Between the heathland and woods of Soesterberg lies Soesterberg Airbase, one of the most iconic sights of this cycle route around Amersfoort. In 1910, two car dealers from The Hague set up a moor near Soesterberg as an airfield. The site was 300 hectares in size and was mainly intended for flight demonstrations and for making aircraft. The company went bankrupt in 1913. After the bankruptcy, the Chief of the General Staff designated the terrain as a new location for an aviation department. This was a strategic move, as it became an important base during various wars. During the Second World War, the airbase was bombed by the Luftwaffe in 1940. Afterwards, the German army rebuilt the airfield into a large complex with several runways and took it into use themselves. Today, you can still find many traces of this era. Soesterberg also played an important role during the Cold War (1953-1994). Nowadays, the airport is no longer used as such and a National Military Museum is located there. You can cycle over the runways, which gives a surrealistic feeling. But beware: do not leave the marked paths, because there may still be bombs under the ground. When you cycle further through the woods towards Amersfoort, you will pass National Monument Kamp Amersfoort. In this camp, a total of 47,000 people were imprisoned during the Second World War. Jews, resistance fighters, Jehovah's witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, but also American citizens were forced to work under miserable conditions. A visit to this museum is impressive and makes you stop for a moment. Between Junctions 82 and 87, you cycle along the Grebbelinie dike. Many bunkers and casemates from the Second World War can still be found along this dike. But there is also a special monument from the First World War: the largest in the Netherlands in terms of surface area. As thanks for the help offered by the Netherlands to the Belgian war refugees and the Belgian soldiers and their families interned in the Netherlands, the Belgian army donated the Belgenmonument. You will find the monument at the Amersfoortse Berg. A cycle route that takes you past impressive points and reminds you that freedom is not something you can take for granted.
Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
Start: Soeverein 36, 3817 HV Amersfoort | 46 KM | ||
From
98
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97
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760 M | 0.8 KM | |
Head east on Stadsring | 97 M | ||
Turn left | 38 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Stadsring | 625 M | ||
You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
From
97
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96
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2453 M | 2.5 KM | |
Head northeast on Stadsring | 280 M | ||
Continue straight | 16 M | ||
Continue onto Hogeweg | 333 M | ||
Continue straight | 209 M | ||
Continue onto Hogeweg | 94 M | ||
Continue straight | 220 M | ||
Continue onto Saloméstraat | 94 M | ||
Continue straight | 261 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Hogeweg | 518 M | ||
Turn right | 119 M | ||
Turn right | 309 M | ||
You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
From
96
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1
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2840 M | 2.8 KM | |
Head east on Kopermolenpad | 324 M | ||
Turn right onto Bloeidaalpad | 963 M | ||
Turn left onto Koedijkerweg | 201 M | ||
Turn right onto Hogeweg | 291 M | ||
Turn left onto Oude Lageweg | 42 M | ||
Turn right onto Amersfoortsestraat | 81 M | ||
Continue straight | 174 M | ||
Continue onto Amersfoortsestraat | 90 M | ||
Turn right onto Nijkerkerstraat | 594 M | ||
Turn right | 21 M | ||
Turn left onto Westerdorpsstraat | 59 M | ||
You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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1
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2
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1194 M | 1.2 KM | |
Head north | 12 M | ||
Continue onto Hoevelakense Boslaan | 628 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Hoevelakense Boslaan | 554 M | ||
You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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90
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2484 M | 2.5 KM | |
Head north on Hoevelakense Boslaan | 538 M | ||
Turn right onto Nijkerkerstraat | 810 M | ||
Turn left onto Hooglandseweg | 404 M | ||
Turn right onto Dijkje | 533 M | ||
Turn left onto Domstraat | 199 M | ||
You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
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90
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71
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1483 M | 1.5 KM | |
Head northwest on Domstraat | 247 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Domstraat | 1.2 KM | ||
You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
From
71
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92
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1236 M | 1.2 KM | |
Head west on Nieuwe Laakpad | 435 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Nieuwe Laakpad | 5 M | ||
Continue straight | 18 M | ||
Continue onto Workumstraat | 6 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Workumstraat | 89 M | ||
Turn right onto Zwartsluiskade | 97 M | ||
Continue straight | 16 M | ||
Continue onto Baak van Kortgene | 236 M | ||
Turn left onto Baak van Petten | 334 M | ||
You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
From
92
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18
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2130 M | 2.1 KM | |
Head south on Baak van Breskens | 12 M | ||
Turn right onto Rotonde 5 | 59 M | ||
Turn right onto Laakboulevard | 142 M | ||
Turn left onto Markeloseberg | 222 M | ||
Turn left onto Loorberg | 401 M | ||
Turn right onto Oude Veenweg | 1 KM | ||
Turn left onto Valutaboulevard | 248 M | ||
You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
From
18
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9
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1590 M | 1.6 KM | |
Head west on Rotonde 14 | 69 M | ||
Exit the roundabout onto Heideweg | 769 M | ||
Continue straight | 104 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Het Masker | 648 M | ||
You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
From
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10
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2393 M | 2.4 KM | |
Head south | 36 M | ||
Turn left onto Het Masker | 491 M | ||
Continue onto Hoolesteeg | 647 M | ||
Turn right onto Schothorsterlaan | 488 M | ||
Turn left onto Winkelpad | 698 M | ||
Turn right onto Winkelpad | 33 M | ||
You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
From
10
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82
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737 M | 0.7 KM | |
Head south on Hamseweg | 458 M | ||
Continue straight | 53 M | ||
Turn left | 26 M | ||
Turn right | 26 M | ||
Turn left onto De Schans | 174 M | ||
You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
From
82
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87
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3434 M | 3.4 KM | |
Head south on De Schans | 688 M | ||
Continue onto Bernard de Roijpad | 2.7 KM | ||
You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
From
87
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71
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2220 M | 2.2 KM | |
Head southwest on Malebrug | 69 M | ||
Turn right onto 't Jaagpad | 688 M | ||
Turn left onto Verlengde Hooiweg | 350 M | ||
Turn right onto A.P. Hilhorstweg | 308 M | ||
Turn left onto Eemweg | 805 M | ||
You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
From
71
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70
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242 M | 0.2 KM | |
Head southwest on Eemstraat | 205 M | ||
Turn left onto Kerkstraat | 37 M | ||
You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
From
70
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69
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745 M | 0.7 KM | |
Head south on Kerkstraat | 283 M | ||
Turn left onto Kerkstraat | 64 M | ||
Turn right onto Veldweg | 398 M | ||
You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
From
69
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59
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2404 M | 2.4 KM | |
Head south on Kolonieweg | 108 M | ||
Turn right onto Rinke Tolmanpad | 489 M | ||
Continue straight | 34 M | ||
Continue straight | 35 M | ||
Continue straight | 45 M | ||
Turn left | 1.7 KM | ||
You are now at section 59 | 0 M | ||
From
59
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58
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228 M | 0.2 KM | |
Head west | 228 M | ||
You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
From
58
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55
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3103 M | 3.1 KM | |
Head south | 920 M | ||
Turn left onto Middenlaan | 114 M | ||
Turn left onto De Beaufortlaan; de Beaufortlaan | 71 M | ||
Turn left to stay on De Beaufortlaan; de Beaufortlaan | 49 M | ||
Turn right | 1.4 KM | ||
Continue onto Soester Hoogt | 54 M | ||
Continue straight | 501 M | ||
You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
From
55
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52
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2193 M | 2.2 KM | |
Head east on Verlengde Paltzerweg | 463 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Van Weerden Poelmanweg | 884 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Amersfoortsestraat | 141 M | ||
Turn left | 38 M | ||
Continue onto Richelleweg | 667 M | ||
You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
From
52
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51
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6269 M | 6.3 KM | |
Head south on Richelleweg | 37 M | ||
Turn left | 76 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Het Zeisterspoor | 4.3 KM | ||
Make a slight right | 138 M | ||
Turn right | 188 M | ||
Turn right onto Doornseweg | 444 M | ||
Turn left onto Waterlooweg | 1.1 KM | ||
You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
From
51
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80
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2313 M | 2.3 KM | |
Head east on Waterlooweg | 516 M | ||
Turn left onto Hazewater | 1.6 KM | ||
Make a slight left onto Paradijsweg | 149 M | ||
You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
From
80
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98
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3531 M | 3.5 KM | |
Head east on Paradijsweg | 399 M | ||
Keep right onto Paradijsweg | 15 M | ||
Keep right onto Paradijsweg | 364 M | ||
Turn left onto Keesomstraat | 243 M | ||
Continue onto Vening Meineszstraat | 212 M | ||
Turn right onto Vening Meineszstraat | 156 M | ||
Turn right onto Leusderweg | 494 M | ||
Keep right onto Leusderweg | 36 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Borneoplein | 31 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Leusderweg | 1 KM | ||
Keep right onto Leusderweg | 205 M | ||
Make a slight right to stay on Leusderweg | 13 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Prinses Julianaplein | 64 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Arnhemseweg | 234 M | ||
Make a slight right | 23 M | ||
You are now at section 98 | 0 M |