Windmills of the Alblasserwaard – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Sliedrecht

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Sliedrecht

Windmills of the Alblasserwaard – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Sliedrecht

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Windmills of the Alblasserwaard – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Sliedrecht

02:55

49.1km

50m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Boezems Kinderdijk

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.6 km

Beautiful arch bridge over the Ammersche Boezem

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Note: slopes are quite steep!

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13.1 km

Windmills of the Alblasserwaard

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Beautiful cycle path along three beautiful windmills. Certainly as beautiful as the windmills of Kinderdijk. At least usually not as busy as there.

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31.6 km

Kinderdijk Windmills

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A clever example of water management is being done in the Kinderdijk mill complex. The 19 mills were once built to pump water up from the low-lying polder. The complex is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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32.5 km

Kinderdijk Windmills (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

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Nowhere in the Netherlands can you find so many windmills together as in Kinderdijk. The nineteen mills have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Museum Mill Nederwaard has …

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32.8 km

Boezems Kinderdijk

Nature Reserve

33.8 km

Bicycle Bridge to Middelkade

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This comfortable cycle bridge takes you across the Nieuwe Waterschap, north of Alblasserdam. Enjoy the view of the wide waterway here.

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34.7 km

Great cyclepath between two streams

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It is wonderful to cycle here among the water.

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35.2 km

View of the Kortlandse mill from the bridge

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This white windmill fits perfectly into your walk...

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39.4 km

Jacob Kortenandrabrug

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Pure Holland.
Beautiful, well-kept houses with matching front gardens and a boat on the quay.

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43.4 km

Botersloot

Lake

49.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.6 km

19.4 km

4.20 km

1.51 km

324 m

111 m

Surfaces

30.7 km

12.9 km

2.91 km

1.62 km

1.05 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

13°C

5°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

June 26, 2022,Kinderdijk und Mühlentour

Was a nice Sunday tour. The mills in Kinderdijk were not yet in operation with tourists. Then along the Lek and saw many more mills. Also many animals in the canals.

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August 5, 2024,Kinderdijk (Mühlentour)

Today we rode our bikes to the mills (Kinderdijk) in "Lekkerland and Ottoland". We had to struggle with the wind on the dike at first, but were then rewarded by the many windmills. A dream route, always discovering something new. In Kinderdijk, of course, it was a real hustle and bustle. As always, when there is a hot spot, the …

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