Room for the river

In 1995, when the Netherlands experienced extremely high water in the
large rivers, it was decided that there would be more room for the
river had to come. By constructing two new dikes
a channel was created: the Hoogwatergeul, a unique project
The Netherlands! During extremely high tides, water enters the channel
which protects the area against flooding. This
route takes you along various parts of the Hoogwatergeul.
You cycle through the beautiful rural area in between
the villages of Veessen and Wapenveld. You pass along the way
swampy floodplains, field edges with poppies, meadows
with cows, and lush Dutch cloudy skies above
- no wonder that this landscape was also very popular among
painters to capture!