Pietje Potlood Water Tower – The Meije Water Tower loop from Linschoten

Pietje Potlood Water Tower – The Meije Water Tower loop from Linschoten

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Pietje Potlood Water Tower – The Meije Water Tower loop from Linschoten

01:35

38.3km

30m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 10.8 km for 7 m

After 15.0 km for 38 m

After 32.3 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.06 km

Engherzandweg

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From Linschoten to Oudewater you cycle along a wonderfully winding road past farms and the river Lange Linschoten. The Engherzandweg runs over to the Noord Linschoterdijk and then South Linschoterdijk …

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10.7 km

Nieuwerbrug Drawbridge (1651–1990)

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Information about this bridge can be found here: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuwerbrug#:~:text=Nieuwerbrug%20is%20gesticht%20in%201651,de%20enige%20tolbrug%20van%20Nederland.

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11.4 km

Oude Rijn Path

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nice route

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14.9 km

Rijnkade, Bodegraven

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One of my favourite routes

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18.9 km

Pollard Willow Avenue Between Bodegraven and Meije

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It could hardly be more Dutch: a road lined with pollard willows, with a ditch and meadows on either side.

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23.9 km

Pietje Potlood Water Tower

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Built in 1931 / '32. Water reservoir with a capacity of 450 m3. Now out of action.

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24.0 km

The Meije Water Tower

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This water tower is also called De Potlood.

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26.0 km

Middenweg Cycle Path, Zegveld

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Nice (fast) segment for the racing bike...if the road is empty you'll take the asphalt...:)

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34.3 km

Vestingwerken in Woerden

Castle

38.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

14.3 km

1.39 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.2 km

10.9 km

1.18 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

13°C

9°C

36 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

January 22, 2025,Meije

De Meije or Meije is an elongated ribbon village in the Dutch Green Heart, along the river of the same name, the Meije. De Meije has approximately 400 inhabitants, divided over three municipalities Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Woerden and Nieuwkoop, and over two provinces South Holland and Utrecht.

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