Along the mills in the Alblasserwaard
Molenlanden, South Holland, The Netherlands
Cycling route: 144202
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54.4 km
958 kcal
4 m
Description
In the Alblasser- and Krimpenerwaard you cycle through a typical Dutch landscape. That will be enjoying the peace and the wide landscape. Along the way you can see many mills.
UNESCO World Heritage
The route starts in Bleskensgraaf, one of the many beautiful places you will visit during this route. You will see old farms, a beautiful village church and of course mills. In the wide polder you cycle along one of the many waterways that this region has to offer. On the horizon you can see the Kinderdijkse Molens approaching: nineteen polder mills that were built in the eighteenth century to improve the drainage of the Alblasserwaard. World Heritage!
Loetbos
Further on you cross the Lek by ferry for a stopover on the pleasant terrace at Lunchroom Eetcafé PLein 10. In the Krimpenerwaard it is also nice to make kilometers through the wide country. You cycle through the Loetbos, a forty year old forest on the river De Loet. Just past Groot-Ammers you cycle along the Molenkade past several polder mills. The Gelkenes Molen and the Achterlandse Molen are the oldest, they date from 1596.
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Directions
| # | Description | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkeerplaats centrum (Melkwegplein, 2971XG, Molenlanden, South Holland, The Netherlands) | 0.00 km | ||
8 | 8 (Heulenslag, 2971VH, Molenlanden, South Holland, The Netherlands) | 2.72 km | |
30 | 30 (2971VS, Molenlanden, South Holland, The Netherlands) | 3.38 km | |
7 | 7 (2959LC, Molenlanden, South Holland, The Netherlands) | 5.05 km | |
7 | 7 (2959LC, Molenlanden, South Holland, The Netherlands) | 5.23 km | |
7 | 7 (2959LC, Molenlanden, South Holland, The Netherlands) | 5.36 km |
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