Cycling along both sides of the Waal

On this route you cycle along both sides of the Waal just west of Nijmegen. Enjoy the fresh air and watch the sunlight shine over the water. Here you drive through the Over-Betuwe, a sparsely populated region where a lot of fruit is grown. The landscape consists of a mix of forests, flowery outdoor polders and floodplains.

Country houses and old-fashioned fruit growing
Near the village of Valburg you cycle a bit across the centuries-old De Mellard estate. The country house on the site is built on a sand embankment that, according to legend, was created when three giants dug out the Rhine and Waal. Just above Nijmegen you cross the Waal to a dike that meanders through the polder. A little further along the route you will find the Historical Garden Lent. Fruit and vegetables are still grown here as they used to be.