Walking Routes in Broek in Waterland
Four routes through the most beautiful village in the Netherlands. Start here, stay to eat.
Walk through Waterland
From a village loop to a polder trek — four routes, each with its own character.
Broek in Waterland lies at the heart of Waterland. Tens of kilometres of walking routes, more national monuments than anywhere else in the Netherlands, and a calm that feels quite unexpected 15 minutes from Amsterdam.
Every route begins at Het Broeker Huis. You park for free at the Nieuwland (5 min walk) and when the walk is done, you join us for coffee and lunch. The only things you need to bring: waterproof shoes and a coat. And time. In a hurry? Leave that at home.
Four ways to discover Waterland. Choose your own pace.
Noordmeer route: The deep polder
About 1 hour. Blue-marked. Quiet and water.
The Noordmeer route runs around a deep, open expanse of polder water where you feel very small. No houses, no roads — only polder and water and sky. About seven kilometres, well marked with blue stickers.
Please note: closed from 15 March to 15 June (breeding season). Bring waterproof shoes. Start at Het Broeker Huis, walk the village loop, and you're at the beginning.
What you feel in the Noordmeer: that you belong to something greater.
Three routes. Each with its own character.
From a half-hour village loop to a half-day trek through the polder.
Village loop
30 min. Pushchair-friendly.
Less than two kilometres past white and green wooden houses, winding little paths and the Havenrak. For families, for those short on time.
Boots trail
1.5 hours. Boots required.
A real polder walk along the Varkensland nature reserve. Narrow paths, wet grassland, five to six kilometres. No nonsense, no manicured trails.
Waterland route
3 hours. The full polder.
Sixteen kilometres to Zuiderwoude and back via the Broeker Pad. A half-day trek. Start in the morning, make sure you're back before closing time.
Walk, get lost, unwind, come home.
Every route begins & ends here.
You're tired. But in the good way. Grains of sand in your shoes, fresh lungs, an empty head. We have coffee from our own recipe (Boontje), fresh bread and soup that changes with the season.
The polder makes you hungry. Come and walk. We'll take care of the rest.
Reserve your table in advance. Especially at the weekend