MUZ cycle route | Wieringen & the Zuiderzee Works
Den Oever, Hippolytushoef, Westerland
The island feeling prevails among the inhabitants of Wieringen. Many want to return to how it used to be, even though they never experienced it themselves. Yet most residents are also proud. Proud of the Zuiderzee Works. After all, it is one of the largest hydraulic engineering projects in the world. And Wieringen is an integral part of it. The Zuiderzee Works have literally and figuratively put Wieringen on the map. It is even a junction in the system of dykes that protects our country from the water. The Society for the Execution of the Zuiderzee Works, the MUZ, made this possible. The MUZ cycle route mostly runs along the edges of the former island. After all, this is where the battle against the water had to be fought and the connection with the hinterland had to be made. The traces left by the construction of the Zuiderzee Works are particularly evident here, in the monuments that form part of Wieringen's turbulent history. Cherish the monuments from the period between when Wieringen was still an island and when it became part of the mainland. The MUZ cycle route takes you past the monuments that were built to make the Zuiderzee Works possible. The villas that adorn the island, the gauge houses that mark the east and west sides of the island and the ridiculously large post office in Hippolytushoef, which would not have looked out of place in a medium-sized town. Immerse yourself in this mix of feelings. You may sense the melancholy of the slowly fading island feeling, but you will certainly also feel the pride that many Wieringers feel for their role in the Zuiderzee Works. Tip! At each stop, you can listen to information in audio format. Each audio clip contains a Wieringer Weetje (Wieringer fact), narrated in the local dialect. The route was made possible by Evert Marsmans, Simon de Haan, photographer Kenneth Stamp, Kade C design agency, Fietsnetwerk.nl and the Zuiderzeewerken programme of the Municipality of Hollands Kroon.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Haventerrein 1, 1779 GS Hollands Kroon | 37.6 KM | |
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From
66
to
24
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1469 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head north on Haventerrein | 535 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Haventerrein | 42 M | ||
| Turn right onto Havenstraat | 108 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nijverheidsstraat | 22 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noorderoeverdijk | 543 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hofstraat | 219 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
to
23
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7108 M | 7.1 KM | |
| Head west on Molgerdijk | 86 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Molgerdijk | 14 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Molgerdijk | 147 M | ||
| Continue straight | 510 M | ||
| Continue onto Gemeenelandsweg | 525 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vatropperweg | 293 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Bierdijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Stroeërweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Batumweg | 91 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordburendwarsweg | 773 M | ||
| Turn left onto Noordburenweg | 677 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noorderlaan | 420 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kremersweg | 514 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kremersweg | 3 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuwstraat | 41 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hoofdstraat | 203 M | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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From
23
to
76
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2406 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head west on Beltstraat | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Normerpolderweg | 12 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Normerpolderweg | 55 M | ||
| Continue straight | 81 M | ||
| Turn right onto Koningsweg | 51 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koningsweg (N240) | 404 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
to
18
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6291 M | 6.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Westerlanderweg | 824 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zuiderkerkerlaan | 261 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zuiderdamsterweg | 737 M | ||
| Turn left onto Westerlanderweg | 813 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rijksstraatweg | 274 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dam | 84 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Dam | 2.8 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 522 M | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
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From
18
to
17
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3208 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head southwest | 16 M | ||
| Turn left | 25 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto van Ewijcksvaart | 483 M | ||
| Turn right onto Amsteldijk | 2 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Lotweg | 648 M | ||
| You are now at section 17 | 0 M | ||
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From
17
to
19
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871 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head east on Oosthoekweg | 871 M | ||
| You are now at section 19 | 0 M | ||
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From
19
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20
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1306 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Amstelmeerweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M | ||
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From
20
to
21
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3350 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head east on Amstelmeerweg | 2.9 KM | ||
| Turn right onto De Haukes | 486 M | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
31
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820 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southeast | 5 M | ||
| Turn left | 125 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hoelmerpad | 641 M | ||
| Continue onto Hoelmerdijk | 49 M | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
to
59
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1756 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head north on Varkensgrasdwarsweg | 200 M | ||
| Turn right onto Varkensgrasweg | 293 M | ||
| Turn right onto Westerklief | 65 M | ||
| Turn left onto Klieverkruisweg | 455 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hippolytushoeverkruisweg | 743 M | ||
| You are now at section 59 | 0 M | ||
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From
59
to
67
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1017 M | 1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Koningin Julianalaan | 695 M | ||
| Turn left | 195 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koogerweg | 127 M | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
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54
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741 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head east on Koningstraat | 500 M | ||
| Turn right onto Slingerweg | 31 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Elft | 76 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Elft | 134 M | ||
| You are now at section 54 | 0 M | ||
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From
54
to
32
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1304 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southeast | 95 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rijksstraatweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
55
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2643 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Stroeërdijk | 2.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 39 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rijksstraatweg | 500 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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From
55
to
33
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806 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head south on Akkerweg | 192 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Oosterweg | 614 M | ||
| You are now at section 33 | 0 M | ||
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From
33
to
56
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713 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Nieuwlanderweg | 713 M | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
to
39
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286 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head east on Nieuwlanderweg | 79 M | ||
| Turn left | 207 M | ||
| You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
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From
39
to
66
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1472 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head north on Stontelerweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Sluismeesterpad | 129 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Sluismeesterpad | 95 M | ||
| Turn right onto Havenweg | 42 M | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M |