In Utrecht, you can admire the art of the Utrecht masters of the 17th century in the Centraal Museum. But the works of art have also been brought to Utrecht's districts. In cooperation with Centraal Museum Utrecht, artist collective De Strakke Hand transformed several walls in the city into immense paintings. This cycle route takes you past the impressive murals that transform Utrecht into an open-air museum. Abraham Bloemaert's The Flute Player (1621), for example, looks out over the city from an eleven-storey high flat. Besides the Flute Player, you will also come across a Lute Player (1622) by the Utrecht caravaggist Dirck van Baburen. On Pieter Saenredamstraat, it seems as if you can step straight into the Sint-Catharina church, but nothing is what it seems. Artist Pieter Saenredam painted the inside of the church between 1655 and 1660; the work you see before you on this wall is life-size. The only painting that is not by a 17th century artist, but is by a Utrecht master, is the mural by Pyke Koch. He painted the portrait of his wife in 1940. Cycle through the city and immerse yourself in the art of Utrecht masters. In the Centraal Museum, you can admire the original works and many more beautiful works of art. Start or finish your bike tour at the museum and relax on the terrace of the Museumcafé. Photography murals: Robert Oosterbroek
Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
Start: Koningsweg , 3582 TZ Utrecht | 37.5 KM | ||
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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 | ||
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1570 M | 1.6 KM | |
Head west | 36 M | ||
Continue onto Oude Liesbosweg | 401 M | ||
Turn left onto Nijeveldsingel | 19 M | ||
Turn right onto Bazuinhof | 188 M | ||
Turn left onto IJsselsteinlaan | 10 M | ||
Turn right onto Musketierlaan | 236 M | ||
Turn right onto Hooft Graaflandstraat | 49 M | ||
Turn left onto Liesbosweg | 132 M | ||
Turn left onto Verlengde Hoogravenseweg | 255 M | ||
Turn left onto Verlengde Hoogravenseweg | 244 M | ||
You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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520 M | 0.5 KM | |
Head southwest | 421 M | ||
Turn right | 67 M | ||
Turn right | 32 M | ||
You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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73
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803 M | 0.8 KM | |
Head west | 519 M | ||
Continue onto Taludweg | 151 M | ||
Turn left onto Utrechtsestraatweg | 94 M | ||
Turn left | 13 M | ||
Turn right onto Utrechtsestraatweg | 19 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Utrechtsestraatweg | 7 M | ||
You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
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2448 M | 2.4 KM | |
Head southeast on Utrechtsestraatweg | 7 M | ||
Turn left onto Remiseweg | 232 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Papendorpsepad | 2.2 KM | ||
You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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23
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1516 M | 1.5 KM | |
Head north on Groenewoudsedijk | 827 M | ||
Turn right onto Groenewoudsedijk | 689 M | ||
You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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1947 M | 1.9 KM | |
Head south on Dominee Abernathylaan | 144 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Dominee Abernathylaan | 427 M | ||
Continue straight | 329 M | ||
Continue onto Kennedylaan | 373 M | ||
Continue straight | 21 M | ||
Continue onto Leidseweg | 653 M | ||
You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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860 M | 0.9 KM | |
Head northeast on Muntbrug | 808 M | ||
Turn right | 4 M | ||
Turn left onto Westplein | 48 M | ||
You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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896 M | 0.9 KM | |
Head southeast | 54 M | ||
Turn left | 35 M | ||
Continue onto Van Sijpesteijnkade | 465 M | ||
Continue straight | 26 M | ||
Continue onto Vredenburg | 37 M | ||
Continue straight | 58 M | ||
Continue onto Vredenburg | 221 M | ||
You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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399 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head east on Lange Viestraat | 29 M | ||
Turn left onto Oudegracht | 322 M | ||
Continue straight | 30 M | ||
Continue onto Weerdbrug | 9 M | ||
Continue straight | 9 M | ||
You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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3171 M | 3.2 KM | |
Head northwest on Bemuurde Weerd Oostzijde | 1.1 KM | ||
Make a slight right onto Anthoniedijk | 164 M | ||
Turn left onto Loevenhoutsedijk | 58 M | ||
Turn right onto Jagerskade | 241 M | ||
Turn right | 744 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Vechtdijk | 857 M | ||
You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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1503 M | 1.5 KM | |
Head northeast on Klopdijk | 1.3 KM | ||
Turn left onto Karl Marxdreef | 106 M | ||
Turn right onto Gandhiplein | 61 M | ||
You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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2101 M | 2.1 KM | |
Head southeast on Karl Marxdreef | 129 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Gageldijk | 150 M | ||
Turn left | 455 M | ||
Turn right | 1.4 KM | ||
You are now at section 05 | 0 M | ||
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2976 M | 3 KM | |
Head southeast | 1.5 KM | ||
Turn left | 499 M | ||
Turn left onto Sint Anthoniedijk | 537 M | ||
Turn right onto Ruigenhoeksedijk | 294 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Ruigenhoeksedijk | 194 M | ||
You are now at section 91 | 0 M | ||
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2207 M | 2.2 KM | |
Head southwest | 443 M | ||
Turn left | 287 M | ||
Turn right | 625 M | ||
Turn right onto Einthovendreef-Zuid | 266 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Kapelweg | 586 M | ||
You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
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3455 M | 3.5 KM | |
Head northeast on Bastionweg | 326 M | ||
Turn right onto Voordorpsedijk | 1.7 KM | ||
Turn left onto Voordorpsedijk | 722 M | ||
Continue onto Blauwkapelseweg | 620 M | ||
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit | 57 M | ||
You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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5450 M | 5.5 KM | |
Head west | 23 M | ||
Exit the roundabout onto Blauwkapelseweg | 466 M | ||
Keep right onto Blauwkapelseweg | 206 M | ||
Turn left onto Biltse Rading | 1.1 KM | ||
Continue straight | 33 M | ||
Continue onto Biltse Rading | 269 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Biltse Rading | 572 M | ||
Turn right onto Kardinaal Alfrinkplein | 697 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Van Esveldstraat | 194 M | ||
Turn left onto Blauwkapelseweg | 7 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Blauwkapelseweg | 377 M | ||
Turn right | 85 M | ||
Keep left at the fork | 217 M | ||
Turn left onto Stieltjesstraat | 193 M | ||
Turn right onto Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 262 M | ||
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 22 M | ||
Exit the roundabout onto Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 260 M | ||
Turn left onto Van Asch van Wijckskade | 35 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Van Asch van Wijckskade | 97 M | ||
Turn left | 16 M | ||
Turn right onto Zandbrug | 24 M | ||
Turn left onto Oudegracht | 309 M | ||
You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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1963 M | 2 KM | |
Head south on Oudegracht | 15 M | ||
Turn left onto Lange Viestraat | 366 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Janskerkhof | 19 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Korte Jansstraat | 188 M | ||
Turn right onto Domplein | 69 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Domplein | 836 M | ||
Turn right onto Agnietenstraat | 231 M | ||
Turn left onto Twijnstraat | 193 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Tolsteegbrug | 17 M | ||
Continue straight | 4 M | ||
Turn left | 25 M | ||
You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
From
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37
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1265 M | 1.3 KM | |
Head southwest | 34 M | ||
Turn left onto Gansstraat | 1.2 KM | ||
Make a slight right onto Koningsweg | 43 M | ||
You are now at section 37 | 0 M |