Plan your bike trip
For your convenience we have divided the route into one-day stages of up to 67 km each. This will help you with planning your trip. Feel free to make your own choices, though. You can cycle the route in both directions.
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EdamBeverwijk43km
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 ...Facts
- Stelling van Amsterdam
- 13 forts
- Photo location: Fort bij Spijkerboor
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BeverwijkUithoorn47km
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 ...Facts
- Stelling van Amsterdam
- 16 forts
- Photo location: Batterij aan de Sloterweg
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UithoornNaarden48km
Uithoorn - Naarden
Distance: 48 km
You are barely on your bike when you pass Fort bij Uithoorn. Pedalling along the meandering Waver it’s getting pretty obvious: this route takes you along many a river. And with good reason! ...Facts
- Stelling van Amsterdam
- Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie
- Photo location: Fort bij Abcoude
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NaardenUtrecht51km
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! ...
Facts
- Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie
- Loosdrecht and Ankeveen Lakes
- Photo location: Fort bij Tienhoven
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UtrechtLeerdam58km
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 ...
Facts
- Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie
- Diefdijk
- Photo location: Werk aan de Waalse Wetering
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LeerdamGeertruidenberg48km
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 ...
Facts
- Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie
- West Brabant part of the Zuiderwaterlinie
- Photo location: Gemaal Broekse Sluis
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GeertruidenbergDinteloord67km
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 ...
Facts
- West Brabant part of the Zuiderwaterlinie
- Zigzagging Linie van Den Hout
- Photo location: Fort Bovensluis
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DinteloordBergen op Zoom42km
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 ...
Facts
- West Brabant part of the Zuiderwaterlinie
- Markiezenhof: one of the most beautiful city palaces in Europe
- Photo location: Fort Pinssen
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Order the cycle guide
The compact cycle guide takes you by the hand, so to speak, and describes the route and the landscape.