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Zaanse Schans – Zaanse Schans loop from Zaandam

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Netherlands

North Holland

Zaanstad

Zaanse Schans – Zaanse Schans loop from Zaandam

Moderate

4.5

(11)

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Zaanse Schans – Zaanse Schans loop from Zaandam

03:04

12.2km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 6.39 km for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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218 m

Inntel Hotels Amsterdam Zaandam

Highlight • Monument

Easy to visit at any time of the year, but you should avoid peak times because of the pedestrian zone

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5.39 km

Haaldersbroek Drawbridge

Highlight • Bridge

Haaldersbroek is the real Zaanse Schans. No crowds of tourists, but a real residential neighborhood with real residents and historic buildings.

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6.58 km

Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Historical Site

The Zaanse Schans is a village in the municipality Zaanstad, located opposite Zaandijk on the Zaan. Every year, around 900,000 visitors visit this open-air museum, which was built with the …

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6.61 km

Blik op de Zaan Chocolate Museum

Highlight • Monument

Zaanland is mentioned in the same breath as various Dutch products, such as chocolate.
Between the mills there is a storage shed where the craft of chocolate making is demonstrated today.

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6.76 km

Bakery Museum (Bakkerijmuseum) Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Historical Site

Yummy and delicious 😊

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7.02 km

Zaanse Schans

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful to look at, especially at sunset. 🌅👌🏼

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7.05 km

Replica of the First Albert Heijn Store

Highlight • Historical Site

This is how the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands got its start - the contrast to the current AH XL could hardly be greater.

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7.30 km

View of the Zaanse Schans windmills

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Windmills and distinctive green houses

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12.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.02 km

3.17 km

2.40 km

1.15 km

410 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

628 m

224 m

214 m

137 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 2 September

22°C

17°C

36 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Zaanse Schans – Zaanse Schans loop from Zaandam

Inntel Hotels Amsterdam Zaandam

Haaldersbroek Drawbridge

Zaanse Schans

Blik op de Zaan Chocolate Museum

Bakery Museum (Bakkerijmuseum) Zaanse Schans

Zaanse Schans

Replica of the First Albert Heijn Store

View of the Zaanse Schans windmills

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