Cycle route Amelisweerd and Nieuw Wulven
Utrecht, Bunnik, Houten
This cycle route takes you from the centre of Utrecht to two beautiful estates: Amelisweerd in Bunnik and Nieuw Wulven in Houten. Both have a noble history. The name Amelisweerd probably originated from a mention of the knight Amelis miles de Insula, which is Latin for 'Amelis from the Weerd'. Knight Amelis had a worth along the Kromme Rijn on loan from the Proosdij van Oudmunster in Utrecht. This mention was as early as 1224. When the knight died, his sons split the estate into three parts. Two parts we now know as Oud-Amelisweerd and the other part became today's Nieuw-Amelisweerd. The old part was recognised as a knight's court in 1537. When baron Taets van Amerongen took possession of the estate in the 18th century, he had a bridge built over the Kromme Rijn and expanded the estate with beautiful gardens. He built a mansion as a summer residence, which was again surrounded by beautiful parks. You can still see this today when cycling across the estate. in 1808, the estate was sold to Louis Napoleon, King of Holland, or the first king of the Netherlands. But he didn't use it for very long; after just over a year, the king sold the estate on. Meanwhile, the mansion is managed by Museum Oud-Amelisweerd and is in the Top 100 national monuments in the Netherlands. The new part was actually a knight's manor before; in 1350, with the name Groenewoude. In 1538, it was again recognised as a knight's manor by the States of Utrecht. The estate had several owners in the centuries that followed, such as Hendrik van Utenhove, who had the medieval house demolished in 1682 and built the current manor house there. Since 1964, the building has been owned by the municipality of Utrecht, after which it became uninhabited. To the displeasure of a group of young people in the 1970s. They squatted the mansion and successfully: in the 1980s, on their initiative, the house was restored and made habitable with seventeen flats. Even today, this national monument is still occupied. The forest and recreation area Nieuw Wulven is named after the former castle and knight's manor of Wulven, which was located near Houten. This castle was sold in 1827 to Baron Wijkerslooth de Weerdesteyn, who had it demolished five years later. Now, all that remains of the castle in this beautiful nature reserve is the island with its moat. A special part of the dense forest is the 'arch forest', where the trees form an arch. The other part is called the 'chamber forest', which is instead a straight forest with long sightlines. The Rhine also used to flow here. The pond on Marsdijk is a reminder of this. Several archaeological finds have been made in the area, for instance a Roman mask. A statue of this mask can be seen at the entrance to the estate. Via signposting, park furniture and other objects, attention is also paid to traces and finds from other periods of history. Get to know beautiful historical estates from a bicycle with this route, a relaxing day of cycling around Utrecht!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Ledig Erf , 3582 AS Utrecht | 29.6 KM | |
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From
38
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58
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495 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head east | 6 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Tolsteegsingel | 489 M | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
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From
58
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31
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1495 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Abstederbrug | 727 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Achter de Dom | 159 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voetiusstraat | 23 M | ||
| Turn right onto Domstraat | 188 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Janskerkhof | 20 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 22 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lange Jansstraat | 356 M | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
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28
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355 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head north on Oudegracht | 355 M | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
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60
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1180 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head east on Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 358 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 29 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 262 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Weerdsingel Oostzijde; Weerdsingel O.Z. | 193 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rudolf de Bos Kuilpad | 303 M | ||
| Turn left onto Blauwkapelseweg | 35 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
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43
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1050 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head east on Alexander Numankade | 791 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto F.C. Dondersstraat | 259 M | ||
| You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
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From
43
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76
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283 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head east | 283 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
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65
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1032 M | 1 KM | |
| Head northwest | 6 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Karel Doormanlaan | 334 M | ||
| Turn right onto Ariënslaan | 692 M | ||
| You are now at section 65 | 0 M | ||
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From
65
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70
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1311 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head north on Voorveldselaan | 70 M | ||
| Turn right | 145 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Biltse Rading | 299 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voorveldse Pad | 609 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voordorpsedijk | 188 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
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69
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180 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Voordorpsedijk | 180 M | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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From
69
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89
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1690 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head east on Voordorpsedijk | 290 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voordorpsedijk | 723 M | ||
| Continue onto Blauwkapelseweg | 620 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit | 57 M | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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From
89
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88
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481 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head west | 63 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Burgemeester De Withstraat | 418 M | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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From
88
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86
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1473 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head east on Dorpsstraat vanouds Steenstraat; Dorpsstraat vo Steenstraat | 93 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 872 M | ||
| Continue onto De Holle Bilt | 508 M | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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From
86
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85
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2367 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Amersfoortseweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
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82
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2701 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head west on Amersfoortseweg | 40 M | ||
| Turn left | 47 M | ||
| Continue onto Panweg | 556 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Panweg | 17 M | ||
| Turn right | 701 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 26 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 166 M | ||
| Turn left | 60 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bergweg | 93 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dalweg | 602 M | ||
| Turn right onto Boulevard | 356 M | ||
| Turn right | 37 M | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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From
82
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81
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1312 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Slotlaan | 210 M | ||
| Keep left onto Slotlaan | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
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64
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273 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Nassau Odijklaan | 273 M | ||
| You are now at section 64 | 0 M | ||
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From
64
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97
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1146 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Zinzendorflaan | 151 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hernhuttersingel | 171 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Hernhuttersingel | 52 M | ||
| Turn left | 8 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hernhuttersingel | 141 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koelaan | 282 M | ||
| Turn right | 39 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Koelaan | 302 M | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
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43
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1572 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Koelaan | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
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From
43
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42
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436 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head west | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 124 M | ||
| Turn right onto Koningin Julianalaan | 229 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Stationsweg | 69 M | ||
| You are now at section 42 | 0 M | ||
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From
42
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51
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931 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Stationsweg | 931 M | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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From
51
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40
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1033 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Provincialeweg | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
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53
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559 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head west on Provincialeweg | 505 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koningslaan | 54 M | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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From
53
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39
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373 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Achterdijk | 115 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Achterdijk | 258 M | ||
| You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
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From
39
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98
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1030 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Marsdijk | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 98 | 0 M | ||
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From
98
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35
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652 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head west on Marsdijk | 652 M | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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From
35
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22
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1789 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Mereveldseweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
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95
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440 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Koningsweg | 249 M | ||
| Continue straight | 191 M | ||
| You are now at section 95 | 0 M | ||
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From
95
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62
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607 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northwest | 48 M | ||
| Continue onto Koningsweg | 559 M | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
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37
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90 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head west on Koningsweg | 90 M | ||
| You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
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From
37
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96
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517 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Koningsweg | 15 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Koningsweg | 9 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Koningsweg | 493 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
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80
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716 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Koningsweg | 716 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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From
80
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38
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34 M | 0 KM | |
| Head northeast | 34 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M |