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Rotterdam-exploration 06: to Gouda and back

Date:
27.08.2017
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
71.1km

This sixth exploration of Rotterdam by bike brought me to the northeast of Rotterdam, in particular to Gouda. I cycled first towards the east (into the direction of Kralingse Plas), but turned left once I had crossed the Rotte. Then, I was basically following the Rotte into northeastern direction all the way to Rottemere, where I departed from the main cycling route (which leads further north) and crossed over to Zevenhuizen. From there, I continued into northeastern direction, crossing the highway A12, also, until I came to Waddinxveen. There, I changed into eastern direction, which brought me to Reeuwijk, right next to the lakes north of Gouda. I then circled 's-Gravenbroek in the north, before I crossed between Elfhoeven and Kleine Elfhoeven towards the south and Gouda. The old center >>>

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Rotterdam-exploration 05: along the Oude Maas to Dordrecht

Date:
26.08.2017
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
5:00h
Distance:
72.7km

This fifth exploration of Rotterdam by bike brought me to the southeast of Rotterdam. I cycled first towards Schiedam in the west of Rotterdam. At Vijfsluizen, I turned left (into southern direction) and headed towards the Benelux-tunnel that connects to the south underneath the Nieuwe Maas. It's really cool that cyclists have their own tunnel, in fact! On the souther side, I biked by Pernis, before I came to the enormous traffic line, which leads out to Europoort in the west (train tracks plus two highways next to each other). I followed this traffic line a bit towards the west so that I could circle Hoogvliet on its western side. After all, this also brought me towards the Oude Maas, along which I had planned to cycle towards Dordrecht. Doing so, I enjoyed the nice biking paths along >>>

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Rotterdam-exploration 04: to the Atlantic and back

Date:
19.08.2017
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
6:00h
Distance:
89.5km

This fourth exploration of Rotterdam on bikes brought us to the west of Rotterdam. We started in Rotterdam Centrum and headed westwards, first. We crossed the Delfshavensche Schie and cycled then towards Schiemond, before we changed direction (towards Schiedam). Passing by Merwehaven, we came to Schiedam, where we turned left (towards the south). At the Nieuwe Maas we then turned right, again, following then the Westfrankelandsedijk towards the west. Passing by Volkspark, we came to Vijfsluizen from where we connected to Vlaardingen. In the west of Vlaardingen, we found a nice biking path through the green and open land there. That brought us to Maassluis, where we connected to the dam (on the northern side of the Nieuwe Maas). We then followed the dam (against some very strong headwinds!) >>>

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Rotterdam-exploration 03: Kralingse Plas etc.

Date:
13.08.2017
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
19.0km

This third exploration of Rotterdam on bikes brought us to the near east of Rotterdam center (we made a round around Kralingse Plas, in a way). We started in Rotterdam Centrum and headed eastwards, first. When we came to Boezem, we turn left (mostly in northern direction) and soon came to the most-western end of Kralingse Plas. Circling this lake on its northern side revealed a large recreational area full of people, enjoying a nice day at the lake. Then, intead of immediately biking home, we made a little extra-exploration of the southeast of Rotterdam. Biking back towards the center of Rotterdam along the Nieuwe Maas was also nice. Before eventually getting back to the center, we crossed over the river (and Noordereiland), biked then along Koningshaven, before getting back to the center >>>

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Ameland in the north of Friesland

Date:
09.08.2017
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
25.2km

We wished to see a bit of Friesland in the very north of The Netherlands. Thus, we took the ferry to Ameland, where we landed south of Nes. Within minutes, we had rented some bikes and started our little explortion tour in this island. We first followed the dam on the southern side of Ameland towards the west. Even though the entire island is almost completely flat, this part of the tour was kind of demanding due to strong headwinds. After a while, we approached Hollum on the westside of Ameland, where we enjoyed a little break. Before returning, we made a short detour to the big lighthouse of Hollum. Afterwards, we continued back towards Nes, but this time on the northern side of Ameland (amid the wide-stretched dunes of Ameland). About half way back, we stopped for a short exploration >>>

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Rotterdam-exploration 02: around the airport in the north

Date:
06.08.2017
Characteristic:
Bike trip
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
26.9km

This second exploration of Rotterdam on bikes brought us to the near north of Rotterdam center (we circled Rotterdam airport, in a way). We started in Rotterdam Centrum and headed westwards, first (south of the train tracks). We then turned right (in northwestern direction) and continued into the direction of Overschie. We connected to the dam next to Delftsche Schie and followed it for a short stretch. Then, west of the airport of Rotterdam, we turn right, again, now into northeastern direction (towards Berkel en Rodenrijs). We crossed the fields until we came to the train station of Rodenrijs. Shortly after, we turned right, again (now into southeastern direction). We followed some nice bike paths until we came to the lake(s) Bergsche Voorplas. After a short break, there, we continued >>>

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