Cycle route The sailors of Delft
Delft, Naaldwijk, Ter Heijde
From 1652 to 1654, a great naval war raged between England and the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. At that time, the Netherlands had a larger merchant fleet than all European countries combined. Important colonies were taken over from the English, allowing the Netherlands to benefit from the spice trade. As a result, the Dutch economy grew enormously, affecting other countries. When Maarten Tromp, the Dutch lieutenant admiral, greeted an English ship too late, the English admiral Robert Blake fired a cannon three times as a warning. According to English rules, every fleet in English sea territory had to salute the English fleet first. Despite Trump's apologies, the English declared war on 10 July. Many naval battles were fought, including the Battle of Ter Heijde, near the coast you cycle past today. Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp did not survive this battle; he was hit by a musket ball. On the advice of Michiel de Ruyter, the Dutch let the admiral's flag fly to hide the loss from the rest of the fleet and the enemy. Fighting continued, but the English won this battle. Still, the Dutch merchant ships were able to set sail again as the English withdrew their ships. From one naval hero to the next: Piet Hein. He sailed for both the VOC and the WIC, but is best known for his victory over the Spanish Silver Fleet. During the Battle of Matanzas Bay in 1628, he managed, without much violence, to force the Spanish ship to surrender. This brought in over 11 million guilders on his return home. Like for Maarten Tromp, a mausoleum has been set up for Piet Hein in Delft's Oude Kerk.
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Start: Strandweg , 2684 VS Monster | 47.5 KM | |
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2333 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head northeast | 86 M | ||
| Continue onto Slaperdijk | 387 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zandmotorpad | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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6
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697 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Schelpenpad | 697 M | ||
| You are now at section 6 | 0 M | ||
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8
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1657 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Schelpenpad | 16 M | ||
| Turn left onto Haagweg | 11 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Haagweg | 192 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 140 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vijverweg | 529 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tuinlaan | 93 M | ||
| Turn left onto Parklaan | 70 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vijverweg | 96 M | ||
| Turn left onto Madeweg | 510 M | ||
| You are now at section 8 | 0 M | ||
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4
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2012 M | 2 KM | |
| Head east on Madeweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Oostmadepad | 216 M | ||
| You are now at section 4 | 0 M | ||
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2
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537 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Oostmadeweg | 405 M | ||
| Turn right onto Madesteinweg | 48 M | ||
| Turn left onto Madepolderweg | 84 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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7
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1579 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Madesteinweg | 84 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Madesteinweg | 345 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuweweg | 36 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Nieuweweg | 17 M | ||
| Turn right | 117 M | ||
| Turn right | 31 M | ||
| Continue onto Van Berckenrodepad | 949 M | ||
| You are now at section 7 | 0 M | ||
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3628 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head northeast on Gemma Frisiuspad | 514 M | ||
| Turn right onto Blaeupad | 364 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nicolas de Ferpad | 110 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lozerlaan | 39 M | ||
| Turn left onto Melis Stokelaan | 11 M | ||
| Continue onto Melis Stokelaan | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Melis Stokelaan | 523 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Melis Stokelaan | 94 M | ||
| Continue onto Melis Stokelaan | 459 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Melis Stokelaan | 394 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Melis Stokelaan | 65 M | ||
| You are now at section 5 | 0 M | ||
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From
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1163 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Loevesteinlaan | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
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57
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1540 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Van Vredenburchweg | 672 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto van Vredenburchweg | 315 M | ||
| Turn left | 9 M | ||
| Continue straight | 7 M | ||
| Turn right | 302 M | ||
| Continue onto van Vredenburchweg | 235 M | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
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44
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2461 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on van Vredenburchweg | 964 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on van Vredenburchweg | 37 M | ||
| Continue onto van Vredenburchweg | 413 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ruysdaelplein | 24 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Ruysdaelplein | 32 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Ruysdaelplein | 23 M | ||
| Turn left onto Steenlaan | 36 M | ||
| Turn right onto Herenstraat | 403 M | ||
| Turn right onto Haagweg | 5 M | ||
| Turn left | 30 M | ||
| Turn left onto Haagweg | 12 M | ||
| Continue straight | 5 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Geestbrugweg | 477 M | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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From
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68
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929 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Geestbrugkade | 929 M | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
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45
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1492 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Haagweg | 42 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Haagweg | 62 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Haagweg | 19 M | ||
| Continue onto Huis te Hoornkade | 617 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Huis te Hoornkade | 29 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Huis te Hoornkade | 86 M | ||
| Continue straight | 25 M | ||
| Continue onto Steenplaetsbrug | 41 M | ||
| Turn left onto Jaagpad | 380 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Jaagpad | 191 M | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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2752 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Jaagpad | 2 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Jaagpad | 28 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lange Kleiweg | 21 M | ||
| Continue onto Wateringseweg | 606 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wateringseweg | 120 M | ||
| You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
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From
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51
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815 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Nieuwe Plantage | 73 M | ||
| Turn right onto Annageer | 241 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kolk | 14 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voorstraat | 487 M | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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387 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Wijnhaven | 131 M | ||
| Turn right onto Peperstraat | 190 M | ||
| Turn left | 43 M | ||
| Continue onto Bolwerkbrug | 23 M | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
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1211 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head west on Bolwerk | 45 M | ||
| Continue straight | 18 M | ||
| Turn left onto Spoorsingel | 21 M | ||
| Turn right onto Buitenwatersloot | 507 M | ||
| Continue onto Buitenwatersloot | 620 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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772 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Hoornsebrug | 44 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoornsekade | 728 M | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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1467 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on De Bolle Kickert | 24 M | ||
| Continue onto Schoolstraat | 154 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kapellaan | 118 M | ||
| Turn left onto Tanthofkade | 53 M | ||
| Turn right | 143 M | ||
| Make a sharp right onto Zuidhoornseweg | 193 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Tramkade | 782 M | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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56
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1633 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Tramkade | 943 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Tramkade | 524 M | ||
| Continue onto Singel | 166 M | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
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55
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1135 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Zouteveensebrug | 25 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dorpsstraat | 380 M | ||
| Turn left onto Gaagweg (N468) | 64 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hodenpijlsepad | 666 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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From
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32
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2784 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head northeast | 35 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dorppolderweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Dorppolderweg | 529 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 173 M | ||
| Continue onto Klinckaertpad | 519 M | ||
| Turn right onto Berckenrode | 52 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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27
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1564 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head north on Berckenrode | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester van der Goeslaan; Burgemeester vd Goeslaan | 53 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lierweg | 45 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lierweg | 61 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Lierweg | 238 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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25
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3642 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head west on Lierweg | 914 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kerklaan | 117 M | ||
| Turn left onto Achterlaantje | 261 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sportlaan | 96 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kijckerweg | 473 M | ||
| Turn right onto Persijnstraat | 57 M | ||
| Turn left onto Heulstraat | 779 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kanaalweg | 176 M | ||
| Turn right | 20 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoge Noordweg | 749 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
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441 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head west on Hoge Noordweg | 146 M | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester Elsenweg | 8 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Turn right | 16 M | ||
| Turn left | 65 M | ||
| Turn left | 9 M | ||
| Turn right | 30 M | ||
| Turn left onto Monnikenlaan | 150 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
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17
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1526 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head north on Kloosterpad | 211 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vlietpad | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Zuidweg | 169 M | ||
| You are now at section 17 | 0 M | ||
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From
17
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65
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1789 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southwest | 18 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kruisbroekweg | 510 M | ||
| Turn right onto Galgeweg | 32 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Galgeweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 65 | 0 M | ||
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From
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34
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2028 M | 2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Naaldwijkseweg | 20 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dijckerwaal | 218 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dijckerwaal | 759 M | ||
| Turn right onto Braillestraat | 269 M | ||
| Turn right | 40 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nieuwe Vaart | 722 M | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
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10
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272 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head north on Nieuwe Vaart | 272 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
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9
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3236 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Poelmolenweg | 326 M | ||
| Continue straight | 188 M | ||
| Continue onto Enthovenlaan | 279 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rusthovenlaan | 280 M | ||
| Turn left onto Gantellaan | 926 M | ||
| Turn right | 25 M | ||
| Turn left | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 20 M | ||
| Turn right onto Havenstraat | 215 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Kerkplein | 78 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zeestraat | 124 M | ||
| Turn right onto Acaciastraat | 87 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ahornstraat | 193 M | ||
| Turn left onto Van Bemmellaan | 457 M | ||
| Turn left onto Strandweg | 24 M | ||
| You are now at section 9 | 0 M |
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