cycling the Zuiderzee

[holidaycyclist]

My wife and I are cycling in Holland in July 2017.We do not speak Dutch and the Fietsesbond routeplanner does not seem to tell us the frequency of the"footferry" to Texel,Does anyone have any suggestions?We would be eternally grateful.

[Toffee]

We went across last year to texel on our bike

Have a look at their website

https://www.texel.net

It's has all the info

[mr_mark_sid]

Don't get caught out like we did. It is not possible to join the chain of islands by moving from Texel to the north. There is only one effective way to get to Texel and that is Den Helder. We had hoped to island hop our way north but the connections are sporadic and not really feasible.

[mjr]

Don't get caught out like we did. It is not possible to join the chain of islands by moving from Texel to the north. There is only one effective way to get to Texel and that is Den Helder. We had hoped to island hop our way north but the connections are sporadic and not really feasible.

Yes, you should smell a rat whenever you see the EuroVelo 12 (North Sea Coast Route) go inland like it does there...

[foxyrider]

It is possible with some planning to get from Texel to Vlieland and then on to Terschelling, you then return to the mainland at Harlingen. One issue on doing this is the actual cost of the bikes on the ferry. It was cheaper when I went to Terscheling to go on foot and hire a bike on the island than to take my bike over.

There are no connecting services further up the string until you get to the Wadden Sea off the Schleswig coast in Germany.

Don't worry about the language - they all watch East Enders and you will get by just fine. Be warned though, in Friesland you will be hard pushed to find anything other than Herring to eat in restaurants and cafés!

[psmiffy]

Can you actually cycle the Zuiderzee - when I was a kid we often went there camping and picnics - my first outing as an adult going that way I was nonplussed that I couldnt find it on the map

[bromptonrail]

Hasn't it been known as Ijselmeer since it was enclosed and separated from the North Sea?

[Ron]

Hasn't it been known as Ijselmeer since it was enclosed and separated from the North Sea?

Well yes, but that was only 85 years ago .

Quote from Rough Guides
Work began on this dyke, the Afsluitdijk, in 1920 and, on May 28, 1932, the last gap in it was closed and the Zuider Zee simply ceased to exist, replaced by the freshwater IJsselmeer.

[wallyone]

Can you actually cycle the Zuiderzee

There is a Zuiderzeeroute which is a signed route around the Ijsselmeer and is compose of 3 LF routes. I'm not sure if the original post is referring to this route but you can make the detour to the islands. I did this route some years ago in the summer and it was one of the wettest and windiest tours I've ever done, I loved it. Luckily along the Afsluitdijk I had a tail wind.
http://www.hollandcyclingroutes.com/long-distance-cycle-routes/zuiderzeeroute

[holidaycyclist]

TOFFEE,the Texel website was brill.Thanks for everyones help and advice.We are also in Sheffield.