Hague) the LF11 (Prinsenroute) at. It leads 110 km via Delft, Rotterdam and Dordrecht to Breda.
- From Callantsoog it goes to the LF10. These Waddenzee route is the German one North Sea Cycle Route leading connection on the international North Sea Coast Route. The LF10 leads over the final dike, Harlingen, Holwerd, Lauwersoog, Delfzijl to Nieuweschans. It is 270 km long.
literature
Nederlandse kustroute 1. 2007, ISBN 9789072930323 , € 17.50. The book (in Dutch) includes a detailed description of LF1 and LF10.
Web links
[1] Presentation of the North Sea Route (in Dutch)
