Tour of Gouda via Oudewater

Your route starts at the parking lot at Gouda station. So you can easily get to your starting point by train! The first part of your cycle tour runs along the Reeuwijkse Plassen. Water, forest and meadow characterize this beautiful area. The cuckoo flower, cuckoo flower, marsh herb and crabgrass grow lush in the former polder. Various birds, including the reed warbler, chiffchaff, nightingale or wood warbler, chatter in the trees. You arrive in Oudewater via Driebruggen and Papekop. This place obtained city rights in 1265, making it the oldest city in the Green Heart. Continue the route along the Hollandsche IJssel to Gouda. Stroll through the atmospheric streets in the historic center and take a break at Barista Café Gouda!