This route leads you through the area where the waterworks of engineer Jan Blanken (1755 - 1838) determine the landscape. Cycle along the ancient Diefdijk and past uniquely situated forts. Through historic fortified towns and polders with beautiful views. Follow the nodes and discover the area where Jan Blanken lived and worked for years! Do you think 75 km is too long? Then choose the cycle route Along Lek and Linie: a route of 29 km. This route only contains the top of the Jan Blanken route. Between junctions 40 and 10, take nodes 11 and 12 and you will exoerience a beautiful, short cycling route! Of course, you'll find this route on our website as well.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Buitenstad 12, 4132 AC Vianen | 70.5 KM | |
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From
10
to
2
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552 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head south on Buitenstad | 552 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
5
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3423 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head east on Lijnbaan | 179 M | ||
| Turn right onto Aimé Bonnastraat | 10 M | ||
| Turn left | 16 M | ||
| Turn left onto Aimé Bonnastraat | 24 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kanaalweg | 863 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kanaalweg | 315 M | ||
| Turn left onto Panoven | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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From
5
to
6
|
1672 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Bloemendaalseweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Helsdingse Achterweg | 205 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lexmondsestraatweg | 191 M | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
48
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2623 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head west on Middelwaard | 2.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 48 | 0 M | ||
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From
48
to
21
|
2323 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Dorpsstraat | 520 M | ||
| Turn left | 39 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lakerveld | 287 M | ||
| Turn left onto Heicopperweg | 928 M | ||
| Continue straight | 532 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Heicopperweg | 17 M | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
61
|
4601 M | 4.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Heicopperweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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From
61
to
62
|
734 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head west on Kleine Kanaaldijk | 691 M | ||
| Turn left onto Tolstraat | 43 M | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
to
63
|
857 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head south on Dorpsplein | 18 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester Sloblaan | 511 M | ||
| Turn right onto Blommendaal | 328 M | ||
| You are now at section 63 | 0 M | ||
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From
63
to
71
|
4778 M | 4.8 KM | |
| Head south on Parallelweg | 381 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordseweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| Turn right | 19 M | ||
| Turn left onto Noordzijde | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
72
|
1708 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head south on Laantje | 173 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Laantje | 347 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Laantje | 186 M | ||
| Turn left | 23 M | ||
| Turn right onto Grotewaard | 979 M | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
to
54
|
6230 M | 6.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Grotewaard | 224 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dorpsweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Hoge Giessen | 1.2 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Dorpsweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Dorpsweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Stationsweg | 870 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schotdeuren | 69 M | ||
| You are now at section 54 | 0 M | ||
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From
54
to
55
|
760 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Schotdeurensebrug | 60 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kanaaldijk-Noord | 72 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Klinkert | 628 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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From
55
to
56
|
1074 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Achterdijk | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
to
59
|
5817 M | 5.8 KM | |
| Head east on Achterdijk | 4.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Koenderseweg | 71 M | ||
| Continue onto Bruininxdeelsekade | 83 M | ||
| Continue onto Bruininxdeelse Kade | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 197 M | ||
| You are now at section 59 | 0 M | ||
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From
59
to
57
|
1419 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Scchapendijkje | 463 M | ||
| Turn left | 26 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Recht van ter Leede | 213 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 22 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Zuid-Hollandweg | 695 M | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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From
57
to
48
|
1893 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Lingedijk | 170 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerkstraat | 309 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoogenhoek | 51 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoogstraat | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 48 | 0 M | ||
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From
48
to
46
|
3336 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Diefdijk | 138 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Diefdijk | 23 M | ||
| Continue straight | 66 M | ||
| Turn left onto Leerdamseweg | 23 M | ||
| Turn right onto Diefdijk | 3.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 46 | 0 M | ||
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From
46
to
45
|
341 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Diefdijk | 341 M | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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From
45
to
83
|
586 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Acquoysemeer | 586 M | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
to
15
|
3079 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Acquoysemeer | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Kooiweg West | 743 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Kooiweg West | 900 M | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
to
21
|
1538 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head east on Busterweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
85
|
879 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head north on Daam van Dijkweg | 879 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
87
|
1967 M | 2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Kooiweg Oost | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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From
87
to
33
|
5541 M | 5.5 KM | |
| Head east on Oude Beesdseweg | 2.2 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Oude Beesdseweg | 474 M | ||
| Turn right onto Parallelweg West | 201 M | ||
| Turn left onto Melkbrug | 84 M | ||
| Turn left onto Parallelweg Oost | 597 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Parallelweg Oost | 347 M | ||
| Turn right onto Parallelweg Oost | 15 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Parallelweg Oost | 360 M | ||
| Turn right | 38 M | ||
| Turn right onto Stationsweg | 380 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Zandstraat | 44 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Zandstraat | 392 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Varkensmarkt | 87 M | ||
| Continue straight onto Binnenpoort | 62 M | ||
| Continue straight onto Markt | 262 M | ||
| You are now at section 33 | 0 M | ||
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From
33
to
42
|
280 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Tollenstraat | 129 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Havendijk | 151 M | ||
| You are now at section 42 | 0 M | ||
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From
42
to
41
|
1901 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southwest on Kleine Buitenom | 372 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ronde Haven | 198 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Kanonnenpoort | 68 M | ||
| Turn right onto Goilberdingerdijk | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
to
75
|
648 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Goilberdingerdijk | 648 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
40
|
1426 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head west on Goilberdingerdijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
to
95
|
346 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head west on Lekdijk | 337 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lekdijk | 9 M | ||
| You are now at section 95 | 0 M | ||
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From
95
to
13
|
1380 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Lekdijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
to
12
|
3515 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head west on Lekdijk | 3.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
11
|
2891 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Lekdijk | 2.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Lekdijk | 145 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brugdijk | 220 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
to
10
|
367 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head north on Zomerdijk | 367 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M |