Enjoy cycling along the Nieuwkoopse Plassen

The vast lowland peat around the Nieuwkoopse Plassen is a beautiful cycling area. Centuries-old locks and mills bear witness to a long battle against the water.

Lakes of Nieuwkoop
Today you will discover the Hollandse Venen, which are part of the National Landscape Het Groene Hart. In this water-rich lowland you will drive along the Nieuwkoopse Plassen, among other places. They form one of the last extensive lowland peat areas that the Netherlands once had. You will find marshes, but also hayfields, flowery meadows and reed fields.

Woerden Leave
Along the river De Meije you will see old farms and the almost sixty meter high white water tower from 1932. Everywhere you will come across signs of the battle against the water. The lock in Woerdense Verlaat originally dates from 1448. Further on you will discover the Westveense Molen, a polder mill from 1676. It stands along a literally manually dug part of the Kromme Mijdrecht, one of the rivers that was used to drain this once marshy raised bog area.