The LF Kustroute is one of the first new LF icon routes on which we will focus in the coming years. The routes are given a strong theme, the signposting is updated and an app and special LF website is created for additional up-to-date information.

Cycling along the Dutch coast means cycling with the wind in your hair. Sometimes, you will experience a tailwind; other times, a headwind, but you will always get a ‘taste’ of that wonderful seaside feeling. The themed LF Kustroute (Coastal Route) provides approximately 610 km of cycling fun. Simply follow the relevant rectangular signs, signposted in two directions.

The LF Kustroute between Cadzand-Bad and Den Helder is characterised by long, narrow dune areas along the coast and by the South Holland and Zealand islands. Small seaside resorts and historic cities provide great stop-over places along the route. The LF Kustroute from Callantsoog to Nieuweschans takes you through one of the most peaceful and sparsely populated areas in the Netherlands and yet offers a diverse landscape, among other because of the former West Frisian island of Wieringen and various other authentic ‘terp’ villages, (terps are low man-made hills around which villages were traditionally built) and towns. 

If this leaves you wanting more, you can simply carry on across the border. The route is in fact the Dutch part of the international North Sea Cycle Route (EuroVelo 12).

Current Information
The Afsluitdijk bicycle route will be closed to cyclists. The closure is required so Rijkswaterstaat can complete maintenance on the Wadden Sea side of the Afsluitdijk. Free bus transport is available during this maintenance period. Bus stops are at Den Oever, the Monument, Breezanddijk and Kornwerderzand. Please see the website (in Dutch) for further information.

Please note: Provision can be made for bicycles that are too large to use the bus. Cyclists for whom this applies should contact the Service Desk of the Afsluitdijk at least two workdays ahead of time. Likewise, if a larger group of cyclists is planning to use the Afsluitdijk, you may want to contact the Service Desk. The service desk can be contacted at loket@deafsluitdijk.nl or +31 800-6040.