Cycling in and around De Haan

De Haan is a pleasant cycling destination, with villa districts and dune woods near the village and flat polders and coastline all around.

• Belle Époque by bike: ride at your leisure through the Concessie, the protected villa district where the resort grew up around 1900.
• Hire a bike: the village has several bike rental shops.
• Coast and polder: the cycling routes follow the sea to Wenduine and Bredene and head inland into the polders.
• A striking landmark: on the way to Bredene you pass the green and white Vosseslag lighthouse, an artwork with a viewing platform.
• Nature along the way: several nature reserves lie between Ostend and Zeebrugge.
• Prefer to walk? Then take a look at our walking routes around De Haan.

Bicycle Hire

De Haan has 2 bike rental shops, so you can set off without your own bike, for instance to the Hubert Mill in Wenduine.

• Rental shops: Fietshuis Cattrysse and Fietsverhuring Andre; their addresses are listed below.
• Plan ahead: it gets busy in summer and during school holidays, so check availability in advance.
• Short ride: the Hubert Mill is a wooden corn mill from 1880 and one of the best preserved windmills on the Belgian coast.