Cycling tour Amelands Produkt

Cycle towards the ferry and turn right before the ferry jetty onto the Wadden Sea dyke. Depending on the wind, cycle in half an hour outside the dike along the Wadden Sea dyke to Ballumerbocht near Ballum. 

At the statue of the 'Dijkwachters', go up the dike by bike on foot. Leave (with your back to the Dijkwachters) the dike via the left-hand side. After the ferry fence, turn right and cycle immediately afterwards left into Smitteweg towards Ballum.

On the left at Smitteweg 6 you will find Bierbrouwerij Ameland. The Brewery has its own tasting room and shop where the various Ameland beers can be tasted and bought.

In Ballum, at the end of Smitteweg, turn right into Camminghastraat. Before the Spar, turn right into Nesserweg. At the edge of the village, at Nesserweg 1, is a beautiful old farmhouse with Ageeth's nostalgic tea and sweet shop: De Ouwe Stee. 

Continue along the road and cross over to the cycle path next to Verbindingsweg. Turn left in the direction of Ballum. At the roundabout, go straight ahead towards Hollum.

After about 1 km, you come to Verbindingsweg 14b, where the Blokker family's Bioboerderij Ameland is located. Here you can buy, among other things, milk from their own cows and delicious organic meat.

Continue cycling and turn left after about 500 metres onto Pietje Miedeweg. Take the first right onto Trapweg. Cycle on until you reach the village of Hollum. At the crossroads, turn left and then take the second right to Zwaneplein. Cross the square and go straight ahead into O.P. Lapstraat.

On O.P. Lapstraat 1 you will find Ameland Cheese and Ice cream Farm. Here, Johannes and Sanne make the most delicious Ameland cheeses and delectable farmhouse ice cream. All this is prepared using traditional methods with fresh Ameland milk. 

Then cycle out of O.P. Lapstraat and into Molenweg. At the end of the Molenweg, you will see Corn- and mustard mill De Verwachting. This mill can be visited. In the tasting room, you can test a true palette of mustard flavours. Also be sure to take a look in the mill shop.

Then cycle up Badweg. Cycle to the end and turn right into Fenneweg. Cycle along the forest towards the Vuurtoren/Oranjeweg. Cross the street and turn left from the pancake restaurant onto the cycle path through the dunes to Buren (about 12 km).

Turn right at the Buren beach entrance, follow the cycle path along the Strandweg and take the first left at StrAnders restaurant (paved road turns into cycle path). Turn right at the crossroads, then first left and then right behind holiday park Klein Vaarwater. 

Cycle to the Kooiweg where the trout pools of the Amelander Meervalkwekerij are. Various homegrown fish products are on sale in the shop.

Cycle to the village of Buren and drop in at Worstenmakerij and Streekwinkel 'Groeten van Ameland', where Wolter and Dennis make sausages using traditional methods every day.

Next, cycle to Hoofdweg 1. Here you will find the Agricultural Beachcombers Museum. The museum has a dozen wool machines on display where the wool from Amelander sheep can be turned into sustainable end products. Wool products are for sale in the shop.

Follow the signs to Nes. Cycle through Kardinaal De Jongweg. Take the second street on the right and park your bike at one of the bike racks in Marten Janszenstraat to continue on foot. Walk to the Kerkplein. At number 3 you will find the Amelander Koffiehuys. Here you can enjoy home-roasted coffee as a coffee to go or just for brewing at home.

Walk down Church Square and cross Church Street towards the Tower. Turn left into the Torenstraat. At the corner of Torenstraat and Van Heeckerenstraat, you will find Bakkerij en Ijssalon De Jong, known for its homemade rye bread, flat cakes and Amelander 'duumkes'. 

Diagonally opposite the bakery, you will find Vishandel Metz. Here you can buy delicious Amelander oysters and cockles, gathered by fishermen on the Wadden Sea. Or Amelander sea bass and mullet, caught in the traditional upright nets on the mud flats and the North Sea. The fish shop also has a lunchroom where you can enjoy a delicious fried fish.

After visiting Vishandel Metz, walk down Van Heeckerenstraat. At the end of the street, grab your bike and then cycle right, past Restaurant Binnen. Then cycle right into Burgemeester Waldastraat and continue straight ahead into Burgemeester Bolomeijweg. At the end of this road, turn left into the Reeweg. 

At the junction of Reeweg and Hoge Eggenweg is the market stall of Aardappelhandel De Suihoek. Here you will find real Amelander potatoes, grown on Ameland's sandy soil.

Continue along Hoge Eggenweg and turn right at the end into Bureweg. You will see VVV Ameland on your left. Your round of Ameland products is complete!