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Friesland
Lemsterland

Lemmer town center and canals – Urk Harbour and Lighthouse loop from Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal

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Netherlands
Friesland
Lemsterland

Lemmer town center and canals – Urk Harbour and Lighthouse loop from Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal

Moderate

4.6

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Lemmer town center and canals – Urk Harbour and Lighthouse loop from Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal

02:55

51.5km

30m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 745 m for 9 m

After 1.60 km for 10 m

After 50.0 km for 10 m

After 50.9 km for 9 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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236 m

Lemmer Reformed Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice little church and the carillon fits so right in this beautiful place

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410 m

Lemmer town center and canals

Highlight • Settlement

A nice place with lots of shopping opportunities and many canals. The drawbridge is constantly in motion.

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6.09 km

Noordermeerdijk

Highlight • Cycleway

Kilometers of "highway" straight ahead inside the dike at the IJsselmeer. Ijsselmer breeze guaranteed 🌾🌊🌬 ... 🚢⛵ ... 🐦🦢🦆
wind turbines right/left on and offshore ...

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19.7 km

Noordoostpolder Wind Farm

Highlight • Structure

There is a gigantic wind farm right next to Urk. The 48 windmills, each nearly 200 meters high, provide energy for some 160,000 households. So expect a big blow here.

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25.8 km

The Old Village of Urk

Highlight • Settlement

Small town with some restaurants and a small harbor.

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26.1 km

Urk Harbour and Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

The 18 meter Urk lighthouse was built on the westernmost point of the island in 1844. A coal fire had burned on Urk since 1617, which was intended to show …

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26.1 km

Very beautiful lighthouse on the beautiful former island of Urk
Spacious view over the IJsselmeer

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36.9 km

Wind Farm on the IJsselmeer Dike

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Almost as many windmills as sheep on the dike.

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51.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.3 km

2.02 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.9 km

15.6 km

4.00 km

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Weather

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Sunday 19 July

21°C

13°C

16 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

September 21, 2021,Lemmer gegen den Wind ➡️ Urk
If we are already at the IJsselmeer, we have to see that too.
So we started from the campsite, past the town 🌃 on the left, towards the dike.
There was the IJsselmeer, now it really started, full blast of wind 💨, a super wide, straight bike path. Over 22 km left dike, right sea 🌊 and from the front …

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August 26, 2025,Isselmeer Tour nach Urk
A relaxing tour. It's a straight run along the water. At the end, you'll be rewarded with a beautiful place.

Who can say they've ever cycled to an island?

Without a boat!

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Lots of headwind - half day break and a special place to sleep.

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