Good route for a 1-day bike trip around Amsterdam
I'd like to take a one day biking trip in Amsterdam in October, when I will be coming there for a conference. Could you recommend a scenic path/trail I could take? Please, if possible, include bike path numbers so I can look them up in my map.
I'm a fairly fit cyclist, so length in the area of 50-60 km should not be a problem, especially considering there aren't many hills in the Netherlands :-).
If you can, also recommend a bike rental which rents sporty bikes as opposed to the usual city bikes most dutch people use.
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I have no personal experience with cycling in that area, but I might can recommend to use this tool from a Dutch bikers association.
Basically, what you can do, is select a starting point for a round trip, a preferred distance, and some more personal preference, which it will take into account where possible. With a lot of tweaking, I get some example route.
The example route goes south, I think it might be more interesting to go north. As a foreign tourist, you might enjoy Zaanse schans and Volendam on the route.
Hint: on the maps you can click numbered junctions, to show these. You can use it to plan your route accurately, but don't fear to get lost, there are a lot of below signs all around the country. (source)
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