10. Cross Amstelveenseweg
In front of you is the often busy Amstelveenseweg. Carefully cross it straight ahead. Unfortunately, it is puzzling here where you have to walk as a hiker. Use the zebra. Walk straight on using the footpath into the Amsterdamse Bos until you see the track of the Museum tram and a statue (photo 16).
Photo 16: Track of the Museum tram and a statue in the Amsterdamse Bos
You can see the track of the Museum tram here. From April to October the Museum tram runs every Sunday between the Haarlemmermeerstation in Amsterdam and Amstelveen. From 1915 to 1972, this railway was used, mainly for freight transport. For more information, www.museumtramlijn.org.
Next to the railway is a large statue, called the city maiden. The 1883 statue was made by Mooy and Schierholz. Until 2009, this statue stood at the east entrance of the Vondelpark. It is made of sandstone.
Instructions 'Buitenveldert West'
- Start from Meeting island
- Go west
- Second path at your right hand
- Pedestrian tunnel
- Go right at the bridge
- To Hunneschans
- Along Van der Boechorststraat
- Go back a bit
- At the end of Weldam turn right
- Cross Amstelveenseweg
- Optional blue route
- To the Bosbaan
- To the park shop
- Optional red route or black route
- Follow cycling path at your left
- Left at the end of the cycling path
- Cross Amstelveenseweg
- Kalfjeslaan
- Left to the Ecolint
- Leaving the Ecolint
- Turn right into Van der Boechorststraat
- Playground Goudestein
- Project 'Green in the neighbourhood'
- Cross Van Nijenrodeweg and go to instruction 28
- Jan Heinenbrug
- Straight on until Van der Boechorststraat
- Left into Van der Boechorststraat
- Go right across the bridge
- To the old playground
- Go back to the footpath
- End
