Outer weather route

The route is perfect for canoeing. The route is easy to follow using the green place name signs along the water. Of course, the best way to discover Waterland is by boat. The reclamation of the peat bog and the many floods of the former Zuiderzee have created wide ditches and lakes. Find your way among the riparian vegetation in which small birds hide. Occasionally, the silence is broken by the twittering of a reed warbler, a small or a great caracid.

Various species of ducks, coots, grebes and, of course, swans bob about on the water all year round.
In spring, the wet meadows are visited en masse by meadow birds such as the black-tailed godwit, redshank and lapwing. The trip takes you through the small village of Zuiderwoude and the 'town' of Monnickendam with its Waterlands Museum and Grote Kerk. Definitely worth a visit.
Starting point: Broek in Waterland

Rental options
- Broeker Boat Rental, Broek in Waterland, phone 06-37525640
- Theetuin and Fluisterbotenverhuur Overleek, Monnickendam (Overleek), phone 0299-652735
- Het Weeshuis, Monnickendam, telephone 0299-653642

Folder, booklets
This route is described in a full-colour route leaflet: KANOKAART, Waterland-East; 'Peddling through Waterland'. In it you will find a detailed route map, information on nature, landscape cultural history, water management and attractions and sights along the route and practical information. You will find a total of four routes in this leaflet, including the Gouwen, Aandammer and Woudweeren routes.

Leaflets with route descriptions and maps are available at the VVVs in Waterland. They are also available at rental shops, outdoor sports shops, info centres and some bookstores.