You could say that the Noordoostpolder has fertile soil. In spring you will find bulb fields with beautiful tulips and in summer you can eat cherries and pick apples and pears. But there is more to the seabed. Indeed, much of the history of the Noordoostpolder lies in the bottom of the sea. Among other things, many ships have been lost and hidden.
With the wrecked ships route, you can clearly experience that the Noordoostpolder is a reclaimed area. The red wreck poles indicate where ships used to sink. Some of those ships are still buried in the ground.
The route starts at UNESCO World...
You could say that the Noordoostpolder has fertile soil. In spring you will find bulb fields with beautiful tulips and in summer you can eat cherries and pick apples and pears. But there is more to the seabed. Indeed, much of the history of the Noordoostpolder lies in the bottom of the sea. Among other things, many ships have been lost and hidden.
With the wrecked ships route, you can clearly experience that the Noordoostpolder is a reclaimed area. The red wreck poles indicate where ships used to sink. Some of those ships are still buried in the ground.
The route starts at UNESCO World Heritage Site Schokland. From there, you cycle around the former island. During the cycle route, you can clearly experience the difference in height between Schokland and its surroundings and see that Schokland used to be an island. The route is easy to follow via the cycle junctions you will encounter along the way.
Don't have a bicycle (with you)? No problem. Then just grab an electric share bike from the share bike hub on Schokland. You can return your bike there after your tour.
PLEASE NOTE: as of mid-March 2026, the Keileemweg on Schokland will be closed to all traffic due to the poor road surface. Therefore, turn left after cycle junction 37 onto Oud-Emmeloorderweg. Then take the first turn to the right, the Plankenpad, which you follow until cycle junction 61. You can then continue the original route by cycling to cycle junction 75.
PLEASE NOTE: as of mid-March 2026, the Keileemweg on Schokland will be closed to all traffic due to the poor road surface. Therefore, turn left after cycle junction 37 onto Oud-Emmeloorderweg. Then take the first turn to the right, the Plankenpad, which you follow until cycle junction 61. You can then continue the original route by cycling to cycle junction 75.
