Leaning Church Tower of Acquoy – Jan van Arkel Windmill loop from Leerdam

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Leerdam

Leaning Church Tower of Acquoy – Jan van Arkel Windmill loop from Leerdam

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Leaning Church Tower of Acquoy – Jan van Arkel Windmill loop from Leerdam

03:04

53.6km

70m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 36.8 km for 120 m

Open: • April-September, Monday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.24 km

Leaning Church Tower of Acquoy

Highlight • Religious Site

Greetings from Pisa. Here in the region some church towers are crooked.

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17.1 km

Dike Road With Historic Dike Houses

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A beautiful road over the dike past many different beautifully maintained dike houses.

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17.3 km

Rumpt

Highlight • Settlement

Rev. Church. Late Gothic village church with a single-aisled, three-sided closed choir from the first half of the 15th century, covered by a barrel vault, the wall posts of which …

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19.0 km

Linge River Cycling Route

Highlight • Cycleway

Winding path along the Linge, with great gardens, romantic villages, thatched roof houses.

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22.4 km

Haaftensche Molenvliet

Lake

32.5 km

Arkel–Spijk Ferry

Highlight • Structure

Ferry crossing + bicycle € 1 per person

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42.5 km

Arkel Mill

Highlight • Monument

Sit back, have a sandwich and a drink and enjoy the Mill in Arkel on the Merwede Canal.

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42.5 km

Jan van Arkel Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Jan van Arkel is an octagonal grain mill with a brick substructure on the Vlietskade in Arkel in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill was built in 1852.
The …

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51.8 km

Lingegebied & Diefdijk-Zuid

Nature Reserve

53.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.2 km

7.63 km

5.98 km

1.69 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.9 km

7.48 km

2.42 km

1.60 km

143 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 31 October

12°C

4°C

14 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

April 3, 2025,Fietsclubje 8 vanuit Leerdam langs de Linge

Beautiful trip along the Linge, unfortunately a week too early for the blossom.

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September 21, 2024,65 km auf der Linge Route

Great weather, but unfortunately also a lot of traffic.
It must be a wonderful sight when the trees are in bloom.

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April 12, 2025,Lingeroute 65,3km

Thanks to the very nice and good weather on Saturday. A trip to enjoy with all its "splendor and pomp". The disadvantage was that it was regularly "traffic jam cycling" in both directions. Also thanks to the hikers, the motorcycles and slightly less the cars. There were not many catering establishments and those that were open could not handle the …

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