Between Lek and Linge cycle route

(49 km)

This loop takes you past the loveliest spots between the Lek and Linge rivers. Discover delightful historic cities with a character all their own, and soak up the lush, green tranquillity of the Zouweboezem nature area. Along the way, you'll see ancient farmsteads and charming spots to take a break.

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Sights on this route

Starting point:

Nationaal Glasmuseum Leerdam
Lingedijk 28
4142LD Leerdam
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National Glass Museum & Glass studio

Be amazed by the history and future of glass.

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Come see Leerdam's working windmill every Saturday afternoon! Ter Leede is open Saturdays from 13.00 - 16.00, provided the windmill is turning (also by appointment). Miller Bas de Deugd will be happy to tell you all about this mill's special history.

Windmill Ter Leede

Mouse Towers | Leerdam

Leerdam's origins as a fortified city are still evident in the south ramparts with their ‘mouse towers’.

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TOP Ameide

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TOP Lexmond
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Vianen Castle “Op de Bol”

The first reference to Vianen is a document from 1271 in which Zweder I van Beusichem received permission to hold a market twice a year at his Vyanen Castle. The town of Vianen was still non-existent at that time.

Vianen Municipal Museum

Those wishing to learn more about Vianen, the history of the town and the artistic, cultural and historical heritage have reached the right place at Vianen Municipal Museum.

Large Pump/Vianen Town Pump

Take a walk down Voorstraat and you really can’t miss it: the town pump, also known as the Large Pump.

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TOP Vianen, Ponthoeve
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Hagestein dam complex

In the context of the Rhine canalisation, the Rijkswaterstaat constructed 3 almost identical weir complexes on the Lek near Hagestein, Amerongen and Driel, with which a large part of the Netherlands’ water management could be monitored.

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Fort Everdingen

Destroyed towns and castles, plundering and domestic (and foreign) wars: every town and village has its own story to tell. Everdingen was put on the Dutch military map in the 19th Century as part of the New Dutch Water Line.

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Wiel van Bassa

The Wheel of Bassa (also known as Schoonrewoerdse Wiel or Kruidhof Wheel) is a body of water measuring 13 hectares, making it the largest breakthrough wheel in the Netherlands.

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Glass studio

Step inside the glassblower’s workshop at the National Glass Museum’s glass studio.

Glassblower makes a vase in the hotshop of the National Glasmuseum
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End point:

Nationaal Glasmuseum Leerdam
Lingedijk 28
4142LD Leerdam
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