Spakenburg round tour

2 hour (38.0 km)

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You will cycle through the nature reserve of Arkemheen-Eemland. Wading birds on the land, grazing cows in the fields, apparently endless vistas and blooming flowers!

EXPERIENCE CULTURE & TRADITIONS
Tap into the history of the fishing village of Spakenburg. Pay a visit to the museum harbour, where culture and traditions come together. Here you’ll find the oldest shipyard in the Netherlands where shipwrights are still hard at work every day, maintaining the world’s biggest fleet of ‘botters’, a special type of wooden, flat-bottomed fishing boat.

You can download this cycling route on your GPS device. It is also available in the Fiestroutes door Amersfoort en Omstreken booklet which you can buy at the tourist office in Amersfoort for €4.95.

Are you not in possession of a bike? It is possible to rent bikes at one of the bike rental agencies in Amersfoort or in the surrounding area.

Take a look

Sights on this route

Starting point: VVV Amersfoort
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3811 BH Amersfoort

Koppelpoort Amersfoort

This unique land and water gate dates back from c. 1400 and is part of the city’s second set of surrounding walls.

Volmolen

De Kastanjeboom

TOP de Kooi

Museum Spakenburg

Museum Spakenburg is situated on a beautiful place in the harbour and opposite the shipyard.

Spakenburg Harbour Museum

The Old Harbour, also known as the Harbour Museum, dates back to the 13th century. This harbour was built for the ships operated by the Zuiderzee fishermen.

TOP Museum Spakenburg

Mill de Hoop

Eemlandhoeve

Bike Boat Eemlijn

Bike boat Eemlijn offers a touristical lineservice on the river Eem and the boardering lakes. Once a day the boat sails vice versa from Amersfoort to Spakenburg or Huizen. On the way, there is a stop in Soest, Baarn and Eemdijk.

Restaurant Rederij De Eemlust

While pleasure boats of all sizes slowly sail past on the Eem and the photogenic landscape of Arkemheen-Eemland unfolds in front of you like a painting, you order a coffee, a delicious salad or exceptionally sumptuous full evening meal.

End point: VVV Amersfoort
Breestraat 1
3811 BH Amersfoort

Directions

Starting point: VVV Amersfoort
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3811 BH Amersfoort

This route follows the cycle network junctions, identified by the white-and-green signs with two-digit numbers. Follow the numbers: 83 – 82 – 10 – 09 – 07 – 06 – 50 – 03 – 05 – 04 – 13 – 12 – 08 – 15 – 72 – 87 – 82 – 83.

End point: VVV Amersfoort
Breestraat 1
3811 BH Amersfoort