Amsterdamse Bos cycling route

Partial km/Total km. . . . . . . . . . D e s c r i p t i o n . . . . . ..

0.0/0.0     We start on the south side of Amsterdam Sloterdijk Station.

0.5/0.5      Briefly westwards, then southwards to cross Haarlemmerweg.

1.7/2.2      800 m south towards Slotermeer, then 400 m east along Erasmusgracht to the underpass of the A10 city motorway.

0.7/2.9      400 m along the motorway, then 300 m east on Jan van Galenstraat to the start of Rembrandtpark.

2.0/4.9      Through Rembrandtpark from the northern to the southern end to a bike crossroads (here the Flevo route turns left through Vondelpark into the center).

1.1/6.0      We briefly turn right, then always southwards, always left of the water to the roundabout at Kalsmeerplein.

1.0/7.0      From the roundabout 100 m east, then south again. From Parkeiland there is a canal on the left side, which we follow to junction 81.

0.7/7.7      We cross the canal and cycle east to junction 16.

2.0/9.7      Now southwards, underpassing the rail facilities and motorway, port facilities of Nieuwe Meer on the right, straight ahead until on the right the Bosbaan (kajak-rowing course of Amsterdam) is visible, shortly after junction 83.

3.7/13.4    We are now in Bos (in the Amsterdam forest), which we cross southwestwards, finally under the motorway and to junction 85.

2.5/15.9    We are now near Schiphol Airport, cycle left and southeast, mainly through forest to junction 88 at Grote Poel.

1.3/17.2    We have now reached the southernmost point of our route and cycle northwards along the right bank of the lake to the junction in Amstelveen.

3.3/20.5    Now right (eastwards) through Amstelveen, past junction 66 to junction 67 on the Amstel.

1.3/21.8    We cycle on the left bank to junction 61 in Ouderkerk, where we cross the Amstel.

3.9/25.7    Now on the right side to a ferry (it is also possible to cross the Amstel here, but this ferry only runs in the afternoon!)

1.1/26.8    Further to junction 50, where we ride under the A10 motorway.

2.7/29.5    Further on the right side of the Amstel to junction 56 at Amstel Station.

4.6/34.1    And further on the right side of the Amstel. (After 1.8 km the Flevo route LF20 goes left into the center). We continue cycling on the right side of the Amstel and keep right on LF2b (Oeverland route) to junction 5 at Amsterdam Centraal Station.

2.3/36.4    From junction 5 we cycle westwards. Immediately after the station briefly left under the tracks, westwards on Haarlemerstraat/Haarlemmerdijk to the start of Westerpark.

3.5/39.9    Through Westerpark westwards to the starting point Sloterdijk Station.