Cycling with a paper map that turns into two maps at the first breath of wind is a thing of the past. And cycling with a phone in your hand is not only unsafe, but also no longer necessary! Thanks to Almere's cycle junction network, mapping out a route is incredibly easy, because you just follow the signs.

The Almere cycling network

You've probably seen them before: signs with a green circle filled with white and a number. These signs refer to cycle junctions, which are also plentiful in the Almere area. Once you've reached the junction, you'll see signposts pointing to other junctions and a handy board with an overview of all cycling junctions in the area. Cycling junctions are never boring!

Entirely renewed in 2021

By the end of 2021, Almere's cycle junction network will be completely renewed. So now you can follow brand new signs to discover the city and its green surroundings. The connections between cycle junctions follow the most beautiful paths for cyclists. So not the shortest route along a 100km road where you are slowly deafened by the noise of the cars, but a quiet cycle path through a green oasis in the polder, for example.

Plotting a route along cycle junctions

Bike nodes make it very easy to plot your own cycling route and enjoy a bike ride offline. Are you thinking now: plotting a route, that's for old people and not for busy people like me? No worries, long live the online cycling junction planners from the ANWB, for example. Choose your starting point and then click on junctions that seem interesting to you. Fancy a day looking at urban design? Then choose nodes in the city. Rather seek out Insta-worthy nature? Then choose nodes in green.

Keep clicking nodes until you get back to your starting point. Be careful not to get too excited, because before you know it, you have plotted a 300 km route. Fortunately, the planner automatically calculates the total distance of the plotted cycle route. Whether you want to cycle for half an hour or six hours: planning is easy peasy. Of course, you can also use the maps at the junctions along the way to decide what your next stop will be. Then you immediately have a good excuse to give those leg muscles a break.

Ready-made routes along cycle junctions near Almere

You can make things even easier for yourself by following a cycling route plotted along junctions. For example, choose one of these cycling routes in and around Almere. Enjoy the greenery on the Almeerse natuurroute or visit Almere's oldest district on the City Roots cycle route. The route description lists the junctions to follow. Sometimes you need to deviate a little bit from the route for a highlight or a wine or beer on the terrace. Make a note of the nodes and detours on a piece of paper or write them on your hand, and off you go!

Fine stops along the cycle junction network

Of course, you don't have to stay in the saddle all the time. Make a stop for a walk or refreshing dip, or enjoy a well-earned break with a snack and drink. Fine waterfront catering stops in Almere include Sun Runners, De Kapitein and De Jutter. Get a nice ice cream at IJssalon Mariola in Almere Haven and enjoy the view of nature from Natuurbelevingcentrum de Oostvaarders.