15 minutes from Centraal Today I spent a sunny afternoon cycling through the dutch countryside just north of Amsterdam. It took less than 15 minutes to pedal from bustling Centraal station to open fields of cattle cut by canals co-habited by ducks and water lilies.
This trip is a great one for the amateur cyclist who wants an easy scenic ride with plentiful coffee and cake interludes.
This trip is a great one for the amateur cyclist who wants an easy scenic ride with plentiful coffee and cake interludes.
catch a ferry over to Amsterdam-Noord Begin by hiring a bike from the friendly guys at MacBike about 100m easy of centraal station. They will direct you around the corner where you can hop on a blue ferry. Hop on one to Buiksloterweg and find a place amongst dozen of other cyclists and a handful of smart cars. Enjoy the brief ride and disembark about 2 mintues later, hit the cycle path directly in front of you and choose your own adventure.
Explore Vliegenbos en route to the countryside I attempted to follow a route I read about on this travel blog but immediately lost my way only to end up in the depths of the Vliegenbos park. I suggest purposefully heading this way as it shoots you out on to a cute little canal lined with house boats which lead me into Nieuwendam where I made my first coffee stop (and watched Australia lose the first Ashes test).
From here you pass the ring road and head into the countryside. The paths wind their way through fields and towns and I was surprised at how few other cyclists were out and about. You can ride from town to town keeping the calorie intake and burning in equilibrium then head home once your bum can't take the pain any more.
Here's a shot of what much of the ride looks like:
and here are a few other shots from along the way:
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