The area is only accessible by bike or foot, and is, therefore, one of the most popular cycling routes in the Netherlands. In fact, Kinderdijk is one of the only places in the Netherlands where you can actually see how the country’s water management system works. Amazingly, these are still fully functioning today. Every year, thousands of tourists flock to this picturesque village in the south to see the country’s famous cluster of 18th-century windmills dotted along the Lek and Noord rivers. Just make sure you don’t venture to Waterland on an extremely windy day you may end up cycling through it a lot faster than you intended! The windmills at Kinderdijkįewer places in the Netherlands are more iconic than the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kinderdijk. Along the way, you can stop at one of the various pubs and cafés for a well-deserved drink and bite to eat. These include The Golden Triangle Trail, Water Trail, and the Twiske Trail. There are several bicycle routes to take, starting at Amsterdam Central Station, and ranging from 39km to 80km. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Waterland is hugely popular for cycling and watersports such as kayaking, snorkeling, and windsurfing. This 135km ring of locks, forts, dikes, and pumping stations around Amsterdam protects the land while allowing villages such as Broek, Marken, Volendam, and Edam to exist. This is also home to one of the Netherlands’ UNESCO World Heritage Sites, The Defence Line of Amsterdam.
This is undoubtedly one of the most unique cycling routes in the Netherlands, which takes you through expansive fields scattered with traditional Dutch farms and old-style farmhouses ( stolpboerderijen). Located just 14km north of Amsterdam Centraal Station, the lush green polders of Waterland offer a stunning Dutch landscape to explore by bike.
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