Cycle route The Tholen of Roosevelt
Oud-Vossemeer, Poortvliet, Sint-Annaland
Between the Zeeland fields and dikes lies a story that stretches all the way to the heart of American history. In the 17th century, Claes Martenszen van Rosevelt left this area near Oud-Vossemeer and Poortvliet for New Amsterdam, now New York. He’s seen as the forefather of the Roosevelt family, which includes US presidents Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The name Rosevelt refers to land already mentioned in 1481. The Van Rosevelt family owned farms and fields here. Cycling through this landscape, you’ll still see traces of that past in the old dikes, fertile polders and historic farmhouses. In Oud-Vossemeer, the Four Freedoms Monument honours the ideals of Franklin D Roosevelt. In his famous 1941 speech, he spoke of four fundamental freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want and freedom from fear. These values still inspire people around the world. This route is a unique mix of nature and history. You’ll cycle through land rooted in the story of an influential family, where the spirit of freedom and justice is still alive.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Havenplein , 4697 HZ Tholen | 37.4 KM | |
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12
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30
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2727 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Havenplein | 60 M | ||
| Turn right onto Spuistraat | 124 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 32 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Oude Zeedijk | 1.1 KM | ||
| Keep left onto Oude Zeedijk | 710 M | ||
| Continue straight | 148 M | ||
| Continue onto Joanna Mariapolder | 561 M | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
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31
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319 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Joanna Mariapolder | 319 M | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
to
29
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2395 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Hollaereweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 29 | 0 M | ||
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From
29
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32
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958 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Zeedijk | 958 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
34
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1381 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Zeedijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
35
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2180 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Zeedijk | 2.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Hiksedijk | 105 M | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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From
35
to
23
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4216 M | 4.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Kalisbuurt | 356 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hofstraat | 179 M | ||
| Turn left onto F.D. Rooseveltstraat | 52 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zilverstraat | 64 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ring | 181 M | ||
| Turn left onto Raadhuisstraat | 112 M | ||
| Turn right onto Molenstraat | 381 M | ||
| Turn right onto Onder de Molen | 99 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molenweg | 383 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Molenweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Molenweg | 23 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Puitsedijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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From
23
to
22
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1316 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head west on Rijkebuurtseweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
to
21
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2374 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head west on Roolandsedijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Roolandsedijk | 195 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zwarteweg | 738 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Zwarteweg | 37 M | ||
| Turn left | 19 M | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
27
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2663 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head northwest | 27 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bram Groenewegeweg | 2.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
81
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1060 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Bram Groenewegeweg | 435 M | ||
| Turn left onto Noorddijk | 625 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
13
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3812 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head north on Kortwegje | 119 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kleine Dijk | 516 M | ||
| Turn right onto Muiterijweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Vierde Dijk | 80 M | ||
| Keep right onto Vierde Dijk | 234 M | ||
| Continue onto Plaatweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Stoofweg | 815 M | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
to
16
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2536 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Stoofweg | 32 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zoetwaterweg | 594 M | ||
| Turn left onto Winkelzeeseweg | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
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From
16
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15
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3442 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Lange Kruisweg | 974 M | ||
| Turn right onto Westweg | 545 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Annavosdijk | 244 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Annavosdijk | 47 M | ||
| Keep left onto Annavosdijk | 61 M | ||
| Turn left onto Tolweg | 956 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rijkebuurtweg | 275 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rijkebuurtweg | 340 M | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
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12
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6017 M | 6 KM | |
| Head east | 1.6 KM | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 1.8 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 1.9 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Havenweg | 20 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Havenweg | 294 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molendijk | 61 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Molendijk | 56 M | ||
| Turn left onto Suzannaweg | 20 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Suzannaweg | 24 M | ||
| Turn right onto Molendijk | 264 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M |