Cycle route along the Scheur
Hoek van Holland, De Lier, Maassluis
Hook of Holland, today mostly known as a seaside resort, has a lot of history surrounding World War II. In the Dutch Armoured Fortress, the last cabinet meeting was held before the government left for England. Queen Wilhelmina also left from here. She actually wanted to go to Zeeland, but on the orders of the British Admiralty, the British warship set course for Harwich. Germany built the beach full of bunkers as part of the Atlantic Wall. The Armoured Fortress and bunkers can still be partially visited. Maassluis also suffered from the German occupation. A small fleet of anti-aircraft guns posed a threat to Allied flights. An attempt by the Allies to bomb Maassluis' oil factory went wrong: the bombs landed in the middle of the town, destroying a large part of the old town centre. This route takes you past these locations and also through the Staelduinse Bos, where quite a few bunkers from that era are still there. You cannot enter the bunkers; they are the breeding and wintering grounds for protected bat species. But it is well worth cycling through this nature reserve.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Haakweg , 3151 XD Hoek van Holland | 36.8 KM | |
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From
22
to
37
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5956 M | 6 KM | |
| Head south on Haakweg | 107 M | ||
| Continue onto Slachthuisweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| Turn right | 127 M | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 75 M | ||
| Turn right | 3.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
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From
37
to
40
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3817 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head southeast | 339 M | ||
| Continue onto Koning Willem Alexander Boulevard | 2.9 KM | ||
| Turn left | 54 M | ||
| Continue onto Maasweg | 231 M | ||
| Turn right | 249 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
to
38
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707 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head east | 13 M | ||
| Turn left onto Deltaweg | 123 M | ||
| Continue straight | 25 M | ||
| Turn right onto Haven | 401 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wip | 7 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Wip | 56 M | ||
| Turn left onto Markt | 78 M | ||
| Turn right onto Veerstraat | 4 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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From
38
to
39
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1290 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Wagenbrug | 15 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordvliet | 690 M | ||
| Turn right onto Maassluiseweg | 574 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 11 M | ||
| You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
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From
39
to
34
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3195 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Oude Veiling | 7 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Prinses Beatrixlaan | 300 M | ||
| Turn right onto Molenweide | 253 M | ||
| Turn left | 117 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Weidepad | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
31
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1526 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head west on Kralingerpad | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
to
32
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1611 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Kralingerpad | 413 M | ||
| Turn right | 22 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Kreekrug | 992 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Potterpad | 184 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
27
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1563 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head north on Berckenrode | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester van der Goeslaan | 53 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lierweg | 45 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lierweg | 61 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Lierweg | 238 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
25
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3642 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head west on Lierweg | 913 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerklaan | 119 M | ||
| Turn left onto Achterlaantje | 261 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sportlaan | 96 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kijckerweg | 474 M | ||
| Turn right onto Persijnstraat | 57 M | ||
| Turn left onto Heulstraat | 777 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kanaalweg | 176 M | ||
| Turn right | 21 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoge Noordweg | 748 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
24
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441 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head west on Hoge Noordweg | 146 M | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester Elsenweg | 8 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Turn right | 16 M | ||
| Turn left | 65 M | ||
| Turn left | 9 M | ||
| Turn right | 30 M | ||
| Turn left onto Monnikenlaan | 150 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
to
23
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3096 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head west on Monnikenlaan | 347 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Monnikenlaan | 33 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Monnikenlaan | 27 M | ||
| Turn left onto Galgeweg | 55 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sint Jorispad | 908 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oranjesluispad | 52 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oranjesluisweg | 581 M | ||
| Turn right onto Maasdijk | 138 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oranjedijk | 955 M | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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From
23
to
18
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1593 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head west on Pettendijk | 18 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bonnenlaan | 736 M | ||
| Continue straight | 839 M | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
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From
18
to
19
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1187 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Bonnenpad | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 19 | 0 M | ||
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From
19
to
21
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2755 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head north on Haakweg | 186 M | ||
| Turn left | 27 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nieuwlandsedijk | 633 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 19 M | ||
| Continue onto Nieuwlandseduinweg | 123 M | ||
| Continue onto Nieuwlandsedijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 98 M | ||
| Continue onto Schelpweg | 224 M | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
94
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2533 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Duinweg | 819 M | ||
| Continue onto Duinweg | 17 M | ||
| Turn right onto Strandweg | 388 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Strandweg | 192 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koningin Emmaboulevard | 772 M | ||
| Turn left onto Cruquiusweg | 73 M | ||
| Turn right onto Havenweg | 28 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Berghaven | 244 M | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
to
22
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1935 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Berghaven | 94 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stationsweg | 6 M | ||
| Turn right onto Langeweg | 9 M | ||
| Turn right onto Stationsweg | 208 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoeksebaan | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M |