Cycle route World Heritage | Kinderdijk
Alblasserdam, Oud-Alblas, Nieuw-Lekkerland
The Kinderdijk windmills are an iconic image of the Netherlands. Located in the Alblasserwaard, the mills, together with the dykes, form a special landscape. Dating back to the 18th century, the mills were erected to protect the area from flooding. There are no less than 19 mills in Kinderdijk: eight on the Overwaard and eight on the Nederwaard. The difference in construction material of the mills between the two values is striking. The mills on the Overwaard are covered in reeds, where the mills on the Nederwaard are built of stone. All played an important role in draining and maintaining the water level in the Alblasserwaard. During your cycle route, be sure to visit one (or both) of the Museum mills: Museum mill Nederwaard no. 2 and mill Blokweer have been set up as museums. Inside, it seems as if time has stood still. You can book tickets at the visitor centre or online to see the windmills from the inside. The mills are still used to manage water levels in the region. Kinderdijk was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997 for its cultural and historical value. Cycle along the ditches and canals of Kinderdijk further into the Alblasserwaard, one of the oldest cultivated landscapes in the Netherlands and therefore so unique. Did you know that this area is also home to many archaeological sites? Traces of human habitation from prehistoric and Roman times have been found. Meadows with grazing cows, ditches full of water birds and on the banks the windmills turning in the wind. This is a cycle route for those who want to see typical Dutch images with their own eyes!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Molenstraat 236, 2961 AR Molenlanden | 41.2 KM | |
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3
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61
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508 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north | 8 M | ||
| Continue straight | 34 M | ||
| Take the ferry Driehoeksveer Ridderkerk - Krimpen aan de Lek - Kinderdijk | 466 M | ||
| Take the ferry Driehoeksveer Ridderkerk - Krimpen aan de Lek - Kinderdijk | 0 M | ||
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From
61
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50
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950 M | 1 KM | |
| Take the ferry Driehoeksveer Ridderkerk - Krimpen aan de Lek - Kinderdijk | 947 M | ||
| Continue right | 3 M | ||
| You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
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From
50
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57
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2472 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southwest | 115 M | ||
| Turn left onto De Schans | 90 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on De Schans | 184 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ringdijk | 108 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Ringdijk | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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From
57
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53
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2150 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Westmolendijk | 253 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Westmolendijk | 35 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molensteeg | 95 M | ||
| Continue straight | 21 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 22 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Vlietlaan | 381 M | ||
| Turn left | 21 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vlietlaan | 386 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Vlietlaan | 17 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vlietlaan | 801 M | ||
| Continue straight | 35 M | ||
| Turn right | 28 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oostmolendijk | 55 M | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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From
53
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54
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1549 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head east on Oostmolendijk | 609 M | ||
| Keep left onto Oostmolendijk | 940 M | ||
| You are now at section 54 | 0 M | ||
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From
54
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96
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227 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head east on Damweg | 227 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
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97
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2297 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head east on Veersedijk | 279 M | ||
| Turn left onto De Schenkel | 33 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 37 M | ||
| Turn left | 27 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Noordeinde | 249 M | ||
| Turn right | 26 M | ||
| Turn left | 613 M | ||
| Continue onto Grote Beer | 985 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Helling | 48 M | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
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1
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866 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head northwest | 40 M | ||
| Continue onto Kabelbaan | 515 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ruigenhil | 126 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Dam | 185 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
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18
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1599 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head north on Dam | 83 M | ||
| Turn right | 9 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dam | 143 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkstraat | 744 M | ||
| Turn right | 126 M | ||
| Turn left | 16 M | ||
| Continue onto Kortland | 478 M | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
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From
18
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43
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3462 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Kortland | 3.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
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From
43
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9
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1828 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Heiweg | 71 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Noordzijde | 1.8 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 5 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
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8
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1579 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Noordzijde | 166 M | ||
| Turn right onto Heulenslag | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
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From
8
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31
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2202 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Heulenslag | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
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12
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712 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head south on Kerkstraat | 48 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dorpsstraat | 664 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
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31
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712 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head west on Hofwegen | 664 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkstraat | 48 M | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
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34
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680 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Kerkstraat | 175 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Meulenbroek | 505 M | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
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32
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1326 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head north on Zeemansweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
33
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464 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head east on Geerweg | 464 M | ||
| You are now at section 33 | 0 M | ||
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From
33
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7
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5104 M | 5.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Donkseweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left | 13 M | ||
| Continue straight | 720 M | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 23 M | ||
| Turn right | 58 M | ||
| Continue onto Achterdijk | 194 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Achterdijk | 2.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
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From
7
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5
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1494 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Zijdeweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
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4
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2504 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Tiendweg | 2.5 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Schoonenburglaan | 5 M | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
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21
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1868 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head west on Tiendweg | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
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19
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1074 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Middelweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 19 | 0 M | ||
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From
19
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2
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2294 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head west | 50 M | ||
| Continue onto Middelkade | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
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3
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1251 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Nederwaard | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
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From
3
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3
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25 M | 0 KM | |
| Head southwest on Molenstraat | 25 M | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M |