Vechtplassen route

Do you like cycling along water? Then this varied water route is ideal for you! This cycle route runs right through the Ankeveense Plassen and the Kortenhoefse Plassen, past meadows and through nature reserves with swamp forest and reed beds. The Plassen are nowadays popular recreation places and nature reserves and were created by large-scale peat excavations in the past. The river Vecht should not be missed on this route. This river is known for its outdoor places. In the Golden Age in particular, as many as 200 monumental summer houses were built on the banks of the Vecht by Amsterdam merchants who had made their fortune in trade in the 17th century. In which country estate would you like to live? This Vechtplassen route also passes through small picturesque villages, such as Vreeland and Ankeveen. In Vreeland, pay attention to the drawbridge, the characteristic mill de Ruiter and the tea house in Vreeland. For more tourist information in and around the Plassen area, visit www.vvvgooivecht.nl or contact the VVV on 035 5446971 or info@gooivecht.nl. The route comes from the walking and cycling map'Gooi Vechtstreek and Eemland\\\'. Thanks to Natuurmonumenten.