Noordkop and Noordduinen
Cycling in a typical Dutch polder landscape with beautiful wide sandy beaches, extensive dunes and colorful bulb fields.
The Landscape
In the region Kop van Noord-Holland you will find a colorful landscape behind a vast dune landscape. This is where the largest contiguous flower bulb area in the world is located. A typical Dutch polder landscape with green meadows and extensive flower bulb fields full of blooming tulips, daffodils and hyacinths provide colorful scenes in the spring months. Along the North Sea coast are cozy coastal villages with beautiful sandy beaches that extend all the way to the historic naval city of Den Helder. And once in Den Helder you can enjoy along the coast very beautiful views on the North Sea, the Wadden Sea and the IJsselmeer.
Forests and Heaths
Estates and Heritage
Coastal and Tidal Zone
Polders and Farmlands
Route map
You will bike in the vicinity of the towns of Julianadorp, Den Helder, Breezand, Anna Paulowna, and Callantsoog.
Start and finish near bike node 15 on the Kneeskade in Anna Paulowna. However, this bike route is a circular tour, so it offers the possibility to start from any of the following bike nodes.
15 - 14 - 81 - 13 - 84 - 12 - 94 - 8 - 5 - 3 - 4 - 2 - 99 - 22 - 18 - 93 - 92 - 71 - 72 - 15