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Maeslantkering Storm Surge Barrier – View of the Maeslant Barrier loop from Hoek van Holland Strand

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Netherlands

South Holland

Rotterdam

Maeslantkering Storm Surge Barrier – View of the Maeslant Barrier loop from Hoek van Holland Strand

Moderate

4.6

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Maeslantkering Storm Surge Barrier – View of the Maeslant Barrier loop from Hoek van Holland Strand

03:32

59.6km

110m

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: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.49 km for 55 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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372 m

Path Through the Dunes of Solleveld & Kapittelduinen

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Here the path begins through the dunes with a view of sea buckthorn bushes along the way

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1.52 km

Rhine Estuary at Hoek van Holland

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You feel incredibly proud when you've completed the Rhine Cycle Tour from Schaffhausen to Hoek van Holland! It may have been in two stages, but you did it 🤗!
A …

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6.37 km

Maeslantkering Storm Surge Barrier

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Take the short steep climb and descend via the long route, then you can repeat the climb several times without getting in each other's way. Path is quite narrow

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7.06 km

View of the Maeslant Barrier

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The Keringhuis of De Maeslantkering is a delta work that offers protection against high water. The Delta Works can handle a tidal wave of five meters. On top of the …

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8.75 km

Maeslantkering (Storm Surge Barrier) at Hoek van Holland

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11.7 km

Cycle Path Along the Nieuwe Waterweg

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a really nice, flat way along the Nieeuwe Waterweg to the Hoek von Holland Farry

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29.9 km

View of the Noletmolen

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Noletmolen is the tallest windmill in the world

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36.0 km

Buitenhaven

Lake

53.5 km

Maeslant Barrier

Highlight • Monument

59.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.0 km

4.52 km

3.81 km

266 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.2 km

8.98 km

872 m

460 m

130 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

23°C

10°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

August 15, 2025,2025-08-15 G&P☞ s'Hertogenbosch⇒ Hoek van Holland (+⇤Schiedam) 175km☞ Tag 3: Vakantieappartementen Stuifkenszand⇒ Strand⇒ Hoek van Holland (Solo)➞ Schiedam Bhf 34km

2025-08-15 G&P☞ s'Hertogenbosch⇒ Hoek van Holland (+⇤Schiedam) 175km☞

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July 24, 2022,Von Rotterdam Central nach Hoek Van Holland

We start from Rotterdam train station to the ferry in Hoek van Holland, always along the Rhine to the mouth.
The cycle paths in the Netherlands are great.
A detour to the impressive beach was a must.

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July 22, 2025,16: Rotterdam - s‘Gravenzande

After breakfast at the hostel, we loaded up our bikes and headed towards the sea with great anticipation. Thanks to Sandra (meci for your tips), we rode past the enormous Rotterdam city fox, Bospoldervos. Because the wind was once again blowing from the wrong direction, we approached the mouth of the Rhine at a very leisurely pace. Finally, we joyfully …

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July 17, 2025,Rheinradweg, Rotterdam - Hoek van Holland (Ende)

And again, a very varied and interesting section. Starting with Rotterdam with its imposing skyscrapers, we continued along the harbor facilities with their enormous ships and the enormous flood protection gates, finally reaching the beautiful beach at Hoek van Holland, which brought the tour to a close. With the nice weather, there was nothing to stop us from taking a …

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August 17, 2021,Rijnfietsroute 5: Von Rotterdam nach Hoek van Holland

The last stage takes us from Rotterdam to Hook of Holland on the North Sea. We get a glimpse of the Rotterdam port facilities and close the Rijnfietsweg at the Rhine / Maas confluence with the North Sea. You can get back to Rotterdam by metro from Hoek van Holland Haven. An extension of the metro line to the beach …

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May 10, 2022,Ab nach England, raus aus der EU

05/10/2022.

ROTTERDAM-HOECK VAN HOLLAND-HARWICH

tour day 11

Tuesday

Morning writing session in the sparse breakfast room of the "Hotel Baan" in Rotterdam. Am I the only guest? John, the skinny hotelier, is with a plump woman from the Czech Republic. "I would also like to travel," he says, "but my wife won't let me." "Do it anyway," I think. Why …

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Maeslantkering Storm Surge Barrier – View of the Maeslant Barrier loop from Hoek van Holland Strand

Path Through the Dunes of Solleveld & Kapittelduinen

Rhine Estuary at Hoek van Holland

Maeslantkering Storm Surge Barrier

View of the Maeslant Barrier

Maeslantkering (Storm Surge Barrier) at Hoek van Holland

Cycle Path Along the Nieuwe Waterweg

View of the Noletmolen

Maeslant Barrier

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