Kinderdijk Windmills – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Nieuw-Lekkerland

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Netherlands

South Holland

Nieuw-Lekkerland

Kinderdijk Windmills – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Nieuw-Lekkerland

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Kinderdijk Windmills – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Nieuw-Lekkerland

01:59

7.91km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 6.08 km for 221 m

Closed: • sunset-sunrise (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.48 km

Boezems Kinderdijk

Nature Reserve

3.71 km

Kinderdijk Windmills

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Definitely recommended...

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3.73 km

Kinderdijk Windmills (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

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Nowhere in the Netherlands can you find so many windmills together as in Kinderdijk. The nineteen mills have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Museum Mill Nederwaard has …

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4.12 km

Boezems Kinderdijk Nature Trail

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It's beautiful here again...

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4.13 km

View of windmills and reeds at Boezems Kinderdijk

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Despite the reeds there are still many views...

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4.76 km

A clever example of water management is being done in the Kinderdijk mill complex. The 19 mills were once built to pump water up from the low-lying polder. The complex is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Kinderdijk — UNESCO World Heritage Windmills

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At the start of the mill area is this handy overview map. Take a picture with your phone so that you can look back during your walk how it is put together here.

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5.58 km

View of the Windmills from the Lekdijk

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A beautiful walk along the mills and a beautiful landscape. Alternating with dikes and polders. Well maintained and perfectly signposted route. Next year again. Thanks RWV

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6.55 km

Kleine or Lage Mill (Nieuw-Lekkerland)

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The Kleine or Lage Molen is located in the polder of Nieuw-Lekkerland. It is an octagonal wooden polder mill on a stone base from 1761. The mill was restored in 1960.

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7.91 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.83 km

1.27 km

984 m

549 m

287 m

Surfaces

4.97 km

1.13 km

864 m

830 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

13°C

9°C

39 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

April 27, 2026,🇳🇱 Zu den Windmühlen von Kinderdijk

The windmills of Kinderdijk are among the most famous sights in the Netherlands and were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997. It is a group of 19 windmills, which are used to pump the excess water out of the polders, thus making the land usable for agriculture.
alltrails.com/de/route/netherlands/south-holland/kinderdijkpad

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May 21, 2023,wandelen op de kinderdijk

What a nice route, past all the windmills, two windmills are still in operation. You can look inside and have a drink. There is also a tour boat, you have to buy a ticket if you want. There is also a toilet at the mills. Tip, go early, after 12 o'clock in the afternoon it gets very busy.

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January 21, 2025,de molens van kinderdijk

What a great route I walked today. A piece of heritage in the mist. First a piece of unpaved path along 2 mills that were not on the tourist route and then along the other mills. Because of the mist it was extra special to see a new mill appear every time.

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April 22, 2023,UNESCO Werelderfgoed Kinderdijk vanuit Krimpen aan de Lek

The 100th tour on Komoot! 🥳
The area with 19 windmills is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Now that the real high season hasn't started yet, and the weather isn't really great yet, we decided to play tourist in our own country again and it was still quite doable actually 😀👍🏻

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October 17, 2024,Rondje Kinderdijk 🇳🇱

Check out a short Reel of this walk on instagram:
instagram.com/reel/DBPGyYaRd2Q/?igsh=OGJ5aDRnd2MydTZt

September 3, 2025,🇳🇱 Nieuw-Lekkerland | Kinderdijk Verlichtingsweek 2025 💡

Today, everything about our walk felt incredibly Dutch, truly Dutch. Cows in the meadows, sheep along the ditch, water everywhere, and of course, the iconic windmills of Kinderdijk. From our first steps along the historic Tiendweg, we felt part of a centuries-old story of water and land.

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