Dike landscape along the Waal – Gelderse Poort Nature Reserve loop from Westervoort

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Dike landscape along the Waal – Gelderse Poort Nature Reserve loop from Westervoort

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Dike landscape along the Waal – Gelderse Poort Nature Reserve loop from Westervoort

05:35

97.5km

140m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 92.5 km for 162 m

After 94.0 km for 2.82 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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20.3 km

Rhine Promenade in Tolkamer

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here through the food mile the bike has to be pushed.

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38.3 km

Griethausen Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Experience ancient bridge building art up close...

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54.3 km

Dike landscape along the Waal

Highlight • River

Leftovers

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57.4 km

Beautiful little beaches

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

In the Ooijpolder and along the Waal are many nice places to stop, rest and enjoy the view. Benches, beaches or simply relax in the grass along the dike.

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58.2 km

Gelderse Poort Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

This area is an absolute must here on the Lower Rhine.

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63.1 km

Oude Waal Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

From here you have a beautiful view of the Oude Waal, an outer-dike branch of the Waal.

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67.5 km

View of Nijmegen skyline

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Nice view over the Waalkade of Nijmegen.

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79.3 km

Gelderse Poort

Nature Reserve

82.3 km

Doornenburg–Pannerden Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

This ferry was misused by the Germans during Market Garden to bring troops from Doetinchem to the north side of the Waal bridge at Nijmegen. The north side of the bridge at Arnhem was blocked.

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93.9 km

Inlaatsluis Westervoort (IJssellinie)

Archaeological Site

97.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.1 km

43.9 km

2.42 km

225 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

74.6 km

17.7 km

4.84 km

430 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

12°C

4°C

39 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

July 4, 2024,Zwischen Emmerich und Nijmegen

The weather forecast predicted dry weather after 11 a.m. Faith, hope and bikes loaded up, off to Emmerich. The sky was clear, the sun was shining, what more could you want?
On the bike and off we go. Over the bridge and then along the Rhine towards Nijmegen. Beautiful, yes, if it weren't for the wind coming from the front. …

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April 23, 2026,Uitzicht op de skyline van Nijmegen – Natuurgebied De Gelderse Poort rondtocht vanuit Emmerich

This afternoon I made a fantastically beautiful bike tour from Emmerik to Nijmegen, on the way there through the Netherlands and back also partly through Germany..

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April 12, 2022,NL. Een heerlijk 😋 ijsje 🍧 in Nijmegen 🏰 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🌞 Kleve Bf, Emmericher Brücke, Spijk, an der Waal lang, Tolkammer, Pannerden, Gendt, Nijmegen, Waal, Millingen aan de Rijn, Düffelward, Kleve Bf.

Since the tour was planned a long time ago, we spontaneously decided to go there today 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️.
What always fascinates us is the infrastructure in our neighboring country, just fantastic 😍👌.
We only visited Nijmegen Centrum for a short time, it was just too crowded for us 🙈.
All around a nice tour 👌🌞
We parked in Kleve at the …

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June 15, 2022,80km Die Sage von Rhein und Waal

The legend of the Rhine and Waal

It is said that the Waal was created by two brothers, both of whom were giants. A long time ago they started digging the Rhine in Switzerland. 100 years later they arrived in Lobith, where they fell out. From then on everyone went their own way, the younger brother continued digging on the …

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July 17, 2024,Auf zu anderen Ufern - zwischen Emmerich und Nijmegen

Off to other banks - the name says it all!
Today I arrived by car, with my bike "in my luggage".
The tour starts at a parking lot at the western bridgehead of the Emmerich Rhine bridge, on the left bank of the Rhine. Then over the bridge to the eastern bank and always west along the Rhine / Waall. …

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