Water rich cycling route across Krammer, Zijpe and the Krabbenkreek
Sint-Annaland, Bruinisse, Sint Philipsland
It is now hardly imaginable anymore, but until the 7th century after Christ it was the Belgian river the Schelde that flowed into what we now know as the Oosterschelde. This was until the Middle Ages no more than a relatively narrow river arm. Through erosion of the land and the continual influence of storm surges from the North Sea the Oosterschelde slowly but surely became wider and more powerful. Humans however did not allow themselves to be displaced without a fight. To protect villages and hamlets dikes were constructed and polders were impoldered. For a long time this proved sufficient to bring the advancing sea to a halt. Yet the North Sea has always had a major influence on the lives of the people of Zeeland. The flood disaster of 1953 formed the turning point. This disaster led to the construction of the Delta Works, intended to largely close off the North Sea from the inland waters. Only during heavy storms do the storm surge barriers close; the tidal effect has therefore been preserved to a limited degree. The Krammer, in the northernmost part of the Oosterschelde, and the Krabbenkreek are connected to each other via the Zijpe. These waters form part of a busy shipping route between Rotterdam, Terneuzen and Ghent. An absolute recommendation is the 33 metre high lookout tower in the middle of the Krammer, on the Philipsdam. This dam forms the separation between the fresh water of the Volkerak and the salt water of the Oosterschelde. The Grevelingendam also forms part of this ingenious hydraulic engineering system.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Havenplein , 4697 HZ Tholen | 55 KM | |
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From
12
to
13
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1237 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Voorstraat | 207 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ring | 50 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Ring | 68 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kloosterstraat | 14 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kloosterstraat | 116 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schoolstraat | 155 M | ||
| Turn left onto Bierensstraat | 627 M | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
to
81
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3818 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Stoofweg | 821 M | ||
| Turn right onto Plaatweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Keep left onto Vierde Dijk | 210 M | ||
| Turn left onto Muiterijweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Kleine Dijk | 516 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kortwegje | 119 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
27
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1060 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head east on Noorddijk | 284 M | ||
| Keep left onto Noorddijk | 341 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bram Groenewegeweg | 435 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
21
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2636 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Bram Groenewegeweg | 2.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
22
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2381 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head east | 27 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zwarteweg | 774 M | ||
| Turn right onto Roolandsedijk | 195 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Roolandsedijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
to
28
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2498 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head north on Roolandsedijk | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zoetendijk | 1.1 KM | ||
| Keep left onto Broeksedijk | 334 M | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
to
39
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1875 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head north on Vrijberghsedijk | 83 M | ||
| Keep left onto Vrijberghsedijk | 783 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hikseweg | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
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From
39
to
34
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1194 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Kromme Dreef | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
32
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1381 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Zeedijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
99
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2578 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northwest | 177 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Campweg | 2.1 KM | ||
| Turn left to stay on Campweg | 230 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Campweg | 25 M | ||
| You are now at section 99 | 0 M | ||
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From
99
to
90
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8490 M | 8.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Rijksweg (N257) | 188 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Philipsdam | 8.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
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From
90
to
67
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4809 M | 4.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Philipsdam | 324 M | ||
| Turn left | 4.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
66
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2586 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head southwest | 135 M | ||
| Turn left onto Noorddijk | 60 M | ||
| Keep straight onto Noorddijk | 34 M | ||
| Keep right onto Havendijk | 237 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Havenkade | 145 M | ||
| Turn left onto Steinstraat | 329 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Boomdijk | 35 M | ||
| Make a U-turn and continue on Boomdijk | 38 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Boomdijk | 6 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 102 M | ||
| Continue straight | 549 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 88 M | ||
| Turn right onto Loswal | 406 M | ||
| Turn left onto Loswal | 421 M | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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From
66
to
89
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2035 M | 2 KM | |
| Head east on Zijpe | 79 M | ||
| Turn left | 45 M | ||
| Take the ferry Fiets-Voetveer Bruinisse - Anna Jacobapolder (Bru 45 -Jacoba) | 1.7 KM | ||
| Continue slight left | 170 M | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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From
89
to
97
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1952 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southwest | 124 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Del Campoweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
to
98
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6568 M | 6.6 KM | |
| Head east on Abraham Wisseweg | 3.6 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 1.3 KM | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 689 M | ||
| Turn right | 84 M | ||
| Continue straight | 644 M | ||
| Continue straight | 111 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Rijksweg | 59 M | ||
| You are now at section 98 | 0 M | ||
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From
98
to
29
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2466 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head south on Krabbenkreekweg | 2.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 29 | 0 M | ||
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From
29
to
31
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2395 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head west on Hollaereweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
to
30
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319 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head west on Priestermeetpolder | 319 M | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
to
12
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2729 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Joanna Mariapolder | 561 M | ||
| Continue straight | 148 M | ||
| Continue onto Oude Zeedijk | 599 M | ||
| Keep right onto Oude Zeedijk | 1.2 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Spuistraat | 124 M | ||
| Turn left onto Havenplein | 60 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M |