River route between the IJssel, Maas and Lek
Krimpen aan den IJssel, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Lekkerkerk
The first documents from Ouderkerk aan den IJssel date from 1263, but it is very likely that the village is even older. The village was probably called IJsele before that time, and so there is no documentation of the village with its current name. The presumption that people lived here before that time is based on the discovery of the remains of a tuff church. In addition, old Roman coins from the beginning of our era have been found in this area. The cycle route continues past Krimpen aan den IJssel. According to documentation, this village dates from around the same time as Ouderkerk aan den IJssel. The North Sea flood of 1953 showed just how dangerous the tides were for the village. The open connection between the North Sea and the IJssel river gave the sea water free reign. For this reason, construction of the Hollandse IJssel storm surge barrier began in 1954, the first of the Delta Works. It was completed in 1958, as was the Algerabrug bridge. This bridge now connects the Krimpenerwaard and Zuid-Holland provinces above the IJssel. You are now driving in the direction of the Lek. Here you will find the oldest village (dating from 1064) of the Krimpenerwaard: Krimpen aan de Lek. In old Dutch this literally means ‘crossing place on the Lek’. A strategically located village between several rivers, which has caused it to experience many battles over the years. The location was not only of strategic importance: the population obtained a large part of their food ‘from the water’. For example, in the 18th century, whales were fished from Rederij Van Holst and many inhabitants lived from river fishing. Livestock farming, trade and shipbuilding were also important sources of income. This river route will immerse you in the history of the Krimpenerwaard and the surrounding rivers, and you will see that water is both an indispensable and a threatening part of life. From the founding of these villages some 1000 years ago, up to the present day.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Nesse Tiendweg , 2935 BN Krimpenerwaard | 46.9 KM | |
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From
12
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85
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2618 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head south on IJsseldijk-Noord | 2.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto IJsseldijk-Noord | 272 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
17
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1757 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Dorpsstraat | 286 M | ||
| Turn right onto IJsseldijk-West | 1.2 KM | ||
| Continue slightly left onto IJsseldijk | 246 M | ||
| You are now at section 17 | 0 M | ||
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From
17
to
70
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3392 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on IJsseldijk | 770 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on IJsseldijk | 2.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
to
48
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765 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head south on IJsseldijk | 112 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Lekdijk | 75 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Lekdijk | 466 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Lekdijk | 15 M | ||
| Continue onto Parallelweg | 48 M | ||
| Continue slightly right onto Industrieweg | 49 M | ||
| You are now at section 48 | 0 M | ||
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From
48
to
58
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773 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Industrieweg | 6 M | ||
| Continue onto Lekdijk | 767 M | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
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From
58
to
81
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3539 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Toepad | 64 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sluisvlietpad | 470 M | ||
| Turn left onto Tiendweg | 3 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sluisvlietpad | 60 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Sluisvlietpad | 2.8 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Krilpad | 10 M | ||
| Continue straight | 10 M | ||
| Continue onto Krilpad | 168 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
14
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1583 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head south on Krilpad | 538 M | ||
| Turn left onto Krilpad | 169 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schepenstraat | 184 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdstraat | 692 M | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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From
14
to
61
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68 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head east on Rijsdijk | 68 M | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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From
61
to
63
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2740 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Rijsdijk | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 63 | 0 M | ||
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From
63
to
62
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1920 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Schuwacht | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Schuwacht | 730 M | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
to
64
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3110 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head east on Voorstraat | 428 M | ||
| Turn right onto Voorstraat | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 64 | 0 M | ||
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From
64
to
76
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5040 M | 5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Opperduit | 5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
to
37
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2526 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Lekdijk-Oost | 2.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
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From
37
to
34
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1636 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Broekselaantje | 888 M | ||
| Continue onto Bergweg | 748 M | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
35
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3409 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Tussenlanen | 2.1 KM | ||
| Continue onto Molenlaan | 288 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Spoorweg | 24 M | ||
| Turn right onto Benedenberg | 957 M | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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From
35
to
72
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1958 M | 2 KM | |
| Head west on Benedenberg | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
to
23
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1421 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head west on Zuidbroek | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Zuidbroekse Opweg | 12 M | ||
| Turn left onto Commisarissenpad | 18 M | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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From
23
to
22
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1418 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head north on Zuidbroekse Opweg | 831 M | ||
| Turn right onto Weidebloemstraat | 6 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zuidbroekse Opweg | 581 M | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
to
21
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686 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Oosteinde | 686 M | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
19
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2129 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Dorpsstraat | 2.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 19 | 0 M | ||
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From
19
to
15
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2369 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Wellepoort | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Wellepoort | 11 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schaapjeszijde | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
to
12
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1854 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southwest on Nesse Tiendweg | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
12
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143 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Nesse Tiendweg | 143 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M |