A nice round trip in the historical surroundings of the river Lek. Around the river, several forts and works can be found that are part of the New Dutch Waterline. The largest national monument in the Netherlands with national landscape status that was used to defend Holland from enemy armies. In the 17th century, army commander Maurits van Nassau devised this ingenious system in which large stretches of polder were flooded to make it difficult for the enemy to reach Holland. The knee-high flooding of polders made it difficult for the enemy to reach the important Dutch cities both on foot and by boat. The defences were mobilised three times; in 1870, World War I and most recently in 1940. In 1951, the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie was unofficially disbanded. If you want to know much more about the Waterlinie, a visit to the Waterlinie Museum at the Fort near Vechten is a must. But also from a bicycle, you can enjoy the beautiful forts and the wide landscape along the rivers. If you pay attention, you will also see several old ammunition depots and the sluices and culverts used for inundation along the way. In short, an informative route that also pleases the eye.
Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
Start: Waalseweg , 3999 NP Houten | 34.3 KM | ||
From
14
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18
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3367 M | 3.4 KM | |
Head southeast on Waalseweg | 337 M | ||
Turn left | 910 M | ||
Turn left onto Waalseweg | 324 M | ||
Turn right onto Lange Uitweg | 575 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Lange Uitweg | 1.2 KM | ||
You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
From
18
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51
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2076 M | 2.1 KM | |
Head east on Lekdijk | 2.1 KM | ||
You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
From
51
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64
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3032 M | 3 KM | |
Head north on Groeneweg | 687 M | ||
Turn right onto Achterdijk | 32 M | ||
Turn left | 1.5 KM | ||
Make a slight right onto Tetwijkseweg | 781 M | ||
Turn right onto Tetwijkseweg | 39 M | ||
You are now at section 64 | 0 M | ||
From
64
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66
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1848 M | 1.8 KM | |
Head southeast on Jonkheer Ramweg | 98 M | ||
Turn left | 520 M | ||
Continue straight | 917 M | ||
Continue onto Schalkwijksebrug | 313 M | ||
You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
From
66
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67
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2885 M | 2.9 KM | |
Head north on Schalkwijkseweg | 481 M | ||
Turn left onto Schonauwensepad | 234 M | ||
Turn right onto Donselaerspad | 802 M | ||
Continue onto Parkhout | 232 M | ||
Continue straight | 23 M | ||
Continue onto Weteringhout | 331 M | ||
Continue straight | 30 M | ||
Continue onto Beukenhout | 752 M | ||
You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
From
67
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1
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1698 M | 1.7 KM | |
Head northeast | 424 M | ||
Turn left onto Prins Bernhardweg | 19 M | ||
Make a slight right to stay on Prins Bernhardweg | 104 M | ||
Turn right onto Prins Bernhardweg | 82 M | ||
Turn left onto Plein | 17 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Plein | 14 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Plein | 85 M | ||
Turn right onto Lobbendijk | 723 M | ||
Turn right onto Imkerseind | 230 M | ||
You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
From
1
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36
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2871 M | 2.9 KM | |
Head northwest on Het Kant | 668 M | ||
Continue onto Notengaarde | 304 M | ||
Turn right | 252 M | ||
Turn right onto Oud Wulfseweg | 1.6 KM | ||
You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
From
36
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35
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283 M | 0.3 KM | |
Head north | 124 M | ||
Continue onto Mereveldseweg | 159 M | ||
You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
From
35
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37
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2932 M | 2.9 KM | |
Head northwest on Mereveldseweg | 1.8 KM | ||
Turn left onto Koningsweg | 251 M | ||
Continue straight | 240 M | ||
Continue onto Koningsweg | 650 M | ||
You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
From
37
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34
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2474 M | 2.5 KM | |
Head south on Laan van Kovelswade | 627 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Laan van Kovelswade | 182 M | ||
Turn right onto Houtensepad | 328 M | ||
Turn right | 25 M | ||
Keep left at the fork | 183 M | ||
Continue straight | 295 M | ||
Turn left | 36 M | ||
Turn right | 227 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Oude Liesbosweg | 571 M | ||
You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
From
34
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33
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1675 M | 1.7 KM | |
Head south on Oude Liesbosweg | 154 M | ||
Turn left | 312 M | ||
Turn left | 6 M | ||
Turn right onto Seychellenpad | 329 M | ||
Continue straight | 16 M | ||
Keep left at the fork | 17 M | ||
Turn right | 841 M | ||
You are now at section 33 | 0 M | ||
From
33
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32
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205 M | 0.2 KM | |
Head south | 7 M | ||
Turn right | 198 M | ||
You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
From
32
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27
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578 M | 0.6 KM | |
Head south | 394 M | ||
Turn right | 184 M | ||
You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
From
27
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68
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1143 M | 1.1 KM | |
Head southwest | 184 M | ||
Continue onto 2e Veld | 959 M | ||
You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
From
68
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6
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1208 M | 1.2 KM | |
Head southeast on Overeindseweg | 344 M | ||
Turn right | 254 M | ||
Turn right | 271 M | ||
Continue onto Heemsteedsebrug | 339 M | ||
You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
From
6
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15
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2647 M | 2.6 KM | |
Head southeast on Vuilcopsekanaaldijk | 154 M | ||
Make a sharp left | 118 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Vuilcopsekanaaldijk | 25 M | ||
Turn left | 419 M | ||
Continue onto Sluispad zuid | 1.9 KM | ||
You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
From
15
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16
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319 M | 0.3 KM | |
Head southwest on Lekdijk oost | 319 M | ||
You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
From
16
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3
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740 M | 0.7 KM | |
Head east on Achterweg | 740 M | ||
You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
From
3
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14
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2318 M | 2.3 KM | |
Head east on Achterweg | 2.3 KM | ||
You are now at section 14 | 0 M |