Along the Leidse Rijn to the dunes

Along the edge of Leiden you cycle to Rijnsburg. You follow the course of the Leidse Rijn or Leidse Vaart. This was dug in the seventeenth century because the old course of the Rhine between Utrecht and Harmelen was increasingly silting up. You pass the Geregtigheid mill, whose bakery is open on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Then you cycle via the Pan van Persijn to the dunes near Wassenaar. It is wonderful to tack through the rolling greenery here, the Randstad seems very far away. Along Meijendel you cycle to the romantic Kasteel Oud-Wassenaar, beautifully situated in the forests of Wassenaar. It is now often used as a wedding location. You cycle through the greenery back to your starting point at Voorschoten.