Kinderdijk Windmills – Windmills of the Alblasserwaard loop from Natuurrijk

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Kinderdijk Windmills – Windmills of the Alblasserwaard loop from Natuurrijk

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Kinderdijk Windmills – Windmills of the Alblasserwaard loop from Natuurrijk

03:58

70.0km

80m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions. Check ahead to confirm restricted segments are open to the public.

After 28.4 km for 262 m

After 56.4 km for 235 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.23 km

De Loet

Lake

26.1 km

Plas Krimpenerhout

Lake

29.6 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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30.6 km

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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30.8 km

Boezems Kinderdijk

Nature Reserve

32.6 km

Great cyclepath between two streams

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It is wonderful to cycle here among the water.

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33.0 km

Cycle Path Along the Kinderdijk Waterways

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Beautiful asphalted bike path from Kinderdijk to the Zijdeweg between Nieuw-Lekkerland and Streefkerk. Cycling along reeds and peat meadow area.

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47.0 km

Beautiful arch bridge over the Ammersche Boezem

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Note: slopes are quite steep!

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47.5 km

Windmills of the Alblasserwaard

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Beautiful cycle path along three beautiful windmills. Certainly as beautiful as the windmills of Kinderdijk. At least usually not as busy as there.

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55.1 km

Vesting Nieuwpoort

Castle

56.8 km

Schoonhoven Ferry Gate

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Quite special that exactly 1 gate from the 17th century has remained. The gate is eye-catching and you are drawn to it, as it were.

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57.0 km

Schoonhoven Harbor

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Schoonhoven has been known as the Silver City for centuries, and even today, silver can still be found everywhere in the city center. Stroll through the streets of the old …

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70.0 km

End point

Parking

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