
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: Molenstraat 1, 3433CN Nieuwegein | 76.7 KM | |
From
17
19
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357.6 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head west on Molenstraat | 357 M | ||
You are now at section 19 | 1 M | ||
From
19
20
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418.9 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head south on Lekboulevard | 419 M | ||
You are now at section 20 | 0 M | ||
From
20
10
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928.4 M | 0.9 KM | |
Head south on Veerweg | 220 M | ||
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Take the ferry Nieuwegein - Vianen | 194 M | |
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Continue straight | 63 M | |
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Continue slightly right onto Buitenstad | 450 M | |
You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
From
10
02
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547.9 M | 0.5 KM | |
Head south on Buitenstad | 62 M | ||
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Continue onto Voorstraat | 485 M | |
You are now at section 02 | 1 M | ||
From
02
05
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3413.1 M | 3.4 KM | |
Head east on Lijnbaan | 194 M | ||
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Turn right onto Kanaalweg | 1.2 KM | |
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Continue left onto Panoven | 2 KM | |
You are now at section 05 | 1 M | ||
From
05
21
|
2715.3 M | 2.7 KM | |
Head southwest on Bloemendaalseweg | 70 M | ||
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Turn left | 2.6 KM | |
You are now at section 21 | 1 M | ||
From
21
61
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4654.5 M | 4.7 KM | |
Head southwest on Heicopperweg | 4.6 KM | ||
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Turn left onto Weverwijk | 59 M | |
You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
From
61
62
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793.6 M | 0.8 KM | |
Head north on Weverwijk | 59 M | ||
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Continue left onto Kleine Kanaaldijk | 607 M | |
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Continue onto Dorpsplein | 126 M | |
You are now at section 62 | 1 M | ||
From
62
60
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4874.1 M | 4.9 KM | |
Head northeast on Dorpsplein | 126 M | ||
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Continue onto Kleine Kanaaldijk | 666 M | |
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Turn right onto Grote Kanaaldijk | 2.6 KM | |
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Continue onto Kanaaldijk | 213 M | |
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Continue left onto Zijlkade | 1.1 KM | |
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Continue straight to stay on Zijlkade | 179 M | |
You are now at section 60 | 1 M | ||
From
60
55
|
3326.3 M | 3.3 KM | |
Head southwest on Dorpsplein | 43 M | ||
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Continue onto Breezijde | 3.3 KM | |
You are now at section 55 | 1 M | ||
From
55
54
|
759.8 M | 0.8 KM | |
Head southwest on Klinkert | 700 M | ||
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Turn right onto Schotdeurensebrug | 59 M | |
You are now at section 54 | 0 M | ||
From
54
39
|
2352.4 M | 2.4 KM | |
Head southeast on Schotdeuren | 315 M | ||
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Continue onto Dam | 338 M | |
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Continue onto Schoolstraat | 636 M | |
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Continue onto Kerkeind | 886 M | |
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Continue right onto Kerkstoep | 176 M | |
You are now at section 39 | 1 M | ||
From
39
53
|
2520.1 M | 2.5 KM | |
Head west on Haarweg | 654 M | ||
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Continue left onto Kanaaldijk | 622 M | |
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Continue onto Merwedekanaal | 1.2 KM | |
You are now at section 53 | 1 M | ||
From
53
22
|
523.6 M | 0.5 KM | |
Head south on Kanaaldijk | 12 M | ||
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Turn left onto Concordiaweg | 193 M | |
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Continue right onto Paardenwater | 320 M | |
You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
From
22
50
|
671.2 M | 0.7 KM | |
Head north on Arkelstraat | 1 M | ||
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Turn right onto Walstraat | 81 M | |
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Continue onto Korenbrugstraat | 107 M | |
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Continue right onto Havendijk | 258 M | |
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Continue onto Appeldijk | 224 M | |
You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
From
50
25
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3873.2 M | 3.9 KM | |
Head southeast on Robberstraat | 280 M | ||
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Continue onto Dalemwal | 189 M | |
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Continue right onto Dalembolwerk | 296 M | |
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Continue right onto Dalemsedijk | 416 M | |
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Continue onto Merwededijk | 1.2 KM | |
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Continue onto Waaldijk | 1.5 KM | |
You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
From
25
27
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3764.8 M | 3.8 KM | |
Head north on Dalemse Zeiving | 1.1 KM | ||
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Continue right onto Achterdijk | 1.3 KM | |
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Continue left onto Molenweg | 1.3 KM | |
You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
From
27
28
|
357.5 M | 0.4 KM | |
Head northeast on Molenweg | 357 M | ||
You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
From
28
29
|
1346.2 M | 1.3 KM | |
Head north on Molenweg | 1.3 KM | ||
You are now at section 29 | 0 M | ||
From
29
32
|
3430.9 M | 3.4 KM | |
Head east on Zuiderlingedijk | 808 M | ||
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Continue left onto Groeneweg | 327 M | |
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Continue slightly left onto Appeldijk | 2.3 KM | |
You are now at section 32 | 1 M | ||
From
32
31
|
79.7 M | 0.1 KM | |
Head north on Torenstraat | 79 M | ||
You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
From
31
49
|
2573.8 M | 2.6 KM | |
Head northeast on Torenstraat | 203 M | ||
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Continue onto Voorstraat | 258 M | |
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Continue left onto Heidensweg | 866 M | |
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Continue onto Langs het Bosch | 351 M | |
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Continue slightly right onto Oude Zuiderlingedijk | 895 M | |
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Turn right | 1 M | |
You are now at section 49 | 0 M | ||
From
49
99
|
2524 M | 2.5 KM | |
Head south | 38 M | ||
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Make a slight right | 1.3 KM | |
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Continue onto Leerdamseweg | 528 M | |
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Continue left onto Nieuwstraat | 129 M | |
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Continue right onto Voorstraat | 552 M | |
You are now at section 99 | 1 M | ||
From
99
82
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248.4 M | 0.2 KM | |
Head northeast on Nieuwe Zuiderlingedijk | 124 M | ||
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Continue onto Meerdijk | 124 M | |
You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
From
82
48
|
1338.9 M | 1.3 KM | |
Head northeast on Meerdijk | 1.3 KM | ||
You are now at section 48 | 1 M | ||
From
48
46
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3339.1 M | 3.3 KM | |
Head northeast on Diefdijk | 131 M | ||
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Make a slight right | 120 M | |
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Continue left onto Diefdijk | 3.1 KM | |
You are now at section 46 | 0 M | ||
From
46
45
|
339.1 M | 0.3 KM | |
Head northeast on Diefdijk | 339 M | ||
You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
From
45
44
|
3428.4 M | 3.4 KM | |
Head northeast on Diefdijk | 3.4 KM | ||
You are now at section 44 | 1 M | ||
From
44
52
|
1916.9 M | 1.9 KM | |
Head northeast on Diefdijk | 1.9 KM | ||
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Enter the roundabout | 33 M | |
You are now at section 52 | 1 M | ||
From
52
40
|
741.7 M | 0.7 KM | |
Head south | 31 M | ||
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Exit the roundabout onto Diefdijk | 711 M | |
You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
From
40
41
|
2074.4 M | 2.1 KM | |
Head southeast on Goilberdingerdijk | 2.1 KM | ||
You are now at section 41 | 1 M | ||
From
41
42
|
1904.7 M | 1.9 KM | |
Head southeast on Goilberdingerdijk | 1.3 KM | ||
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Continue onto Ronde Haven | 242 M | |
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Continue onto Kleine Buitenom | 374 M | |
You are now at section 42 | 0 M | ||
From
42
52
|
1151.3 M | 1.2 KM | |
Head northwest on Havendijk | 23 M | ||
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Continue onto Veerweg | 317 M | |
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Take the ferry Culemborg - Schalkwijk | 171 M | |
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Continue straight onto Veerweg | 641 M | |
You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
From
52
51
|
2426.2 M | 2.4 KM | |
Head northwest on Lekdijk | 2.4 KM | ||
You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
From
51
18
|
2062.8 M | 2.1 KM | |
Head northwest on Lekdijk | 2.1 KM | ||
You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
From
18
14
|
3362.9 M | 3.4 KM | |
Head northwest on Gedekte Gemeenschapsweg | 1 KM | ||
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Continue onto Lange Uitweg | 749 M | |
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Continue left onto Waalseweg | 1.6 KM | |
You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
From
14
03
|
2316.8 M | 2.3 KM | |
Head northwest on Waalseweg | 2 KM | ||
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Continue onto Achterweg | 287 M | |
You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
From
03
16
|
738.7 M | 0.7 KM | |
Head west on Achterweg | 738 M | ||
You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
From
16
15
|
318.4 M | 0.3 KM | |
Head north on Lekdijk oost | 318 M | ||
You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
From
15
17
|
2141.4 M | 2.1 KM | |
Head east on Kazernedok | 16 M | ||
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Continue left onto Beatrixsluis | 303 M | |
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Continue onto Voorhavendijk | 1.7 KM | |
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Continue onto Lekstraat | 123 M | |
You are now at section 17 | 1 M |