Holiday Inn Express - Almere, an IHG Hotel

Hans Prins walking route is a trail established in honor of Almere Hans Prins. He is the founder of the Almeerdaagse, a multi-day walking event in Almere. He wanted to show the diversity of his city, something that was also well emphasized during this route. Starting at Almere Buiten train station, you walk through the pleasant busy shopping street, past a church, to the parks and canals. Slowly but surely the area is getting greener, and after crossing the N702 you walk on the banks of the...

Nice round from Almere Buiten, both good to use as a short cycling trail or as a running trail. You start in the Meridian Park, a city park of Almere Buiten. The route takes you further and further out of the city along the canals and parks. Here you end up on the edges of the Nieuw Land National Park. You drive up to the dikes along the Markermeer and between the forest Oostvaardersbos and the Oostvaardersplassen lakes. The route runs via bicycle junctions, entirely on well-maintained and...

There are numerous lakes and bodies of water near Almere. Many of these are part of the Nieuw Land National Park. This also applies to the Lepelaarplassen and its islands that you hike on during this route. You start at the sports park of Almere, from where you cross the N702 via a tunnel to enter the nature reserve. The first part takes you over the Trekvogelweg, the road between the waters Hoge Vaart and Noorderplassen. After the island with the campsite, you will arrive in the...

Frans Vera Pad walking route is a green marked trail from Staatsbosbeheer. A short loop walk on asphalted paths through the Oostvaardersbos. The route leads with views over the waters and wide plains of the Oostvaardersplassen, and back along a dike. You visit a former fox burrow, perhaps you will encounter more traces of the animal along the way.

The willow forest of Almere arose naturally and forms a beautiful piece of primeval nature near the city. The willow forest originated around a former sand extraction lake next to the Lepelaarplassen. It took only a short time in water-rich nature before this forest was created naturally. Now the willow forest forms a beautiful piece of rugged primeval nature. There are different types of willows around the water, a natural bird paradise. Kingfishers can often be seen. The beaver also lives...