Kinderdijk Windmills – De Hoop Grain Mill, Oud-Alblas loop from Zwijndrecht

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Zwijndrecht

Kinderdijk Windmills – De Hoop Grain Mill, Oud-Alblas loop from Zwijndrecht

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Kinderdijk Windmills – De Hoop Grain Mill, Oud-Alblas loop from Zwijndrecht

03:35

63.2km

70m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 6.35 km for 61 m

After 37.8 km for 8 m

After 56.9 km for 62 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.35 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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View of the river near the Kinderdijk windmill

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It's just a bench on the dike of the Lek River, but on holiday everything suddenly seems bigger and more important.

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24.5 km

Gravel Path Towards Groot-Ammers

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beautiful gravel road straight through the polder.

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43.1 km

De Vlieger Windmill

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44.0 km

De Vriendschap Windmill and Graafstroom in Bleskensgraaf

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This segment starts at the 125 year old corn mill "De Vriendshap" and extends to the "Hofwegense" water mill. In between you will find the bridge over the Graafstroom with …

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48.8 km

De Hoop Grain Mill, Oud-Alblas

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The windmill "De Hoop" has been in Oud-Alblas since 1844. In contrast to many other mills in the Netherlands, this is not a wind pump, but a flour mill. The …

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50.0 km

Hillocks in Alblasserbos

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The Alblasserbos was created in the early 1980s and is part of the green heart. It is popular with hikers in the Oud-Alblas and Alblasserdam region.

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63.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.8 km

24.7 km

2.25 km

1.45 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.0 km

9.86 km

1.30 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 20 October

13°C

8°C

37 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

August 5, 2024,Kinderdijk (Mühlentour)

Today we rode our bikes to the mills (Kinderdijk) in "Lekkerland and Ottoland". We had to struggle with the wind on the dike at first, but were then rewarded by the many windmills. A dream route, always discovering something new. In Kinderdijk, of course, it was a real hustle and bustle. As always, when there is a hot spot, the …

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