To Utrecht from Oud-Loosdrecht

From Oud-Loosdrecht with its historic farms you drive to the heart of Utrecht. What a varied day! First you cycle along the Loosdrechtse Plassen, a succession of lakes created by peat extraction. Here you can enjoy the views over the rippling water. You then cycle a long way along the meandering Vecht. You pass old farms, villas and country estates. Sometimes it almost seems like you are driving through an open-air museum. You can drive straight into Utrecht via the picturesque Oud-Zuilen with the castle of the same name. On your way back you will discover Fort Blauwkapel, one of the largest forts in the New Dutch Waterline. It was built around the village of Blauwkapel, now a protected townscape with a fifteenth-century church. You drive through the polders to Brasserie Wetterwille. Time for a terrace.