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Old Rhine Towpath – Fort Wierickerschans loop from Nieuwerbrug aan den Rijn

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Old Rhine Towpath – Fort Wierickerschans loop from Nieuwerbrug aan den Rijn

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Old Rhine Towpath – Fort Wierickerschans loop from Nieuwerbrug aan den Rijn

00:47

18.9km

10m

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: May 20, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 6.28 km for 13 m

After 14.3 km for 38 m

After 18.7 km for 7 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

14.5 km

Rijnkade, Bodegraven

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One of my favourite routes

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2

14.9 km

Old Rhine Towpath

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The Oude Rijn Towpath is a historic path that winds along the Old Rhine, originally constructed in the 17th century to tow barges. These barges were unmanned boats pulled upstream …

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15.0 km

Oude Jaagpad along the Oude Rijn

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Part of the Roman Limes route

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16.0 km

Fort Wierickerschans

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Here you leave the old Rhine and dive into the meadows

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16.2 km

Fort Wierickerschans

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Fort Wierickeschans was built after this place proved to be a weak spot in the Dutch Waterline. The Dutch flooded large areas of land in the area to stop the …

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16.9 km

View of the Oude Rijn and Put van Broekhoven

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A beautiful viewpoint where the Oude Rijn meets the Put van Broekhoven. Enjoy the peaceful river landscape, with water lilies on the pond and the banks full of reeds and …

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18.8 km

Heuvelbrug

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8

18.8 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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18.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

5.45 km

256 m

119 m

Surfaces

12.9 km

5.72 km

138 m

129 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 11 July

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