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Walks in Westelijke Eilanden.
One editor-picked walk through Westelijke Eilanden, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.
Walks in Westelijke Eilanden
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Sorted by distance from the start of western islands: the shipyard archipelago. Good for stitching together a longer day.
post-industrialparkland3.5 km · 80 min · Easy
Westerpark: the gasworks that became the living room
A neo-Renaissance gasworks turned cinema, club and canteen, set in the city's long west lawn.
canalfood-forward3 km · 70 min · Easy
Brouwersgracht: the warehouse canal and the food street
Amsterdam's prettiest canal, a courtyard from the New York story, and a street of independent food shops.
architecturewaterfront3.5 km · 80 min · Easy
Houthavens: the new harbour west
The Silodam stack, the Pontsteiger's horseshoe, and a pirate-TV platform turned restaurant — all on the water.
post-industrialwaterfront3 km · 75 min · Easy
NDSM: the shipyard that became the canvas
The only Amsterdam skyline you get from the water, a street-art warehouse, and Anne Frank four storeys tall.