Cycle route along Haarzuilens and Woerden
Woerden, Haarzuilens, Vleuten
Cycle through the green heart and discover the fortified town. Woerden has its origins in Roman times. A number of Roman ships have been found and you can take a tour on a replica of such a ship. In the 12th century, Woerden was fortified with moats and ramparts by the Bishop of Utrecht, as a defence against the Count of Holland who wanted to expand his territory. In the 14th century, Woerden received city rights and in the 15th century, the construction of Woerden Castle began. In the following centuries, the town hall and the windmill De Windhond were built. All these buildings are still there and can be visited during this cycle route. However beautiful castle Woerden may be, castle de Haar in Haarzuilens is even more impressive. Although its appearance is reminiscent of the Middle Ages, this is a castle built by the famous architect Pierre Cuypers in the 19th century. There was already a castle De Haar, the oldest part of which dated back to the 14th century, but attacks and destruction, the tornado of 1674 and, unfortunately, neglect led to its decline. Cuypers had everything demolished except for the church, and built the new castle two kilometres away. Commissioned by Etienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt van de Haar and his wife Helene de Rothschild, a beautiful castle was built, equipped with the latest technical gadgets such as electric light and central heating. Be surprised by the rich history and enjoy the polder landscape!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Stationsweg , 3441 EN Woerden | 41.8 KM | |
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From
70
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28
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327 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Oostdam | 211 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 70 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rijnstraat | 46 M | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
to
67
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1163 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head west on Rijnstraat | 85 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Rijnstraat | 288 M | ||
| Turn right onto Westdam | 31 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Westdam | 168 M | ||
| Turn left onto Singel | 139 M | ||
| Turn right onto Prinsenlaan | 435 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 17 M | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
78
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325 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Boerendijk | 111 M | ||
| Continue straight | 214 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
to
42
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589 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Rembrandtlaan | 13 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 22 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Rembrandtlaan | 11 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 24 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Jozef Israëlslaan | 519 M | ||
| You are now at section 42 | 0 M | ||
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From
42
to
87
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532 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head west on 's-Gravensloot | 467 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on 's-Gravensloot | 17 M | ||
| Take the ferry Woerden - Zegveld | 20 M | ||
| Continue straight onto Zegveldse Uitweg | 1 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Zegveldse Uitweg | 27 M | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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From
87
to
66
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3151 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head north on Zegveldse Uitweg | 3.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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From
66
to
65
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4119 M | 4.1 KM | |
| Head north on Milandweg | 482 M | ||
| Turn left onto Branderpad | 973 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rondweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Milandweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 65 | 0 M | ||
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From
65
to
19
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895 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head north on Milandweg | 31 M | ||
| Turn right | 8 M | ||
| Continue onto Toegang | 539 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Toegang | 266 M | ||
| Take the ferry Zegveld - Kamerik | 29 M | ||
| Continue slight right onto Grechtkade | 22 M | ||
| You are now at section 19 | 0 M | ||
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From
19
to
80
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1820 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Grechtkade | 1.7 KM | ||
| Continue onto Woerdense Verlaat | 165 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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From
80
to
24
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420 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head east on Lange Meentweg | 420 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
to
60
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1670 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Lange Meentweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
to
62
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1584 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head east on Lange Meentweg | 158 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wilnisse Zuwe | 28 M | ||
| Turn right onto Geerkade | 980 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ingenieur Enschedéweg; Ir. Enschedéweg | 16 M | ||
| Turn right onto Geerkade | 40 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Geerkade | 362 M | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
to
6
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1957 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Spengen | 1.9 KM | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Spengen | 64 M | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
to
7
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1583 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head east on Meentweg | 957 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Wagendijk | 501 M | ||
| Turn right onto Voorstraat | 125 M | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
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From
7
to
34
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1933 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Voorstraat | 210 M | ||
| Turn right onto Verlengde Kerkweg | 8 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wagendijk | 1.6 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Rodendijk | 84 M | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
96
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692 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Rodendijk | 692 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
9
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577 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Rodendijk | 577 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
to
10
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847 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Kortjaksepad | 847 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
11
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646 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Lagehaarsedijk | 608 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rijndijk | 38 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
to
94
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1660 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head north on Rijndijk | 221 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
to
14
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853 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Laag-Nieuwkoopsebuurtweg | 787 M | ||
| Turn right | 66 M | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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From
14
to
12
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1921 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Polderweg | 775 M | ||
| Turn right onto Ockhuizerweg | 883 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brink | 74 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Brink | 37 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brinkstraat | 81 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 71 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
40
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447 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Thematerweg | 447 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
to
59
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551 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head south on Hollaertpromenade | 7 M | ||
| Continue onto Joostenlaan | 544 M | ||
| You are now at section 59 | 0 M | ||
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From
59
to
92
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731 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head south on Joostenlaan | 726 M | ||
| Continue straight | 5 M | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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From
92
to
44
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86 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Parkweg | 86 M | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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From
44
to
4
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280 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Verlengde Parkweg | 280 M | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
to
44
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280 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head north on Verlengde Parkweg | 280 M | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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From
44
to
92
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86 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Parkweg | 86 M | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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From
92
to
95
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1033 M | 1 KM | |
| Head west on Parkweg | 918 M | ||
| Turn left onto Bijleveldweg | 115 M | ||
| You are now at section 95 | 0 M | ||
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From
95
to
86
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812 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head west on Bijleveldweg | 406 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Rivier | 406 M | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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From
86
to
75
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597 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Breudijk | 597 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
74
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2156 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Breudijk | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Breudijk | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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From
74
to
73
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414 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Leidsestraatweg | 139 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Leidsestraatweg | 275 M | ||
| You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
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From
73
to
72
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1584 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head west on Breeveld | 62 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Breeveld | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
to
45
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981 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Breeveld | 981 M | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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From
45
to
71
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1312 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head north | 12 M | ||
| Turn left | 127 M | ||
| Turn right onto Geestdorp | 39 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Geestdorp | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
84
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231 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head south on de Kruipin | 231 M | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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From
84
to
70
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961 M | 1 KM | |
| Head south on Oudelandseweg | 961 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M |