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Twisk Steam Train Station – Twisk loop from Midwoud
RoutesBike touring routes & trailsNetherlandsNorth HollandNoorder-Koggenland
Twisk Steam Train Station – Twisk loop from Midwoud
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Twisk Steam Train Station – Twisk loop from Midwoud
01:42
28.4km
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: July 20, 2026
Waypoints
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Start point
Bus stop
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409 m
Kefir Farm Annahoeve
Highlight • Structure
This kefir farm sells delicious products made with raw milk. Kefir is particularly good for the intestines and digestion. See kefirboerderij-annahoeve.nl.
Opening hours:
Friday: 08.30 – 12.00h. /. 14.00 – 17.00h
Saturday: 08.30 – 12.00h
Opening hours:
Friday: 08.30 – 12.00h. /. 14.00 – 17.00h
Saturday: 08.30 – 12.00h
Tip by
2
7.55 km
Opperdoes Canals and Historic Houses
Highlight • Settlement
nice route especially through the older village of Opperdoes.
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Tip by
3
7.64 km
Village Church Opperdoes
Highlight • Religious Site
The Village Church of Opperdoes, until 2013 the Reformed Church, dates from 1530. Before that, on the same site, there was a Catholic church, which was plundered and burned down in 1517 by the troops of Pier Donia ("Great Pier"), as was the village. The tower of the current church was completed in 1525, and the new Catholic church could be put into use in 1530. Around 1572, during the Reformation, the Reformed took over the church. Over time the church has been restored many times. The spire and balustrade were not installed until 1924. The architectural style is (predominantly) Gothic. The building appears sturdy and compact, partly thanks to the large tower. In the one-nave church you can still admire a pulpit from 1688, with beautiful wood carvings, a wooden baptismal gate from the mid-18th century and a copper baptismal arch from 1753. Furthermore, a very beautiful 16-armed copper crown from the 17th century attracts attention. In 2013, the Protestant Community disposed of the church. In the same year, a group of Opperdoes residents established a foundation whose aim is to preserve the church, e.g. for concerts, exhibitions, weddings, etc. The foundation also operates a catering facility (for coffee, tea and cake, etc.) in the former fire station located next to the church, with a summer outdoor terrace. Beautiful church, nice place!
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Tip by
4
9.30 km
Twisk Steam Train Station
Highlight • Monument
A nice historical station, originally part of the steam tram connecting Medemblik and Hoorn. Now a tourist line during summer time. Absolutely worth a visit and a little trip on the steam engine. Further information you can find on : stoomtram.nl
Tip by
5
10.1 km
Doopsgezinde Vermaning Twisk
Highlight • Religious Site
The Mennonite meeting house on Dorpsstraat in the North Holland village of Twisk was built in 1867 under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Works. The building is therefore a so-called Waterstaat church. The church is located within the extension of the protected village view of Twisk. (Wikipedia)
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Tip by
6
10.8 km
One of the oldest stolp farmhouses in the Netherlands
Highlight • Historical Site
It is not clear when exactly the farmhouse was built. The square was probably built around 1640 and consists of oak and pine. The oak was cut down around 1558 and the pine around 1640. This shows that the farm was built around 1640. The front facade of the living area was probably also built at this time, because around 1700 the masonry technique was no longer used.
The farm was a mixed farm with cattle breeding and arable farming. The entire part of the farm was accessible via the threshing floor. The seed room was located in the room directly next to the threshing floor doors. This is where the seeds of the plants to be sown were stored. Hay was stored between the legs of the square. Behind the square, against the back wall, cattle were often kept in stables.
Because the farm was doing very well around 1880, the barn was added to the rear around 1882. This barn is also internally connected to the front barn.
In 2013, the building was renovated under the supervision of restoration architect Klaas Boschma from Edam. He died before the work was completed.
Opposite this double dome, at Dorpsstraat 80, there is a third dome. However, this one has a wooden facade.
The farm was a mixed farm with cattle breeding and arable farming. The entire part of the farm was accessible via the threshing floor. The seed room was located in the room directly next to the threshing floor doors. This is where the seeds of the plants to be sown were stored. Hay was stored between the legs of the square. Behind the square, against the back wall, cattle were often kept in stables.
Because the farm was doing very well around 1880, the barn was added to the rear around 1882. This barn is also internally connected to the front barn.
In 2013, the building was renovated under the supervision of restoration architect Klaas Boschma from Edam. He died before the work was completed.
Opposite this double dome, at Dorpsstraat 80, there is a third dome. However, this one has a wooden facade.
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Tip by
7
10.9 km
Twisk
Highlight (Segment) • Settlement
Twisk, in earlier days a rich village. You see a lot of big farm houses here, and other beautiful buildings.
Tip by
8
11.7 km
Old West Frisian farmhouses
Highlight • Historical Site
The oldest form of the West Frisian farm is recognizable by the extended front house, voorend, with a facade of wood or stone on the road side. A good example of such an old West Frisian farm, largely built of wood, is that of the Klaver family on the Dorpsweg van Twisk with house number K79. The bell jar has been in the possession of this family for several generations. Only the front house has a rich urban stone facade, the top of which ends in a beautifully bricked narrow, rectangular spout facade. There is one door in this facade, the state door or death and wedding door, which is traditionally only used at a wedding or funeral. The other facades are painted in typical West Frisian green, with white stripes applied between the planks for decoration.
the facade of the farm is made of stone. This facade contains a state door or death and wedding door that was only used to carry a deceased person out of the house or when a bridal couple left the house ceremonially. The front house was furnished as a state room. The actual living quarters of the family were located further back in the extension of the front house. (Photo TM)
Characteristic is that in the West Frisian farm people do not live on the road side, but on the side of the farm. The living room of the Klaver family is located on the left side wall as an extension of the front house. Above the living room is a large triangular roof surface with tiles, at the top point of this surface the brick round chimney rises from the roof. The rest of the pyramid-shaped roof is covered with thatch. Rainwater is collected via a gutter under the tiled roof.
The chimney with a beautiful round shape
brickwork. The spirals of yellow stones are clearly visible. It is said that each spiral represents seven acres of land.
Dars doors on the road
In the past, the farm was a mixed business of livestock farming and arable farming, housed in a so-called longhouse. Over time, the need arose to bring living space, stables and hay storage under one roof in the farmhouse. This developed into the farmhouse shape with a square frame. The square is the core construction of the West Frisian farm, consisting of four heavy posts, connected by beams. Within this square, the mountain, the hay was stored.
This is also the case on the Klaver family farm. On the side of the Dorpsweg there are two large, high doors, these are the dars doors. They provide access to the dars or threshing floor. Off the road, the farmer can drive a hay wagon through these doors onto the dars and store the hay in the middle, in the mountain. The function of the room in the front house was that of storage space - the so-called show room - for the best items, such as valuable linen.
This space is far removed from the dust and odor of the stable and the business area. Traditionally, on the road side of the farm, between the front house and the barn doors, is the seed room where the farmer stored seeds and seedlings for the next harvest on his mixed farm.
the facade of the farm is made of stone. This facade contains a state door or death and wedding door that was only used to carry a deceased person out of the house or when a bridal couple left the house ceremonially. The front house was furnished as a state room. The actual living quarters of the family were located further back in the extension of the front house. (Photo TM)
Characteristic is that in the West Frisian farm people do not live on the road side, but on the side of the farm. The living room of the Klaver family is located on the left side wall as an extension of the front house. Above the living room is a large triangular roof surface with tiles, at the top point of this surface the brick round chimney rises from the roof. The rest of the pyramid-shaped roof is covered with thatch. Rainwater is collected via a gutter under the tiled roof.
The chimney with a beautiful round shape
brickwork. The spirals of yellow stones are clearly visible. It is said that each spiral represents seven acres of land.
Dars doors on the road
In the past, the farm was a mixed business of livestock farming and arable farming, housed in a so-called longhouse. Over time, the need arose to bring living space, stables and hay storage under one roof in the farmhouse. This developed into the farmhouse shape with a square frame. The square is the core construction of the West Frisian farm, consisting of four heavy posts, connected by beams. Within this square, the mountain, the hay was stored.
This is also the case on the Klaver family farm. On the side of the Dorpsweg there are two large, high doors, these are the dars doors. They provide access to the dars or threshing floor. Off the road, the farmer can drive a hay wagon through these doors onto the dars and store the hay in the middle, in the mountain. The function of the room in the front house was that of storage space - the so-called show room - for the best items, such as valuable linen.
This space is far removed from the dust and odor of the stable and the business area. Traditionally, on the road side of the farm, between the front house and the barn doors, is the seed room where the farmer stored seeds and seedlings for the next harvest on his mixed farm.
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28.4 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
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20.5 km
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1.76 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
11.8 km
11.0 km
5.56 km
< 100 m
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