Kinderdijk Windmills – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Kinderdijk

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Kinderdijk Windmills – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Kinderdijk

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Kinderdijk Windmills – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Kinderdijk

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12.3km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 199 m for 262 m

After 11.9 km for 262 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.40 km

Kinderdijk Windmills

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A clever example of water management is being done in the Kinderdijk mill complex. The 19 mills were once built to pump water up from the low-lying polder. The complex is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Kinderdijk Windmills (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

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Nowhere in the Netherlands can you find so many windmills together as in Kinderdijk. The nineteen mills have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Museum Mill Nederwaard has …

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2.38 km

Kinderdijk Windmills

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Definitely recommended...

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3.58 km

Bicycle Bridge to Middelkade

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This comfortable cycle bridge takes you across the Nieuwe Waterschap, north of Alblasserdam. Enjoy the view of the wide waterway here.

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4.48 km

Great cyclepath between two streams

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It is wonderful to cycle here among the water.

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5.06 km

View of the Kortlandse mill from the bridge

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This white windmill fits perfectly into your walk...

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9.53 km

Dike Along the Noord River

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12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.05 km

1.42 km

1.35 km

525 m

Surfaces

9.85 km

1.67 km

533 m

189 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

13°C

9°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

May 21, 2024,Windmühlen, Windmühlen und nochmal Windmühlen im UNESCO Weltkulturerbe Kinderdijk

The 19 windmills are all polder windmills that serve the deep polder for the drainage of the Alblaserwaard in Lek.

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May 15, 2025,Kinderdijk NL

Easy route among the windmills of Kinderijd, a UNESCO heritage site

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Kinderdijk Windmills – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Kinderdijk

Kinderdijk Windmills

Kinderdijk Windmills (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Kinderdijk Windmills

Bicycle Bridge to Middelkade

Great cyclepath between two streams

View of the Kortlandse mill from the bridge

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