Tour of Abcoude and the Gein

From your starting point, you first cycle to the beautiful Abcoude and the Fort bij Abcoude, the first fortress built for the Defence Line of Amsterdam. Remarkably enough, this fort from 1887 was never put into military use. You also cycle past the fifteenth-century Gothic village church. The Wilhelmina Bridge over the Gein is also beautiful. This kwakel (pedestrian bridge) dates from 1908. Along the Gein you cycle through a landscape of green meadows with grazing cows, dikes lined with pollard willows and elongated plots with old farms. You see the Oostzijdse Molen dating from 1874, one of Mondriaan's favourite painting subjects. Along the leafy bank of the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal you cycle to Baambrugge with its wonderful historical atmosphere. In Baambrugge, stop off at Café Restaurant De Punt!