Limes and Lines Weekend Tour

(126.0 km)

On this bike ride through the Grebbe Line and the New Dutch Waterline, you’ll pass through forests, heathlands and polders. The route includes three major rivers – the Nederrijn, Lek and Kromme Rijn – as well as three museums that take a closer look at the lines. Take your pick!

Three Weekend Tours
Go on a journey of discovery across a distinctive military landscape and cycle through up …

On this bike ride through the Grebbe Line and the New Dutch Waterline, you’ll pass through forests, heathlands and polders. The route includes three major rivers – the Nederrijn, Lek and Kromme Rijn – as well as three museums that take a closer look at the lines. Take your pick!

Three Weekend Tours
Go on a journey of discovery across a distinctive military landscape and cycle through up to five defence lines and 2,000 years of military history. During three weekend tours ranging from 100 to 125 kilometres that largely run through the Province of Utrecht, you’ll enjoy a mix of stunning natural scenery, robust fortresses, wide rivers and beautiful terraces. The tours run along marked cycling routes and are therefore easy to follow. You’ll pedal through a charming backdrop of waterways, greenery and fortified towns that tell the story of days gone by. After relaxing and refreshing with a tasty beer at one of the forts, you’ll continue cycling along fortresses, dykes, sluices, canals, casemates, group shelters and large green areas that could be flooded on command: an ingenious system that used to protect the Netherlands against enemy troops. You can also enjoy the three weekend tours during the week, of course. Hop on your bike and explore these traditional Dutch defence lines. 

Utrecht’s defence lines
Dive into the unique story of the Roman limes, the Old Dutch Waterline, the Grebbe Line and the Dutch Water Defence Lines (made up of the New Dutch Waterline and the Defence Line of Amsterdam). The weekend tours tell the story of 2,000 years of military history. You’ll immerse yourself in our centuries-long battle against the enemy, in which water played a leading role. Nowhere in the world are water managers as creative as in the Netherlands, where a large part of the country lies below sea level. Dykes, dams and sluices keep our feet dry, but they also come in handy when flooding a piece of land to create an obstacle for the enemy: too deep to wade through, too shallow to sail. And so our unique military defence lines took shape over the centuries with forts, sluices, strategic landscape and natural features.

Sights on this route

Starting point: Knooppunt 97
Sint Andriesstraat
3811 PE Amersfoort
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Asschatterkeerkade

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3831 JP Leusden
Asschatterkeerkade
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Post van Lambalgen

3931 PK Woudenberg
Post van Lambalgen
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Grebbe Line Visitor's Centre

Buursteeg 2
3927EJ Renswoude
Grebbe Line Visitor's Centre
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Fort at the Buursteeg

Buursteeg 1
3927 EH Renswoude
Fort at the Buursteeg
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Hoornwerk aan de Grebbe

3911 VK Rhenen
Hoornwerk aan de Grebbe
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Grebbeberg Military Cemetery

Grebbeweg 123
3911 AV Rhenen
Grebbeberg Military Cemetery
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Wijk bij Duurstede

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Wijk bij Duurstede
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Fort Honswijk

Fort Honswijk
Lekdijk 58
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Gedekte gemeenschapsweg

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Gedekte gemeenschapsweg
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Plofsluis

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Plofsluis
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Castellum Fectio

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Bunnik
Castellum Fectio
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The Waterline Museum

Waterliniemuseum Fort bij Vechten
Achterdijk 12
3981 HE Bunnik
The Waterline Museum
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Nationaal Militair Museum

Verlengde Paltzerweg 1
3768 MX Soest
Nationaal Militair Museum
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End point: Knooppunt 97
Sint Andriesstraat
3811 PE Amersfoort
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