Days are getting shorter, sun is standing lower above the horizon and every sunray needs to be used to warm up the cold skin of your face. Fall has arrived in the Netherlands with beautiful colors and peaceful, calming and slow down nature. Karl and Daan decide to spend an autumn day in the Amsterdamse Bos, the green lung of Amsterdam, to collect some colorful impressions of the Dutch nature in October sun while watching Scottish Highland Cows. Biking Amsterdamse Bos in Autumn - let's get started with the gay couple!

Biking Amsterdamse Bos in Autumn - relaxing outdoors

When the weather is sunny and warm like this sunday, there is only one way to go: outdoors on an autumn day in the Amsterdamse Bos! In our opinion there is no better way to recharge the batteries than spending the rare free time outside. After packing our backpacks with drinks, snacks and our Nikon Camera, we are more than ready to start our trip into the woods. The green lung of Amsterdam, south west of the city center is an idyllic and peaceful nature spot reachable by bike in less than 20 minutes. Welcome in the "Forest of Amsterdam".

Free Nature in Amsterdamse Bos, Forest of Amsterdam

You can enter the Amsterdamse Bos unconcerned where ever the path leads your way into the woods, there is no main entrance or something like that. The nature is subdiveded by water areas, wide meadows and parts of dense forest. And who looks closely through the green flora is able to observe the Amsterdamse Bos wildlife: a variety of birds, insects, wild rabbits and Scottish Highland Cows living.

Back to nature, back into the woods

The autumn wind guides us our way and let us feel the arriving cool fall-breeze while enjoying the colorful trees of the forest. We really like to stop in between to just sit in the sun somewhere close by a waterside, watching dancing insects on a watersurface and grazing Scottish Highland Cows on wide damp fields in the sun. No traffic, no noise.. What else is necessary to simply be?

Amsterdamse Bos A man made project

As you can imagine, the "Amsterdamers" love this place to get away from stress and hustle and bustle of every day life. But do you know, that this green piece on earth is man made? The first ideas of a forest nearby Amsterdam were already made around 1900 and was finished by planting the last trees in 1970. In all the years in between the different man from all over Europe worked on this mammoth project. In the early 1930ies buidling the forest was a welcome job creation scheme in times of crises. But also jewish prisoners of the Second World War were forced to be part of the construction. Today the "Forest of Amsterdam" is almost 3 times bigger than the Central Park in New York and one of the most beautiful natural parks. Perfect for biking Amsterdamse Bos in autumn.

A Hidden Nature Spot Between City & Forest

We have a the perfect tip for travelers over the weekend on a city trip in Amsterdam: the small, hidden island right next to the Olympic Stadium in the south of Amsterdam! After crossing the small "Jan Wilsbrug" bridge west of the stadium you will enter a quiet nature spot surrounded by the "Schinkel" and "Olympiakanaal". Take your seat on the gras and just enjoy the sunset or  watching the goose and other waterfowl at their busy evening business. While walking around the island you can collected some autumnal items for some perfect memories..

Biking Amsterdamse Bos in Autumn

On our way back home in the late afternoon a short stop for a snack or dinner is mandatory. One Tip for a stop in the forest is actually the "Pannenkoeken Boerderij Meerzicht".

For more restaurant tips in Amsterdam check out our blog the next weeks: we are busy with a guide of our favourite restaurants, not only for a sunday or an autumn day in the Amsterdamse Bos! Eet smakelijk!