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Plofsluis – Sint-Nicolaaskerk Nieuwegein loop from Nieuwegein

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Netherlands

Utrecht

Nieuwegein

Plofsluis – Sint-Nicolaaskerk Nieuwegein loop from Nieuwegein

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Plofsluis – Sint-Nicolaaskerk Nieuwegein loop from Nieuwegein

00:57

9.25km

20m

Running

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

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 603 m for 32 m

After 8.19 km for 40 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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739 m

Rijnhuizen

Highlight • Castle

2.71 km

Overeindse Bridge over the Lekkanaal

Highlight • Bridge

After getting to the other side of Nieuwegein watch out for the bicycle path along the Lek. It is easy to get the wrong side.

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2.87 km

Plofsluis

Highlight • Monument

The Plofsluis is part of the historic military defence system the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie. It was designed as a construction to close of the canal in order to flood the …

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2.94 km

Bicycle bridge over the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal

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Western part via the Lekkanaal still open to cars, eastern then only for cyclists via the Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal. The ramps on the Holtener side have to come to mind first.

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4.02 km

Fort De Batterijen

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The Batteries on the Overeindseweg are part of the New Dutch Waterline. The defense line served from 1815 to around 1940 and was built as an outpost of Fort Jutphaas. …

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8.59 km

Sint-Nicolaaskerk Nieuwegein

Highlight • Religious Site

Before the Sint-Nicolaas Church was put into use in 1875, church services had been held in the barn church on the Overeind (now: the Malapertweg) since 1688. This barn church …

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9.25 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.86 km

3.15 km

698 m

540 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.14 km

1.80 km

318 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 15 July

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Plofsluis – Sint-Nicolaaskerk Nieuwegein loop from Nieuwegein

Rijnhuizen

Overeindse Bridge over the Lekkanaal

Plofsluis

Bicycle bridge over the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal

Fort De Batterijen

Sint-Nicolaaskerk Nieuwegein

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