Cycling through the wide landscape above Utrecht

It is wonderful cycling between Utrecht and Loosdrecht. The first part of your route takes you along the meandering Stichtse Vecht. On the dike are some beautiful old villas. Further on you cycle past Fort Tienhoven, which was built in 1850. The fort was part of the New Dutch Waterline. On the left you occasionally have beautiful vistas over the Loosdrechtse Plassen. You continue on low-traffic roads through the vast polder land. In the Ruigenhoek recreation area you can not only enjoy the varied natural beauty, but you can also admire the eponymous fort from 1870. Westbroek enjoys a protected village view, you will see monumental farms and a fifteenth-century church. You cycle back to Oud-Zuilen via the Molenpolder nature reserve. At Bistro Belle you close this route with a delicious meal.