There are plenty of historic buildings along this cycle route. During this route, you combine pleasantly busy Utrecht with beautiful forts and castles in green landscapes. All these forts near Utrecht were once built as part of the New Dutch Waterline. This waterline was an important line of defence in the history of the Netherlands. During the Eighty Years' War, the idea arose to stop the enemy by flooding polders, also known as inundation. The very first line was a complicated system of all different dams, dykes, sluices, inlets and supply channels. The land around this line could be flooded using this system. The big city of Utrecht only fell outside this line because it had already been taken by French troops. All vulnerable points in the defence line were mainly reinforced by forts. When aircraft were first used in the war in 1940, this defence line lost its strength. Besides all these forts, you will also pass several castles including Slot Zeist Castle. Because of this castle, Zeist is also known as Slotstad. Zeist is a very green city full of wooded areas, which you will undoubtedly enjoy during this cycle route. Hop on your bike, dive into history and don't forget to grab a terrace along the way!
Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
Start: Kapelweg , 3566 ML Utrecht | 33.8 KM | ||
From
90
to
89
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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 | 731 M | ||
Continue onto Blauwkapelseweg | 11 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Blauwkapelseweg | 599 M | ||
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit | 57 M | ||
You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
From
89
to
88
|
493 M | 0.5 KM | |
Head west | 63 M | ||
Exit the roundabout onto Burgemeester De Withstraat | 416 M | ||
Turn left onto Dorpsstraat vanouds Steenstraat; Dorpsstraat vo Steenstraat | 14 M | ||
You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
From
88
to
86
|
1459 M | 1.5 KM | |
Head east on Dorpsstraat vanouds Steenstraat; Dorpsstraat vo Steenstraat | 79 M | ||
Make a slight right | 872 M | ||
Continue onto De Holle Bilt | 508 M | ||
You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
From
86
to
85
|
2366 M | 2.4 KM | |
Head northeast on Amersfoortseweg | 2.4 KM | ||
You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
From
85
to
82
|
2698 M | 2.7 KM | |
Head west on Amersfoortseweg | 40 M | ||
Turn left | 47 M | ||
Continue onto Panweg | 558 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Panweg | 14 M | ||
Turn right | 891 M | ||
Turn left | 60 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Bergweg | 93 M | ||
Turn left onto Dalweg | 602 M | ||
Turn right onto Boulevard | 356 M | ||
Turn right | 37 M | ||
You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
From
82
to
81
|
1408 M | 1.4 KM | |
Head southwest on Slotlaan | 210 M | ||
Keep left onto Slotlaan | 1.1 KM | ||
Turn left onto Het Rond | 101 M | ||
You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
From
81
to
11
|
360 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head northwest on 2e Dorpsstraat | 17 M | ||
Turn left onto Slotlaan | 107 M | ||
Turn left onto Lageweg | 188 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Lageweg | 48 M | ||
You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
From
11
to
80
|
1089 M | 1.1 KM | |
Head southeast on Driebergseweg | 1.1 KM | ||
You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
From
80
to
97
|
2479 M | 2.5 KM | |
Head northwest on Driebergseweg | 14 M | ||
Turn left onto Bunsinglaan | 1.2 KM | ||
Continue right onto Tiendweg | 1.2 KM | ||
Continue straight | 10 M | ||
You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
From
97
to
43
|
1569 M | 1.6 KM | |
Head southwest | 1.6 KM | ||
You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
From
43
to
44
|
1488 M | 1.5 KM | |
Head west | 29 M | ||
Continue onto Tolhuislaan | 336 M | ||
Turn right onto Grotelaan | 998 M | ||
Make a slight left onto Rijnsoever | 125 M | ||
You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
From
44
to
41
|
1868 M | 1.9 KM | |
Head northwest on Rijnsoever | 987 M | ||
Turn left onto Vagantenpad | 254 M | ||
Turn right onto Strick van Linschotenlaan | 627 M | ||
You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
From
41
to
40
|
840 M | 0.8 KM | |
Head southeast on Rhijnauwenselaan | 203 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Rhijnauwenselaan | 637 M | ||
You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
From
40
to
39
|
931 M | 0.9 KM | |
Head west on Provincialeweg | 504 M | ||
Turn left onto Koningslaan | 54 M | ||
Turn left onto Achterdijk | 115 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Achterdijk | 258 M | ||
You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
From
39
to
98
|
1030 M | 1 KM | |
Head southwest on Marsdijk | 1 KM | ||
You are now at section 98 | 0 M | ||
From
98
to
35
|
652 M | 0.7 KM | |
Head west on Marsdijk | 652 M | ||
You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
From
35
to
37
|
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
to
38
|
1267 M | 1.3 KM | |
Head northwest on Koningsweg | 15 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Koningsweg | 9 M | ||
Make a slight left to stay on Koningsweg | 1.2 KM | ||
Turn right | 33 M | ||
You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
From
38
to
31
|
1961 M | 2 KM | |
Head east | 6 M | ||
Turn left | 16 M | ||
Turn left | 10 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Tolsteegbrug | 208 M | ||
Turn right onto Nicolaasstraat | 231 M | ||
Turn left onto Lange Nieuwstraat | 836 M | ||
Turn right onto Domplein | 69 M | ||
Turn left onto Domstraat | 188 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Janskerkhof | 20 M | ||
Make a slight left | 22 M | ||
Turn left onto Lange Jansstraat | 355 M | ||
You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
From
31
to
28
|
356 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head north on Oudegracht | 308 M | ||
Continue straight | 30 M | ||
Continue onto Weerdbrug | 9 M | ||
Continue straight | 9 M | ||
You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
From
28
to
90
|
3113 M | 3.1 KM | |
Head east on Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 358 M | ||
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 29 M | ||
Exit the roundabout onto Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 262 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 193 M | ||
Turn right | 204 M | ||
Keep right at the fork | 98 M | ||
Turn left onto Blauwkapelseweg | 377 M | ||
Turn right to stay on Blauwkapelseweg | 7 M | ||
Turn right onto Eykmanplein | 48 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Eykmanplein | 50 M | ||
Turn left to stay on Eykmanplein | 30 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Eykmanlaan | 290 M | ||
Continue straight | 42 M | ||
Continue onto Eykmanlaan | 974 M | ||
Make a slight right onto Bastionweg | 151 M | ||
You are now at section 90 | 0 M |