Cycling route across the Binnenveld Hayfields
Veenendaal, Bennekom, Wageningen
Between the Veluwe and the Utrechtse Heuvelrug lies a low-lying area: the Binnenveld. This low area was created during the last ice age. The ancient rivers De Grebbe and Kromme Eem flowed into this particularly wet landscape, which was inaccessible until the Middle Ages. Cycle this delightful round to get some fresh air between the fields! In the 15th century, Utrecht's bishop David of Burgundy ordered the canal the Grift to be dug so that the area could be reclaimed for peat extraction. This gradually turned it into an accessible landscape and allowed farmers to use it as hay land. The wet hay meadows soon formed the ground for many special plants and animals, including several orchids, the marsh fritillary, the mud creeper, and many water and meadow birds. This canal still exists under the name Bishop Davidsgrift. Indeed, you cycle right past it for a while! In recent years, the Forestry Commission and the Binnenveldse Hooilanden Cooperative have worked to return the grasslands to their former state. Three main types of nature can be distinguished: kingcup meadow, bluegrass meadow and quaking bog. Bluegrass meadow is particularly special: despite its small size, this area in the Binnenveld is one of the best and largest bluegrass meadow areas in the Netherlands. Together with the other land types, it creates a magnificent landscape full of beautiful flowering plants. Especially in summer, when the bluegrass meadow turns purple with the flowers of the Spanish Horseman. Start your cycle route at the Kwintelooijen nature reserve car park between junctions 39 and 38. Kwintelooijen is also a beautiful and special nature reserve for a short walk, for example to the viewpoint.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Dijkgraaf 25, 6721 NJ Bennekom | 37.8 KM | |
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From
91
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92
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1603 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head south on Dijkgraaf | 678 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Dijkgraaf | 925 M | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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From
92
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47
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149 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Dijkgraaf | 149 M | ||
| You are now at section 47 | 0 M | ||
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From
47
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96
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1111 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Dijkgraaf | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
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45
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918 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head west on Mondriaanlaan | 3 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Mondriaanlaan | 674 M | ||
| Turn left | 70 M | ||
| Continue onto Gruttoweide | 171 M | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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From
45
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25
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1489 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Haagsteeg | 736 M | ||
| Turn left | 27 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kortenoord Allee | 212 M | ||
| Turn right onto Costerweg | 514 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
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73
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187 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head west | 27 M | ||
| Turn left onto Costerweg | 55 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Havenafweg | 105 M | ||
| You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
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From
73
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24
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3355 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Grebbedijk | 952 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Grebbedijk | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
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32
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1033 M | 1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Grebbedijk | 944 M | ||
| Turn left onto Grebbeweg | 89 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
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52
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2404 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head west on Cuneralaan | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
52
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99
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147 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head north on Zwarteweg | 147 M | ||
| You are now at section 99 | 0 M | ||
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From
99
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21
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211 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Zwarteweg | 188 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 16 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 7 M | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
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35
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190 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head north | 14 M | ||
| Continue onto Kastanjelaan | 176 M | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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From
35
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53
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2687 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head east on Levendaalseweg | 184 M | ||
| Turn left onto Levendaalseweg | 2.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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From
53
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31
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274 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Zijdvang | 274 M | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
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11
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1930 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head north on Bisschop Davidsgrift | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
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26
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675 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Bisschop Davidsgrift | 675 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
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27
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1732 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head north on Bisschop Davidsgrift | 397 M | ||
| Keep left onto Bisschop Davidsgrift | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
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51
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511 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Zuidelijke Meentsteeg | 511 M | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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From
51
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34
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2188 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Maatsteeg | 59 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zuidelijke Meentsteeg | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
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38
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714 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Cuneraweg | 9 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Cuneraweg | 281 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Geertesteeg | 424 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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From
38
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85
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3929 M | 3.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Oude Veensegrindweg | 3.5 KM | ||
| Turn right | 222 M | ||
| Turn left | 179 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
45
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3278 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Cuneraweg | 159 M | ||
| Turn left | 420 M | ||
| Turn left | 623 M | ||
| Continue onto Boslaan | 502 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Boslaan | 48 M | ||
| Continue onto Ambachtsstraat | 327 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 639 M | ||
| Turn right | 7 M | ||
| Turn left | 306 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Wolweg | 247 M | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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From
45
to
25
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2552 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Verlaat | 300 M | ||
| Continue straight | 17 M | ||
| Continue onto Valleistraat | 412 M | ||
| Continue straight | 85 M | ||
| Turn left | 99 M | ||
| Turn right | 48 M | ||
| Turn left | 209 M | ||
| Continue onto Benedeneind | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
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29
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2102 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head east on Meentdijk | 220 M | ||
| Turn right onto Meentweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Bennekomsekade | 200 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kraatsweg | 319 M | ||
| You are now at section 29 | 0 M | ||
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From
29
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91
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2395 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head east on Kraatsweg | 956 M | ||
| Turn right onto Harsloweg | 528 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Harsloweg | 229 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dickenesweg | 682 M | ||
| You are now at section 91 | 0 M |