Kinderdijk Windmills – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Alblasserdam

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Netherlands

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Alblasserdam

Kinderdijk Windmills – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Alblasserdam

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Kinderdijk Windmills – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Alblasserdam

04:22

17.3km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 9.54 km for 221 m

Closed: • sunset-sunrise (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.29 km

Nieuwe Waterschap Windmill

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Here you have the nice walking location...

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3.33 km

View of the Kortlandse mill from the bridge

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This white windmill fits perfectly into your walk...

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6.01 km

Hondenbos

Forest

10.9 km

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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10.9 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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11.5 km

Nederwaard Museum Mill

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And another windmill...

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11.8 km

Boezems Kinderdijk Nature Trail

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It's beautiful here again...

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12.1 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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12.2 km

Kinderdijk Windmills

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Definitely recommended...

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12.4 km

Boezems Kinderdijk

Nature Reserve

17.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.47 km

3.94 km

3.68 km

1.18 km

1.10 km

Surfaces

6.87 km

4.71 km

2.48 km

2.31 km

716 m

184 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

13°C

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Comments

May 3, 2025,Rondje Kinderdijk

During the weekend you can park in the large IHC car park (Smitweg 6 in Kinderdijk).

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June 30, 2023,Kinderdijk

Made a walk from Krimpen aan de Lek around the World Heritage Kinderdijk. We made the walk in such a way that we would not walk with the large crowd of tourists. On the dike we continued towards Nieuw Lekkerland while the tourists turned right towards the windmills.
It is a nice walk, but the long stretch on the footpath …

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