Bridge over the Zuideinderplas – The Meije Water Tower loop from Woerden

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Bridge over the Zuideinderplas – The Meije Water Tower loop from Woerden

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Bridge over the Zuideinderplas – The Meije Water Tower loop from Woerden

01:54

32.4km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a ferry crossing

Check ferry timetable.

After 29.3 km for 20 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.37 km

Houtkade Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice ‘schelpenpaadje’ in the middle of nowhere.

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12.7 km

De Noordse Plassen

Lake

20.3 km

Bridge over the Zuideinderplas

Highlight • Bridge

Looks nice and has a nice path.

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20.6 km

View over the Zuideinderplas

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Beautiful view over the vast Zuideinderplas.

In clear weather, the water looks like a mirror.

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20.7 km

Panoramic view of the Zuideinderplas

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21.1 km

Path to De Meije Water Tower

Highlight • Trail

This is the path towards Watertoren De Meije

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21.6 km

The Meije Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

This water tower is also called De Potlood.

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31.2 km

Woerden Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Nice place to stop, have a drink and something to eat, and then explore by foot.

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31.9 km

Woerden Castle

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Castle Woerden is about 600 years old. Today the location is used for art exhibitions in the vaults, catering and room rental for weddings and events.

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32.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.2 km

8.66 km

4.87 km

1.09 km

663 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.6 km

6.59 km

2.12 km

928 m

160 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

4°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

May 17, 2022,Fahrradtour Nieuwkoopse Plassen

Due to bad weather, we gave up our planned tour to Gouda this morning and rescheduled it. What a good decision! The Nieuwkoopsen Plassen is a beautiful nature reserve and bird sanctuary with great cycling routes. However, it took a while before we understood the principle of the "crank ferry": climb onto the "ferry" and then crank the crank to …

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