Plan your bike trip

Edam - Beverwijk

Distance: 43 km
You start your strategy-centric bike tour at the Stelling van Amsterdam. It’s the youngest of the three water defence lines that you’ll follow during this 410-kilometre trip. Many forts that you encounter have been given a new purpose, ranging from a café ...

Beverwijk - Uithoorn

Distance: 47 km
You’ll start the day on a road that's called Vuurlinie (‘firing line’). Along the route, you’ll regularly come across roads that refer to the defence line. Just after Spaarndam, for example, you'll pedal along the Genieweg, Stelling, Liniepad and Redoute. Past Spaarndam ...

Uithoorn - Naarden

Distance: 48 km
Pedalling along the meandering Waver it’s getting pretty obvious: this route takes you along many a river. And with good reason! Rivers were useful, natural lines of defence. Additional obstacles to make life as difficult as possible for the enemy. On top of ...

Naarden - Utrecht

Distance: 51 km

The Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie has left an indelible mark on the landscape. The largest Dutch national heritage site, it’s expected to be designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021. You’ll continue your bike ride today by following this remarkable defence system! ...

Utrecht - Leerdam

Distance: 58.3 km

Around Utrecht you’ll encounter two fortress rings, built in two semi-circles around the city. Yesterday you saw Fort aan de Klop, Fort de Gagel and Fort Blauwkapel. Today you ride past Fort de Bilt, Fort Vossegat and Fort Lunetten. These structures were ...

Leerdam - Geertruidenberg

Distance: 48.3 kilometer

From the glass-making city of Leerdam you ride off to the fortified town of Gorinchem, which is another important strategic spot along the route. Once you’ve crossed over to Woudrichem, you have landed on North Brabant soil. In this province you continue ...

Geertruidenberg - Dinteloord

Distance: 67 kilometer

In the fortified town of Geertruidenberg, they have been well aware for centuries how important it is to protect yourself. Boasting the oldest city rights in the County of Holland and situated on important shipping routes, this city was given an earthen wall ...

Dinteloord - Bergen op Zoom

Distance: 42 kilometer

Parallel to the water of the Volkerak you pedal towards the southwest until the Steenbergsche Vliet. There you come across a beautiful lock complex called Benedensas, which dates back to 1824. The stairs offer a beautiful view of the country’s second oldest water ...