Cycle route through the flower capital
Amsterdam, Aalsmeer, Uithoorn
The name Aalsmeer goes back to the fishing village it once was. It means something like eel lake. In the past, the people of this small village lived mainly from fishing and peat cutting. When the lakes around the village were drained, strawberries and fruit trees started growing well on the peat soil. You can still see this in the village flag. The flag of Aalsmeer has three horizontal stripes: red, green and black. These stand for the strawberry plant – deep red fruit, green leaves and dark soil. At the end of the nineteenth century, the demand for ornamental flowers grew. More and more growers switched from fruit to flowers and started experimenting with greenhouses. Flower cultivation in Aalsmeer flourished and soon flowers were being auctioned in the village. The auction benefitted from the growth of Schiphol Airport, and today the largest flower trading building in the world stands on the Legmeerdijk in Aalsmeer: Royal Flora Holland. Millions of flowers are traded here daily. Several historic buildings still tell the story of flower growing. At the Historical Garden, you can walk through old style horticulture and explore changing exhibitions. The building of Bloemenlust used to host flower auctions from benches in a real auction room. This route takes you deep into the flower filled past of Aalsmeer. You’ll pass old auction buildings and colourful spots where you’ll want to stop for a moment. And it’s not just the sights that are blooming – while cycling through Amstelland and the Amsterdam Forest you’ll come across plenty of natural beauty too.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Piet Kranenbergpad , 1076 EP Amsterdam | 43.1 KM | |
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From
16
to
81
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551 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head north on Piet Kranenbergpad | 13 M | ||
| Turn left | 4 M | ||
| Continue onto IJsbaanpad | 271 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on IJsbaanpad | 194 M | ||
| Continue straight | 11 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto IJsbaanpad | 58 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
80
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3028 M | 3 KM | |
| Head south on Jaagpad | 1.9 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Anton Schleperspad | 213 M | ||
| Keep left onto Anton Schleperspad | 731 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Anton Schleperspad | 157 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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From
80
to
82
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2346 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head northwest | 45 M | ||
| Turn left | 62 M | ||
| Turn right | 28 M | ||
| Turn left | 404 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Haagseweg | 16 M | ||
| Continue straight | 1.5 KM | ||
| Continue onto Cateringweg | 297 M | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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From
82
to
97
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1488 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Schipholweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
to
86
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950 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Oosthoek | 90 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stationsplein-Noordoost; Stationsplein-NO | 715 M | ||
| Turn left onto Brugstraat | 145 M | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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From
86
to
96
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6784 M | 6.8 KM | |
| Head east on Brugstraat | 271 M | ||
| Turn right onto Meester Jac. Takkade; Mr. Jac. Takkade | 54 M | ||
| Turn left onto Bosrandweg | 64 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kleine Bospad | 1.8 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Meester Jac. Takkade; Mr. Jac. Takkade | 968 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oosteinderweg | 3.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Oosteinderweg | 84 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit | 22 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
95
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495 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head west | 53 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto van Cleeffkade | 435 M | ||
| Turn left onto van Cleeffkade | 7 M | ||
| You are now at section 95 | 0 M | ||
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From
95
to
25
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1954 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Stationsweg | 898 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Stommeerweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
26
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2143 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head northeast | 24 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bachlaan | 610 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Bachlaan | 22 M | ||
| Turn left onto Bachlaan | 108 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vuurlijn | 13 M | ||
| Continue onto Vuurlijn | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
to
27
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535 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head east on Vuurlijn | 535 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
31
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3900 M | 3.9 KM | |
| Head east on Vuurlijn | 2 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 40 M | ||
| Turn right onto Watsonweg | 282 M | ||
| Turn left onto Boterdijk | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Laan van Meerwijk | 17 M | ||
| Turn right onto Amstelplein | 18 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Amstelplein | 178 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schoolstraat | 79 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schans | 11 M | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
to
28
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2654 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head east on Schans | 18 M | ||
| Continue straight | 52 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Irenepad | 71 M | ||
| Continue onto Amstelstraat | 81 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 759 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester Brautigamlaan | 20 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Amsteldijk-Noord | 396 M | ||
| Turn right onto Amsteldijk-Noord | 563 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Amsteldijk-Noord | 694 M | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
to
93
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3951 M | 4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Hollandsedijk | 442 M | ||
| Turn right onto Middenweg BP | 240 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Middenweg BP | 436 M | ||
| Continue onto Middenweg Bovenkerker Polder | 2.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
to
68
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1322 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head east on Nesserlaan | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
to
67
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2450 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head east on Nesserlaan | 214 M | ||
| Turn left onto Amsteldijk Zuid | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
66
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1222 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head north on Amsteldijk Zuid | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 715 M | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester Boersweg | 294 M | ||
| Continue straight | 174 M | ||
| Turn left | 25 M | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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From
66
to
87
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2360 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head northwest | 56 M | ||
| Turn left | 212 M | ||
| Turn left onto Laan van Langerhuize | 485 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ouderkerkerlaan | 220 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 20 M | ||
| Turn right onto Ouderkerkerlaan | 493 M | ||
| Continue straight | 35 M | ||
| Turn left | 25 M | ||
| Continue onto Keizer Karelplein | 74 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Keizer Karelplein | 85 M | ||
| Turn right | 98 M | ||
| Turn left | 133 M | ||
| Continue onto Bovenkerkerkade | 317 M | ||
| Turn right onto Veenendaalplein | 28 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ouderkerkerlaan | 79 M | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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From
87
to
84
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2453 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Kazernepad | 490 M | ||
| Continue straight | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left | 11 M | ||
| Turn right | 139 M | ||
| Turn right onto Jan Tooroplaan | 568 M | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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From
84
to
83
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615 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head west on Nieuwe Kalfjeslaan | 68 M | ||
| Turn right | 127 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 420 M | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
to
16
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1849 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northeast | 192 M | ||
| Turn left | 73 M | ||
| Turn right | 212 M | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 25 M | ||
| Turn right onto Koenenkade | 126 M | ||
| Turn left | 198 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Jachthavenweg | 193 M | ||
| Keep right onto Jachthavenweg | 404 M | ||
| Continue straight | 154 M | ||
| Continue onto Piet Kranenbergpad | 272 M | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M |