Kromme Rijnstreek and Uiterwaarden Lek
Cycling in a historic landscape with castles, cherry orchards, pollard willows, flowery grasslands and floodplains.
The Landscape
East of the city of Utrecht unfolds a landscape marked by distinct traces of a rich cultural history. The picturesque Kromme Rijnstreek forms the transition between the open river landscape and the foothills of the Utrecht Hills. The Kromme Rijn River once marked the northern boundary of the mighty Roman Empire. Later, due to its strategic location, numerous fortresses and defenses of the New Dutch Waterline were constructed. Nowadays, the numerous beautiful country estates with castles, forts, and manors, the expansive nature, the vibrant orchards, the meandering Kromme Rijn, the blooming meadows with pollard willows, and the marshy floodplains along the Lek contribute to a characteristic landscape that is equally attractive in all seasons.
Forests and Heaths
Estates and Heritage
Polders and Farmlands
Rivers and Streams
Bike with us
Route map
You will bike in the vicinity of the towns of Houten, Zeist, Bunnik, Odijk, and Nieuwegein.
Start and finish near bike node 33 on the Koppeldijk in Bunnik. However, this bike route is a circular tour, so it offers the possibility to start from any of the following bike nodes.
33 - 36 - 35 - 98 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 44 - 43 - 97 - 80 - 79 - 78 - 76 - 60 - 57 - 58 - 53 - 54 - 52 - 51 - 18 - 16 - 15 - 6 - 68 - 27 - 32 - 33
