Cycle route Villages around the Old Meuse
Appeltern, Alphen, Megen
You can park your car at TOP Moeke Mooren and start the route at junction 28. This TOP lies on the edge of a beautiful nature reserve: De Gouden Ham or the Moringerwaarden, which you will see more of later on during this route. First you cycle along the water sports and recreation area towards Maasbommel. Maasbommel, which received city rights in 1312, used to be a Hanseatic city. Or rather one of the four annex cities of Hanseatic city Nijmegen. Due to its favourable location in the curve of the river Maas, Maasbommel was able to prosper at that time and even had its own currency. Unfortunately, nothing has been preserved in the Gelderland town that recalls those days. Along the beautiful and well-maintained floodplains, you cycle towards Nieuwe Schans. A little way off the route, at Nieuwe Schans 5, you will find the ruins of an old steam pumping station there; the Rijksgemaal and Rijkse Sluis, which were built in 1914, but have since been replaced by an electric pumping station. Following the Meuse, you continue your route towards Alphen. In this town, you cycle right past the standerd mill from 1798 with the intriguing name "Molen tot Voordeel en Genoegen". Two millers are still active in this mill and when it is running, you can visit it. To continue your route, cross the river Maas at Alphen to Lith by the ferry of Stichting de Maasveren. This Brabant village, once part of the diocese of Liège, had been Catholic for centuries, until it became a forbidden religion in 1671. Lith residents had to make do with a hidden church for those years. After the French era, the village got its Catholic church back, but by now it was too small. In 1900, the Sint-Lambertus church was completed, which we selected as a Pit stop on this route. The next village is Lithoijen, it lies on a tributary of the Meuse and has a large marina. In an old dike house on Batterijstraat, you can take a look at The Atelier Shop and the studio of Till Willems and Wanda Janota. A moment of reflection and wonder on your cycle route, before you continue cycling along the marina. After leaving the hustle and bustle of the water sports area behind, you can enjoy the beautiful Hemelrijkse Waard. Nature is still developing in this area, but many different plant and animal species have already discovered and embraced it. It is now the habitat of water mint, willowherb, hare, badger, beaver and roe deer. In the Meuse itself, a tree reef has been created, from removed trees, providing a beautiful underwater world of plants, crustaceans and fish. Via Macharen, you cycle towards the pretty fortified town of Megen. Here you will visit Megen's entrance gate and dismount for a while to wander through the surprising streets of the picturesque fortified town. Taking the ferry from Megen to Appeltern, you cross the Meuse again. Here you cycle into De Gouden Ham, or Megense Ham. In these floodplains lives a herd of Brandrode cattle that keeps the meadows from becoming overgrown with bushes, but you might also spot the kingfisher and the beaver here. If you've cycled and discovered enough today, you can cycle here from junction 89 to junction 49 towards the end of the route. You will then have cycled over 32 kilometres. But if you can handle another ten kilometres, cycle along to Appeltern, past the famous flower park, the historic steam pumping station and through the agricultural countryside.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
|
Start: Molenstraat , 6629 KJ West Maas en Waal | 42.3 KM | |
|
From
49
to
28
|
3720 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head west | 657 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Blauwe Sluis | 167 M | ||
| Turn left onto Blauwe Sluis | 268 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 2.4 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Bovendijk | 205 M | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
|
From
28
to
25
|
4169 M | 4.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Bovendijk | 40 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Raadhuisdijk | 3.9 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Veerweg | 252 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
|
From
25
to
26
|
359 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Veerweg | 160 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schansedijk | 199 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
|
From
26
to
20
|
4916 M | 4.9 KM | |
| Head southwest on Schansedijk | 1.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Greffelingsestraat | 245 M | ||
| Keep left onto Greffelingsedijk | 2 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Doorbraakdijk | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M | ||
|
From
20
to
33
|
778 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head south on Lithse Veerweg | 457 M | ||
| Take the ferry Alphen-Lith | 186 M | ||
| Continue slight left onto Veerweg | 64 M | ||
| Turn right | 71 M | ||
| You are now at section 33 | 0 M | ||
|
From
33
to
6
|
3780 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head east on Lithse Dijk | 83 M | ||
| Turn right onto Marktplein | 39 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Marktplein (N625) | 106 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molenstraat | 1.1 KM | ||
| Keep right onto Molenweg | 430 M | ||
| Turn left onto Langwijkstraat | 261 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 379 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molenweg | 197 M | ||
| Turn right onto Batterijstraat | 19 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Batterijstraat | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
|
From
6
to
7
|
916 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Lutterstraat | 36 M | ||
| Turn right onto John F. Kennedybaan | 15 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on John F. Kennedybaan | 35 M | ||
| Turn right onto Osseweg | 89 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lithoijense Dijk | 741 M | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
|
From
7
to
72
|
2724 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Pastoor van Weerdtstraat | 702 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Singel | 129 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Singel | 115 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rotsestraat | 659 M | ||
| Turn left onto Weteringstraat | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
|
From
72
to
13
|
1892 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Bernhardweg | 1 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Kasteelstraat | 846 M | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
|
From
13
to
14
|
2074 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head east on Oijense Bovendijk | 1.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Kerkstraat | 257 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkstraat | 118 M | ||
| Turn left | 225 M | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
|
From
14
to
34
|
2631 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head north on Sluisweg | 384 M | ||
| Turn right onto Megensedijk | 985 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoogduinsestraat | 98 M | ||
| Turn right onto Maasdijk | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
|
From
34
to
35
|
1146 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head north on Maasbommelse Veerweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
|
From
35
to
66
|
944 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head east on Maasdijk | 349 M | ||
| Turn left | 152 M | ||
| Turn left onto Noord-Zuid (N329) | 54 M | ||
| Take the ferry Appeltern - Megen (N329) | 160 M | ||
| Continue slight right onto Noord-Zuid; Noord Zuid (N329) | 63 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Noord-Zuid; Noord Zuid | 166 M | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
|
From
66
to
89
|
743 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Noord-Zuid; Noord Zuid | 738 M | ||
| Turn left onto Maasdijk | 5 M | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
|
From
89
to
55
|
1405 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head south on Maasdijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
|
From
55
to
10
|
2928 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Walstraat | 908 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Mekkersteeg | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
|
From
10
to
29
|
1105 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Middelwaard | 349 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rijdt | 401 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rijdt | 355 M | ||
| You are now at section 29 | 0 M | ||
|
From
29
to
57
|
645 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Kerkpad | 152 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zelksestraat | 493 M | ||
| You are now at section 57 | 0 M | ||
|
From
57
to
48
|
4224 M | 4.2 KM | |
| Head south on Zelksestraat | 367 M | ||
| Turn right onto Neersteindsestraat | 2.6 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Van Coothweg | 844 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sluissewal | 451 M | ||
| You are now at section 48 | 0 M | ||
|
From
48
to
49
|
1217 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head south on Sluissewal | 19 M | ||
| Turn left | 136 M | ||
| Turn right | 43 M | ||
| Continue onto Middenheuvelstraat | 171 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Middenheuvelstraat | 4 M | ||
| Continue onto Molenstraat | 844 M | ||
| You are now at section 49 | 0 M |