Pekhuis Bridge – Rottemeren loop from Gouda Goverwelle

Mountain biking trails

Netherlands

South Holland

Gouda

Pekhuis Bridge – Rottemeren loop from Gouda Goverwelle

Moderate

riders

Pekhuis Bridge – Rottemeren loop from Gouda Goverwelle

03:38

69.7km

110m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 33.5 km for 230 m

After 61.3 km for 85 m

After 68.3 km for 102 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.2 km

View of the Rotte from Rottedijk

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Super nice point with all those windmills

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16.6 km

The Molenviergang is unique in the world

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The Molenviergang Aarlanderveen is the only working millway in the world that drains a polder (usually without mechanical assistance). If necessary, the electrical auxiliary pumping stations, which date from 1994, …

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18.7 km

Rottemeren

Lake

20.5 km

Pekhuis Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

If you walk along the | Rotte from Rotterdam Beurs, you will come across a bridge over the Rotte 13 km further. Walk back to Rotterdam Coolsingel on the other side.

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20.6 km

Rottemeren

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Nice for walking and cycling but consider renting a canoe. Really fun to do.

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23.8 km

Hoge Bergse Forest

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Up your wheelies, down manuals

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43.3 km

Hitland Work Harbor

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Original course of the Hollandse IJssel. Diverted in 1939. It was then dredged for the stone industry. Today it is a residential port.

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43.5 km

Ferry Zeemeeuw Ouderkerk aan den IJssel – Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel

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This small ferry connects Ouderkerk and Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel and offers a peaceful crossing of the Hollandse IJssel. While sailing, you have a beautiful view of the water, the …

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58.0 km

't Weegje

Nature Reserve

61.3 km

Waddinxveen Lift Bridge

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A truly iconic bridge, but hundreds of people wait here daily for ships that are sometimes even empty. A few times a year the bridge is defective and you have to detour via Boskoop.

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68.3 km

Vliet van Erberveld

Lake

69.7 km

End point

Train Station

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