This loop takes you past the loveliest spots between the and 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. From Lek to Prefer a digital route? Visit visitleerdam.com or visitvianen.com Linge cycling route 53 KM Discover the loveliest spots between the rivers!

VVV Vrijstad TIP Leerdamglasstad.nl Voorstraat 97 Kerkstraat 55 4132 AP Vianen 4141 AV +31(0)347 35 55 10 +31(0)345 22 85 33 [email protected] [email protected] 63 22 18 Vreeswijk 3 Schalkwijkse Wetering 66 84 Benschop Zuidelijk Boveneind 19 Natuurgebied Het Verdronken Bos Gemeente 25 2O 17 Fort Vreeswijk 64 't Goy N2O4 De Ponthoeve pancake Tull en 't 57 Route starting point N21O restaurant Bossen- -Rijnkanaal TOP Werk aan de This route sets out from cycle junction 57 in (Near route) waard 11 59 From Lek to 8 Recreatiegebied Stedelijk Waalsewetering Leerdam, passes through , Sluis, Enjoy the best pancakes7 served9 14 Middelwaard Museum 1O Recreatiegebied 60 , Vianen and , and finally Zuidelijk Benedeneind up with a view of the Lek. A27 't Waal finishes back in Leerdam. You can also pick up Linge cycling Buitenstad 69, Vianen TOP61 Polder Lopikerkapel Sluis- en stuwcomplex Schalkwijk the route from any of the other cycle junctions www.ponthoeve.nl De Put 2 12 62 along the way. Lopikerwaard Molenbuurt Gemeente route Vianen Recreatiegebied Recreatieplas Werk aan de 20 Historic Uitweg Honswijkerplas Everstein Korte Uitweg At junction 20, take a short detour towards 53 KM Lek Stedelijk A2Museum E35 junction 64 toRecreatiegebied visit picturesque Ameide! Likely 85 (On route) Hagestein one of the oldestHeulse cities Waard in the , 6 Take a break to visit the Stedelijk Lopik Ameide’s long history makes it a treasure trove of Museum and catch the latest exhibition. 18 Lunet aan historic buildings, including an old town hall. 55 Voorstraat 97, Vianen de Snel www.stedelijkmuseumvianen.nl Werk aan de Fort Honswijk 20 Near junction 20: Rest and recharge in the N21O Jaarsveld 86 Lek Groeneweg 5 51 Zouweboezem Recreatiegebied 52 Achthoven In the Zouweboezem between junction 62 87 Salmsteke 21 and 20 you’ll find an oasis of peace and calm 14 TOP Fort Everdingen Lek Lexmond Fiets-/voetveerwith wonderful flora and fauna. A natural TOP Fort Everdingen Everdingen 5 gem still undiscovered by most tourists, the TOP 4O Liniepont 42 Tienhoven De Bakplaats bakery (On route) Zouweboezem’s marshland is a haven and 64 Sluis Grab an ice-cold beer at Ameide 2O (Near route) A27 4 6 nesting ground for a wide array of birds, FortA2 Everdingen! Werk aan het Spoel 41 Hoogewaard Grab a delectable creation by a E311 E35 including the purple heron. Polder Willigs-Langerak Natuurgebied Dutch TV Bake-Off finalist! Noodweg 2, Everdingen De Zouwebezoem 33 Aaksterveld 2, Ameide www.forteverdingen.com 2 History comes alive in the ‘free city’ of Vianen! 21 www.watbaktmarjolein.nl Lekker Simpel tea garden BoastingCulemborg more than 190 national listed Polder (On route) 3O Hei- en Boeicop 10 buildings, Vianen is a beautiful city whose Take a teatime-out along the Lek. history is visible everywhere you look. The old Polder 11 Achthoven 31, Lexmond city centre of Vianen is still home to many of the Polder Polder Neder-Heicop medieval fortifications, such as the city moat, www.theetuinlekkersimpel.nl 1 44 12 Ameide Overboeicop city walls andN32O gate known as the Lekpoort. N484 86 Having cycled up an appetite, grab a terrace Broek Hoekmolen table on the bustling Voorstraat to recharge Diefdijk N32O before continuing your journey! LakerveldMiddelbroeck ice cream shop Middelbroek (Near route) Polder 40 Grab an ice-cold beer at Fort Everdingen on Stop along the way for 58 Bonkmolen Overheicop weekends87 delicious, farm-fresh ice cream.Middelkoop Dating from 1847, this tower fort is part of the Broekseweg 17a, Meerkerk 85 New , built to keep enemy 62 61 63 www.middelbroeck.nl armies from crossing the Lek river and dyke and Gemeente 47 Wiel van 44 16 Bassa breaching the defence line. These days, the fort Meerkerk is home to a beer brewery. 7O Hoogeind 46 45 Polder Noordzijde A2 Weverwijk 83 Wiel van Bassa N484 E35 45 Polder Cycling along the Diefdijk, you’ll pass the largest Polder Quakernaak 46 wiel in the32 , a type of lake formed Botersloot A27 by a dyke failure. This one formed in the 16th Noordeloos E311 Nieuwland Merwedekanaal 84 48 century following a breach of the Diefdijk, and 6O 71 now covers an area of 13 hectares. 59 N214 National Glass Museum & Glassworks Leerdam Landgoed 8O 57 Leerdam: Glass city of the NetherlandsLinge Nieuwland(Near route) Heerlijkheid The openingMariënwaerdt of a glassworks in the 18th Polder Grootewaard Learn all about glass and watch the N327 WerkDe aan Beren het restaurant century marked the birth of a large-scale glass glassblowers at work. start Spoor(On Diefdijk route) industryFiets-/ in Leerdam. Today, you can still watch Museum LingedijkAchterdijk 28 | 57 14 voetveer 55 Grote Kerk 48 Rest and recharge on De glassblowers practise their craft at Royal 72 Polder LeerbroekGlassworks Zuidwal, Leerdam 49 Beesd 54 den Beemd Nationaal Galgenwiel Beren’s Linge-side terrace. Leerdam Crystal and in the National Glass www.nationaalglasmuseum.nl 81 47 52 53 Verenigde Polders Glasmuseum Museum Hofje van Veerstoep 1, LeerdamRhenoy Museum’s workshop. Leerdam also has various TOP Mevrouw van Aerden www.beren.nl other museumsEnspijk worth visiting and offers beautiful boat cruises on the Linge. After your Oosterwijk Asperen 21 16 Linge 51 Hoornaar Broekgraaf 82 bike ride, there’s no better spot to quench your Recreatiegebied De Galgenwaard 34 99 Fort Asperen thirst than on a riverside terrace! 0 1,5 3 km met Linge 33 N327 55 31 98 Linge ©CARTOGRAPHICS.NL 56 Oosterwijk Heukelum 32 54 97