Joop van der Reijden Bridge – Nieuwe Rhijnzichtbrug loop from Leiden University
Joop van der Reijden Bridge – Nieuwe Rhijnzichtbrug loop from Leiden University
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Joop van der Reijden Bridge – Nieuwe Rhijnzichtbrug loop from Leiden University
01:23
5.51km
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: June 27, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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661 m
Joop van der Reijden Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
It is a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists that connects the Valkenburg district 't Duyfrak and the district Oegstgeest aan de Rijn in Oegstgeest.
The municipality of Katwijk owns the bridge.
Joop van der Reijden was State Secretary for Welfare, Public Health and Culture from 1982 to 1986 in the Lubbers I cabinet.
Under his rule, the financing of health care costs was restructured.
From 1990 to 1993 he was CDA alderman for finance, sports, recreation and economic affairs in Oegstgeest.
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2.02 km
Birthplace of Jan Wolkers
Highlight • Historical Site
The address where Jan Hendrik Wolkers was born on October 26, 1925.
He was a Dutch writer, sculptor and painter and was best known for his filmed novels “Back to Oegstgeest” and “Turks fruit”.
He passed away on October 19, 2007.
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2.06 km
The Memory Wall Poem by Jan Wolkers
Highlight • Monument
Original (Dutch)
THE MEMORY
It was so long ago
That it should have been forgotten
It's so fresh
Like a footstep in the grass,
Like smoke billowing from an open window,
Dew dripping along crop
Through earth and dust,
A thought that was no longer there.
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In English from Muurgedichten.nl
THE MEMORY
It was so long ago
that it should have been forgotten,
It's so fresh
Like a footstep in the grass,
Like smoke lifted through an open window,
Dew dripping along crop,
through earth and dust,
A thought that no longer was.
Translation: Rianne Koene
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2.33 km
Former town hall of Oegstgeest (1900-1999)
Highlight • Historical Site
The building was built in 1899 and inaugurated in 1900. A striking feature is the niche with the municipal coat of arms of Oegstgeest, a red anchor cross on a golden field, which is held by a lion.
The statue with coat of arms was already on the original design from 1899, but was only placed in November 1927.
The turret also had to do without a clockwork for a long time. Only at the end of 1925 did the city council decide to have the clock installed in honor of the 25th anniversary of the city hall.
In June 2020, after years of standstill, the clock was restored to working condition.
In 1940 the German occupier requisitioned the town hall to establish the “Ortskommandantur” (the local headquarters of the Wehrmacht). The municipality of Oegstgeest will then be without a town hall, but can move into the vacant house Wilhelminapark 15 at that time.
After the Oegstgeest officials moved to their new location in 1999, the town hall was sold to an architectural and engineering firm from Oegstgeest.
Today it is rented out as office space and several companies are located in the building.
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3.63 km
CORPUS Journey Through the Human Body
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4.58 km
Nieuwe Rhijnzichtbrug
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5.51 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.73 km
1.68 km
803 m
159 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
2.41 km
2.36 km
611 m
< 100 m
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