Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Cycling route: 417065
Provided by: Groots Genieten
Along the Utrechtse Vecht you can enjoy the beautiful nature and beautiful country houses. In the surrounding polders it is wonderfully quiet cycling through the special landscape around Kockengen.
Cockaigne land
Kockengen is an old mining village that takes its name from Cocagne, the French name for Luilekkerland. Around the village you can see the so-called cope landscape with its characteristic narrow plots: an allotment pattern whose origins date back to the thirteenth century. Here you have beautiful views over the wide polder. The Kockengense Molen dates from 1675. Until the sixties it drained the Kockengense polder.
The hair
There is no shortage of historic buildings on this route. For example, you will pass Kasteel de Haar, the largest castle in the Netherlands. The castle originally dates from the fourteenth century, the current castle was rebuilt in 1892 in neo-Gothic style. On the meandering Vecht you will see some beautiful historic country houses. You also look out over the picturesque Loosdrechtse Plassen.
Slot Zuylen
Crazy about old castles? Then enhance your route with a visit to Slot Zuylen. The history of this castle goes back to the thirteenth century with the construction of a keep. In 1422 the castle was razed to the ground, only a century later the reconstruction started. Nowadays you can admire the living culture of the Utrecht nobility from the thirteenth century in the castle. And view the beautiful castle gardens.
Below you will find various suggestions for breaks that you can visit during your route. These are divided into different categories, making it easy for you to choose.
# | Description | Distance | |
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47 | 47 (Herenweg, 3602AN, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands) | 0.00 km | |
62 | 62 (3602AR, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands) | 0.49 km | |
45 | 45 (3611AW, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands) | 1.77 km | |
46 | 46 (Breedstraat, 3603BA, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands) | 4.81 km | |
18 | 18 (Safariweg, 3605VL, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands) | 6.54 km | |
16 | 16 (3543WB, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands) | 8.27 km |
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