Tour of Maasluis, Hoek van Holland and Schiedam

Your route starts at Delta Hotel / Grand Café Nautique. The Nieuwe Waterweg is a man-made connection between the port of Rotterdam and the North Sea: it was created in 1872. From the dike you have beautiful views over the water, the harbor and the Westland. You will see, among other things, the Maeslantkering, which was put into use in 1997, one of the last parts of the Delta Works. A little further away is the striking red cast-iron High Lighthouse of Hoek van Holland. It houses a museum. You can admire beautiful old buildings in the historic city center of Maassluis. After a stop at your starting point, you cycle on to Schiedam. The gin history is still very much present in the old ports and warehouses.