Starting Point Diemen Station

Routes from this starting point

Diemer Bridge Route (blue) Unpaved path (partly): 4.2km
Oud-Diemenroute (orange) Unpaved path (partly): 7.6km
Overdiemenroute (red) Unpaved path (partly): 11.59km
Number 14 Route (purple) Unpaved path (partly): 10.01km

kaart startpunt Station Diemen 2021 (2410 kb)

At first glance, Diemen seems like a post-war suburb of Amsterdam but Diemen is actually much older than the capital. The first inhabitants settled in Overdiemen on the east bank of the Diem river in around the year 1000. They later also reclaimed the Diemerveen on the west side of the Diem. This shifted the centre of the settlement to the ribbon development village along the Ouddiemerlaan. A wooden church was built on a terp (man-made dwelling mound) here in around 1100, where the Gedenk te Sterven cemetery is now located. The village later moved south along the Ouddiemerlaan, to the bridge over the Weespertrekvaart canal dug in 1640.

The Diemerbrugroute or Diemer Bridge Route (blue) shows you the village along the Weespertrekvaart and tramline. Return along the ring canal and the green area along the railway line.
The Oud-Diemenroute (orange) is a trip to the oldest part of Diemen, past the Vogelweide district and through the undeveloped part of the Diemerpolder. There is also a surprising shell-covered path along the Diem!
The Route nummer 14 or Number 14 Route (purple) goes through Betondorp and is named after the jersey number of the famous footballer Johan Cruijff.
The Overdiemenroute (red) goes a step further and crosses the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to Fort Diemerdam, part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam.
The DaaromDiemen Natuurroute or Nature Route (15 km) connects the nature reserves and green areas in and around the built-up area of Diemen. Route directions can be found at www.daaromdiemen.nl.