South Utrecht Waterline cycle route

Distance

44km

In the mood to escape the hectic pace of the city and explore a unique bit of Dutch history? In that case, hop on your bike and follow this route to explore the New Dutch Waterline. Discover the multifaceted nature of the Waterline through a variety of waterline highlights. One thing you definitely won't want to miss is Fort Vechten, with its interactive Waterline Museum. You’ll also pass the Plofsluis lock and cycle across the Island of Schalkwijk. Nowhere else has the Waterline landscape been so well preserved as here, with the many forts, canals and the ‘Gedekte Gemeenschapsweg’ (a historic military road protected by an earth wall).

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56 locations

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Fortresses of the four Lunetten
Oude Liesbosweg 68, Utrecht
The four crescent shaped forts of Lunetten have been build between 1822 and 1828 as part of the Dutch Water Line.
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Rietveld Schröderhuis
Prinshendriklaan 50, Utrecht
This is the masterpiece of Gerrit Rietveld, the designer who built the house in 1924, commissioned by the wilful Truus Schröder.
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Vossegatsedijk 3 5, Bunnik
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Achterdijk 12, Bunnik
Marsdijk 2, Bunnik
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Parkeerplaats, Binnenweg 26, Houten
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Kruising Kaaidijk/Elpad, Schalkwijk
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Werk aan de Waalse Wetering
Waalseweg 22, Tull en 't Waal
Fort Werk aan de Korte Uitweg
Lange uitweg 42, Houten
Fort Werk aan de Korte Uitweg (Fort WKU) is located near the Lek River on the island of Schalkwijk. Here, where the kingfisher swoops over...
Fort Lunet aan de Snel
Lekdijk 56 b, Schalkwijk
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Fort Honswijk
Lekdijk 58, Schalkwijk
Fort Honswijk, situated on the Lek River, is one of the most prominent forts of the New Dutch Waterline. Fort Honswijk's tower (built between 1841...
Lekdijk 0, Houten
Ossenwaard, Tull en 't Waal
Ossenwaard, Tull en 't Waal
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Waterliniedok, Nieuwegein
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Plofsluis
Plofsluis 0, Nieuwegein
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Fort de Batterijen
Overeindseweg 25, Nieuwegein
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Ravensewetering 1, Nieuwegein
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