Bicycle routes
Beemster cheese is being cut fresh in more and more places outside the Beemster polder. At farmers with vending machines or their own farm store. There are farm stores all over North Holland. To fully enjoy North Holland, its fresh breezes, long roads, ponds, dikes and vistas, a number of bicycle routes have been established. During these routes you will cycle past a number of atmospheric farm stores.
There you can immediately see with what dedication and commitment the farmers take care of their livestock. And see with your own eyes how clean and comfortable their barns are. And that the cows graze outside as much as possible. On average 176* days a year, 10 hours a day.
Want to know more about farm stores? Go here to the overview of all Beemster farm stores.
*Pasture result 2023
Markermeer Route, 22.6 km
Cycle along the Markermeer and take the ferry between Marken and Volendam. During this route you will pass farm store Willig in Katwoude.
Schagen and environs route, 32.4 km
Cycle through Schagen and the surrounding area and take a look at farm store Veldzichthoeve in 't Veld.
Polder route, 40.4 km
Cycle through the polder with this route and pass several farm stores: farm store Andre Hoeve in Spierdijk and farm store Roos in Oudendijk.
NOTE: If you cycle in Oudendijk, make sure to stay on the Zomerdijk to get to the Roos family.
Ferry route, 35.4 km
Surroundings Alkmaardermeer, Akersloot and Uitgeest. You will pass by, farm store the Trust in Akersloot and Streekwinkel the Kooghuis in Uitgeest.
Huisduinen route, 35.9 km
During this route in the head of North Holland, you will cycle through the dunes and pass farm store Tesselaar in Huisduinen.
Leeghwater route, 47.9 km
Through the Beemster and the Schermer. You cycle past CONO Cheese Shop in Westbeemster, Farm Shop 'T Koehotel in Zuidschermer and the Beemster Cheese Cart in the Southeast Beemster.
Alkmaar and Broeker auction route, 62.8 km
Surroundings, Alkmaar, Schoorl, Heerhugowaard. You cycle past farm store Streekwinkel Borst, farm store 'T Koehotel in Zuidschermer and De Bergense Melksalon in Bergen.
Land and lake route, 84.2 km
A spirited route, via Hoorn, along the IJsselmeer, through the Wieringermeerpolder. There are several farm stores on this route: farm store Het Zuivelstation, HeerlijkvandeBoer in Schellinkhout and and farm store Smit Streekwinkel in Wervershoof.
Wassenaar route, 33.8 km
During this bicycle route through the forest and along the sea you will pass farm store Den Hollander in Wassenaar.
Friesland and environs route, 49.0 km
You cycle past farm store Tsiis en Sa in rural Friesland.
Rural route in Overijsel, 27.8 km
Cycle past farm store Zandman in Beerze in a wooded area.