Holiday Cycling Adventures

Our original plan for 2020, a trip through Arizona and Utah in the USA, was cancelled because of the Covid pandemic. Luckily we were able to make a nice two-weeks trip relatively close to home, through the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) and Germany. By taking the smaller roads and dedicated bicycle routes, we experienced the beauty of these lovely countries.

We left home heading southeast, following the bicycle routes (following the numbered waypoints), first passing throught the cities of Zoetermeer and Rotterdam. First point of interest was Kinderdijk, famous for its line-up of mills. As always, we tried to include as many National Parks as we could. First on the list was De Biesbosch, followed by De Loonse en Drunense Duinen. In Belgium we planned our route along two special sights for bicylists: Riding through the trees and Riding through water. We rode along the river Maas, through the city of Luik and into the hills of the Ardennes. In Luxembourg we enjoyed the valley of the river Sure and the many hills.

We left Luxembourg on the Vennbahn. This very nice old railroad converted to bicycle path took us almost to Aachen (Germany). Special point of interest was the tri-border point of The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, which also happens to be the highest point in The Netherlands. Again we use the numbered waypoints to head north passing through parts of Germany, through National Park De Meinweg, again a stretch along the river Maas and National Park De Maasduinen. Northernmost point of our route was near Almelo and National Park De Sallandse Heuvelrug.

The last days of our trip, the weather roughened with (head)wind and some rain. Nevertheless we enjoyed the trip through National Park De Veluwezoom and National Park De Utrechtse Heuvelrug. We went straight through the heart of the city of Utrecht. The final stretch through the green heart of Holland brought us home.

UTRECHT WEATHER
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