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Kaag en Braassem is ideal to explore by foot, bike or boat. The best routes can be found here.

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Braassemermeer route

location_on Start in Roelofarendsveen of Rijnsaterwoude
route 52 km
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De route will take you through a varied landscape of ancient peat polders, reclaimed land, lakes and horticultural enclaves.

Molens en water

location_on Hazenpad 1
Roelofarendsveen
route 37 km
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Cycling Route along the Mills around Kaag & Braassem

location_on Kaag, Nieuwe Wetering, Roelofarendsveen, Rijnsaterwoude, Woubrugge, Hoogmade, Rijpwetering, Oud Ade, Warmond
route 47 km
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​The polders around Kagerplassen and Braassemermeer belong to the Utrecht-Hollands peat-meadows area. Though the lots look very different here than anywhere else in the area.

Monuments Route Kaag & Braassem

location_on Woudsedijk-Zuid 43
Woubrugge
route 37,5 km
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This cycling route (which you can walk too) is published as part of the Open Monuments Weekend 2020.

Tour the Colorific Splendor in the Bollenstreek

location_on Hazenpad 1
Roelofarendsveen
route 68 km
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Breathtaking ride from Route.nl through the Bollenstreek. Starts in Roelofarendsveen.

Farmer and Cheese Cycle route

location_on Roelofarendsveen, Rijpwetering, Oud Ade, Kaag, Hoogmade, Woubrugge e.o.
Kaag en Braassem
route 35, 27 of 18 km
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Rondom Kaas & Braassem wants to stimulate young and old to hit the road and look for local produce, because cheese from the area taste absolute best, of course.

Cycle & Food Route

location_on Boterhuispolder nabij Oud Ade
route 8 of 25 km
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Get on your bike and ride the Cycle & Food route through the ancient Boterhuispolder and the polder of Kaag & Braassem. While cycling, you can collect your own meal. This route will take you along various locations with a shop, where you can buy homemade or local products,

Mills and Lakes Route

location_on Oude Wetering, Nieuwe Wetering, Rijpwetering, Roelofarendsveen
route 16 of 23 km
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You can discover the rural area between the beautiful lakes Braassemermeer and the Kagerplassen within an hour. The route will take you along the picturesque villages of Roelofarendsveen, Rijpwetering, Nieuwe Wetering and Oude Wetering. you can start the bicycle route at any point of the cycle network.

Along historical places and object in Woubrugge and Hoogmade

location_on Hoogmade en Woubrugge
route 22 km
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This route is accompanied by a series of 20 information signs at the remarkable historical buildings, places and objects in Hoogmade and Woubrugge.

Dutch Villages Route

location_on De elf dorpen van Kaag en Braassem
route 55 km
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​Cycling around Kaag en Braassem is a real voyage of discovery through an authentic Dutch polder landscape via characteristic Dutch villages.

The Kaag Route

location_on Kaag, Leiden, e.o.
route 39 km
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Bike along the natural banks of the Kagerplassen and Braassemermeer.

Molenroute Lisse en Alphen aan den Rijn

location_on Hazenpad 1
Roelofarendsveen
route 55 km
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Mills and More

location_on Roelofarendsveen, Oude Wetering, Nieuwe Wetering, Rijpwetering, Oud Ade, e.o.
route 37,3 km
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The bicycle route ‘Mills and More’ will take you alongside no less than 20 mills and other places of interest in and around Kaag en Braassem.

Mill Route Leiden and Kagerplassen

location_on Leiden, Hoogmade, Rijpwetering, Nieuwe Wetering, Kaag, e.o.
route 35 km
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A land drained by many mills.

Follow the trail of the Veen Mermaid

location_on Leiden, Leiderdorp, Rijpwetering, Roelofarendsveen, Oude Wetering, Nieuwe Wetering, Oud Ade
route 30 km
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Along flourishing polder sagas about tulips, farmers and gardeners.

Monuments Walking Route Kaag & Braassem

location_on Starten kan in Leimuiden
Leimuiden
route 15 km
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This walking route (which you can cycle too) is published as part of the Open Monuments Weekend 2021, but can be walked at any other time. This way you are able to visit the monuments on your own occasion.

Dutch Lakes Cycling Route

location_on Rond Braassemermeer, Nieuwkoopse Plassen en Westeinderplassen
route 100 - 88 - 59 - 47 km
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Via this route along (almost all) northern lakes of South-Holland, you’ll get a good impression of what the water and landscape of the Rhine and Peat region has to offer in terms of history, natural beauty and pleasure.

Water Works Route

location_on Leimuiden, Rijnsaterwoude
route 20 km
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Through the ages, both Leimuiden and Rijnsaterwoude delivered battles against the water of the Hollandse Plassen (Dutch Lakes). This bicycle route will take you along several water works, the remains of this remarkable history.

Cycle along monuments

location_on Leimuiden, Rijnsaterwoude, e.o.
Leimuiden
route 26 km
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This cycling route (which you can walk too) is published as part of the Open Monuments Weekend 2021.

Between Leiden, Kaag & Braassem

location_on De dorpen van Kaag en Braassem en Leiden
route 70 km
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​This varied cycling route does not only lead you through the villages around Kaag & Braassem and Braassemermeer, but also through the historic inner city of Leiden.

Delicacies from the region

location_on Roelofarendsveen, Woubrugge, Hoogmade
Kaag en Braassem
route 29 km
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There are a lot of farmer shops to visit in Kaag & Braassem. As we are curious about them and where to find them, our editor Alice got on her bike herself. Together with her husband, she is in for a nice surprise. They cycled to Woubrugge, Hoogmade and Roelofarendsveen and discovered lots of delicacies from the region.

Leimuiden - Woubrugge Lap

location_on Oude Wetering, Leimuiden, Rijnsaterwoude, Woubrugge, Hoogmade, Rijpwetering en Nieuwe Wetering.
Kaag en Braassem
route 25 km
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Within an hour and a half, you can cycle around the Braassemermeer and will pass the villages around it.

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