River route Lek and Rhine

It is wonderful to make kilometers along the Lek and Rhine. You will also pass through the Kromme Rijnstreek, a region with many orchards and beautiful old towns.

Work on the Greenway
At PAND Pannenkoek Restaurant & IJssalon you can enjoy something delicious, so that you get on your bike with enough energy. It is then wonderfully quiet cycling through the polders of the Eiland van Schalkwijk. Between the fruit trees you can see Werk aan de Groeneweg, a position with earthen walls and casemates. From the dike you have a beautiful view over the Lek and the floodplains. You can still see the Limit Pole on the Beusichemsedijk.

Rhine and Lek
In Wijk bij Duurstede you can still experience some of the fortress history when you look at the restored castle ruins with its square donjon from 1270. The historic city center has numerous monuments anyway. Such as the Rhine and Lek: a flour mill from 1659 that stands on a city gate! From afar you can already see the church tower of Cothen, a charming town that enjoys a protected village view. You cycle through the polders via Houten back to Schalkwijk.

The Limit Pole or Half Hour Pole
A limit pole has stood on the Beusichemsedijk for centuries to mark the border between the county of Culemborg and Buren. At the end of 1993, according to local tradition, this pole was taken home as a souvenir by someone from abroad. A replica was installed in June 2001. The Limit Pole is popularly known as the Half Hour Pole. From this point it was a half hour walk to Culemborg and Beusichem.