Cycling route De Haar Castle

This route takes you through the Utrecht districts of Vleuten, De Meern and Leidsche Rijn. In the countryside you can enjoy the wide polders. And visit Kasteel de Haar.

Picturesque Kamerik
First you will loosen up your legs along the leafy banks of the Leidsche Rijn. In the countryside it is quiet cycling along vast meadows. You will also cycle along the meandering Oude Rijn. Kamerik originated as a ribbon village along the Kamerikse Wetering, a twelfth-century waterway that was dug to develop this area. Along the waterway you will see beautiful monumental buildings.

The Hair
Kockengen is a picturesque old reclamation village. The name comes from Cocagne, the French name for Cockaigne. Around the village you cycle through the so-called cope landscape with its characteristic narrow plots. Kasteel De Haar is the largest castle in the Netherlands. The castle originally dates from the fourteenth century, the current castle was rebuilt in 1892 in neo-Gothic style. Finally, you cycle through the beautifully landscaped Máximapark and pass Castellum Hoge Woerd.