Why this ride
From Amsterdam it runs 226 km to Amsterdam; allow about 4 h 10 of riding. It goes by way of Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout, Van Nellefabriek, back through Van Nellefabriek and back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Amsterdam long day · Van Nellefabriek
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 226 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 10
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Zeeland Delta Works Route
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 1 km this is Zeeland Delta Works Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 21 km
- Named road
- Zeeland Delta Works Route
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Amsterdam
Amsterdam is built on water and wood. The city was founded in the thirteenth century as a fishing village on a dam across the Amstel, and in the seventeenth century it grew into the richest trading city in the world, and the canals that circle the centre in concentric arcs were dug in that Golden Age. Merchants built tall, narrow houses along them, with gabled fronts and hoisting beams so that goods could be lifted to the upper floors. The canal ring is on the UNESCO list. The houses lean forward slightly, partly by design, and sink on their wooden piles, so that some visibly tilt.
Read the complete Amsterdam write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Amsterdam is where the day begins. Next is Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout.
2. Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Nineteen windmills stand in two rows along the canals at Kinderdijk, their sails turning slowly against the wide Dutch sky, and it is one of the most iconic sights in the Netherlands. They were built in the eighteenth century to pump water out of the Alblasserwaard, a low-lying polder between the rivers Lek and Noord, which would otherwise be flooded. Each mill lifted water from a lower canal to a higher one, and from there it was let out into the river. Over time steam, diesel and electric pumping stations took over the job, and the most recent ones still keep the polder dry today. The mill network was listed by UNESCO in 1997.
Read the complete Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout comes up 25 km in. Next is Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout.
3. Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
At least 57 km in you reach Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout. Next is Van Nellefabriek.
4. Van Nellefabriek
The Van Nelle factory, on the edge of Rotterdam, is one of the most beautiful industrial buildings ever made. Built between 1925 and 1931 for a company that processed coffee, tea and tobacco, it is a long, light building of glass and steel, with curtain walls that let daylight flood into the workspaces. The designers, Johannes Brinkman and Leendert van der Vlugt, created what became an icon of modernist architecture, a factory of light and air for its workers. It was added to the UNESCO list in 2014.
Read the complete Van Nellefabriek write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Van Nellefabriek, about halfway. Next is Van Nellefabriek.
5. Van Nellefabriek
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Van Nellefabriek write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Van Nellefabriek sits at 98 km, about halfway. Next is back through Van Nellefabriek.
6. back through Van Nellefabriek
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Van Nellefabriek write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Van Nellefabriek comes up 123 km in. Next is back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout.
7. back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
147 km in you reach back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout. Next is back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout.
8. back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout, late in the day. Next is Amsterdam.
9. Amsterdam
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Amsterdam write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 226 km.
Leg by leg
Amsterdam to Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Amsterdam → Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout is 77 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout to Van Nellefabriek
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout → Van Nellefabriek is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Van Nellefabriek to back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
back through Van Nellefabriek → back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout to Amsterdam
back through Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout → Amsterdam is 77 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.