Cycle route through forest and dune
De Bilt, Bilthoven, Bosch en Duin
The area around De Bilt is characterised by small hills. The village of De Bilt once grew on a spur of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Another word for hill is belt, which is where the name of the village of De Bilt comes from. This village is the core and the capital of the municipality of the same name, De Bilt, which also consists of Bilthoven, Maartensdijk, Groenekan, Hollandse Rading and Westbroek. Bilthoven came into existence because in 1863 a railway line was built between Utrecht and Amersfoort. At the junction of the railway line with the Soestdijkseweg, this station was founded under the name 'Station de Bildt'. Until 1917, Bilthoven was also called 'De Bildt-Station', but because this caused too much confusion with the nearby village of De Bilt, it was changed to Bilthoven. In addition to the municipality of De Bilt, you can also cycle along the Soester Dunes and visit the National Military Museum in Soest. Soester Duinen is characterised by large sand drifts, heathland and woods. In 1900, the village of Bosch en Duin was still a beautiful nature reserve that only consisted of woods and heathland with drifting sand. A few entrepreneurs had the bright idea of buying the area and putting houses on it. As a result, the first ten houses were built here in 1905. Part of the nature reserve has been lost as a result, but you can still find beautiful forests and sandy plains here. Discover it by bike!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Verlengde Paltzerweg , 3768 MK Soest | 39.6 KM | |
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From
55
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56
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2333 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head west on Verlengde Paltzerweg | 427 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Verlengde Paltzerweg | 906 M | ||
| Turn right onto Paltzerweg | 1000 M | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
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8
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1580 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head south on Paltzerweg | 44 M | ||
| Turn right | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
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From
8
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37
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484 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southwest | 484 M | ||
| You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
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From
37
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95
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446 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head southwest | 345 M | ||
| Continue onto Fornheselaan | 101 M | ||
| You are now at section 95 | 0 M | ||
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From
95
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27
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2017 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Andreas Foxlaan | 157 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Andreas Foxlaan | 154 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dolderseweg | 275 M | ||
| Turn right onto Reelaan | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
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9
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818 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Vossenlaan | 365 M | ||
| Turn left onto Baarnseweg | 347 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Baarnseweg | 17 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Biltseweg | 5 M | ||
| Turn left | 16 M | ||
| Turn left onto Biltseweg | 7 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Duinweg | 61 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
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50
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1432 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Oude Spoorbaan | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 143 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 45 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hobbemalaan | 183 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 34 M | ||
| You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
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From
50
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85
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1567 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Amersfoortseweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left | 47 M | ||
| Continue onto Panweg | 68 M | ||
| Turn left | 5 M | ||
| Continue straight | 18 M | ||
| Turn left onto Panweg | 60 M | ||
| Continue straight | 45 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
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86
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2392 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head north | 4 M | ||
| Turn left onto Amersfoortseweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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From
86
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88
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1458 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on De Holle Bilt | 508 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 805 M | ||
| Turn left | 65 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Dorpsstraat vanouds Steenstraat; Dorpsstraat vo Steenstraat | 80 M | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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From
88
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89
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448 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head west on Dorpsstraat vanouds Steenstraat; Dorpsstraat vo Steenstraat | 13 M | ||
| Turn right onto Burgemeester De Withstraat | 418 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit | 17 M | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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From
89
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24
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3791 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Hessenweg | 419 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hessenweg | 17 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Hessenweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 18 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hertenlaan | 717 M | ||
| Turn left | 54 M | ||
| Turn left onto Leyenseweg | 382 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Kees Boekelaan | 31 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Kees Boekelaan | 570 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Kees Boekelaan | 43 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
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12
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807 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Kees Boekelaan | 11 M | ||
| Turn right onto Jan Steenlaan | 271 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Jan Steenlaan | 455 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 43 M | ||
| Turn left | 27 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
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96
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2164 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Soestdijkseweg Noord | 2.2 KM | ||
| Turn left | 14 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
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94
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495 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hercules Segherslaan | 495 M | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M | ||
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From
94
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97
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2128 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head north | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 711 M | ||
| Turn right onto Professor Bronkhorstlaan | 315 M | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
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39
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1537 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Maartensdijkseweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 39 | 0 M | ||
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From
39
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62
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2261 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Maartensdijkseweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 131 M | ||
| Turn left | 39 M | ||
| Continue onto Soestdijkerweg | 512 M | ||
| Continue straight | 123 M | ||
| Continue onto Biltseweg | 315 M | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
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26
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1429 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Wieksloterweg Westzijde; Wieksloterweg WZ | 1.4 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 29 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
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61
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450 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southeast | 9 M | ||
| Continue onto Wieksloterweg Oostzijde; Wieksloterweg OZ | 441 M | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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From
61
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41
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2537 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head northeast | 14 M | ||
| Continue onto Veenzoom | 87 M | ||
| Continue onto Dorpsstreek | 914 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Dorpsstreek | 156 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 42 M | ||
| Turn right | 6 M | ||
| Turn left | 33 M | ||
| Turn right | 172 M | ||
| Continue onto Smitsweg | 505 M | ||
| Turn left | 111 M | ||
| Turn right onto Molenstraat | 298 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Molenstraat | 40 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Molenstraat | 159 M | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
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69
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741 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Molenweg | 572 M | ||
| Keep right onto Kolonieweg | 169 M | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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From
69
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45
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2100 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head south on Kolonieweg | 107 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rinke Tolmanpad | 488 M | ||
| Continue straight | 34 M | ||
| Continue straight | 34 M | ||
| Continue straight | 45 M | ||
| Turn left | 175 M | ||
| Turn right | 37 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bosstraat | 248 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 677 M | ||
| Turn left onto den Blieklaan | 255 M | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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From
45
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58
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1054 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Foekenlaan | 182 M | ||
| Turn right | 605 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sparrenlaan | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 253 M | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
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From
58
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38
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1105 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head south | 920 M | ||
| Turn left onto Middenlaan | 114 M | ||
| Turn left onto De Beaufortlaan; de Beaufortlaan | 71 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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From
38
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47
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49 M | 0 KM | |
| Head east on De Beaufortlaan; de Beaufortlaan | 49 M | ||
| You are now at section 47 | 0 M | ||
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From
47
to
55
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1949 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southwest | 1.4 KM | ||
| Continue onto Soester Hoogt | 54 M | ||
| Continue straight | 501 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M |