Broekzijdse Mill – Oostzijdse Windmill loop from Diemen
Broekzijdse Mill – Oostzijdse Windmill loop from Diemen
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Broekzijdse Mill – Oostzijdse Windmill loop from Diemen
01:28
25.6km
30m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 27, 2026
Tips
Includes movable bridges
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After 12.7 km for 5 m
After 12.8 km for 5 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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6.22 km
Gausenpolder Pumping Station
Highlight • Monument
After a gust of wind destroyed the mill's shaft and sails, it was decided to install a centrifugal pump with a crude oil engine.
The cap was removed and the mill was given a mastic roof.
The miller was J. Bakker.
On July 25, 1932, the rest of the mill burned down completely, caused by a careless plumber.
A house with a pumping station was then built for the operator J. Bellaar.
The pumping station has been at the head of the since 1972
Driemondweg in Gaasperpark took over the old pumping station.
Pump station.
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8.58 km
Old Sunday School
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9.27 km
Broekzijdse Mill
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Type: octagonal top-sail mill
Function: polder mill
Miller Ulrich Niessen
Address: Gein Noord 41, Abcoude.
Open: the mill is inhabited and cannot be visited
Enormous wings
Reeds wave along the banks of the Gein. The Broekzijdse Mill is located in a quiet, typically Dutch landscape near Amsterdam. The sturdy mill has enormous wings, a large windmill wheel and thick tail beams.
Windmills on the windmill
Until 1977, the polder mill, together with a motor auxiliary pumping station, drained the Broekzijdse Polder (317 ha). When it was built in 1641, external windmills were not yet common in this region and the mill was fitted with an internal windmill wheel. Nowadays, the mill has a tail mill with a windmill wheel with which the mill can be turned to the wind.
Restoration
In 2009, Utrechts Landschap restored the mill. The cap and the crosspiece were repaired, new braces and a new tail were hung on the mill and in 2011 the scoop wheel was lowered. Since then, the mill can do what it was built for: grinding!
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9.27 km
Broekzijdse Mill
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12.7 km
Abcoude town center
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14.5 km
Floodplains Along the Gein
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14.7 km
Oostzijdse Windmill
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14.9 km
Windmills Along the Gein
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25.6 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.6 km
11.2 km
1.88 km
956 m
Surfaces
18.7 km
4.90 km
2.04 km
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Monday 13 July
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