Your pedaling starts at the Blauwbrug. It owes its name to the original bridge built in 1600, which was painted the characteristic blue of the Dutch flag.

In the first 300 metres, 400 years of Dutch history. The Magere Brug, the Hermitage museum, the Royal Theatre Carré and the Amstel Hotel.

Cycle Junction 56

Large windmill built in 1636 to drain the surrounding land. Nearby, a bronze statue of Rembrandt, celebrating the many sketches he made here.

Cycle Junction 60

A traditional farm specialized in making clogs and cheese. Take a look at the landscape around you, dotted with old houses and windmills. You might imagine that you have cycled into the 15th century.

A still-working water pump to drain or add water to the polders (low-lying areas of land enclosed by dikes). The water level is controlled by manually operated devices.

Established in 1862 as a getaway from hectic city life. So much for change in the last 150 years.

Restaurants on the river include Brasserie Paardenburg and Loetje aan de Amstel. “Eet smakelijk!” as they say in Dutch.

Built on what was formerly a gun powder factory, the Kruidfabriek is now a restaurant that provides a taste explosion!

Cycle just a little further and you arrive at the cute little village of Nes aan de Amstel. Follow the river to Uithoorn.

What could be more Dutch than picking your own tulips at the Zomerbloemen Pluktuin? If you're tired, you can take a shortcut with the ferry to the other side of the river and cycle back to Amsterdam. Make sure you have some small change, they don't accept plastic.

The original church stood on another location which had water management problems. It was hard to have a church service when the congregation were knee-deep in water. Nowadays it is a National Monument.

The place to stretch the legs and have lunch or a relaxing drink. The Wilhelminakade and Dorpsstraat offer the best view of the small harbour and the Amstel. Happy days.

Cycle while enjoying the view of Amsterdam’s financial district in the horizon. Or if you prefer, forty different kinds of birds to spot!

Beautiful Dutch countryside, flatness as far as the eye can see.

Stokkelaarsbrug, named after the bridge over the Waver, is a hamlet west of Abcoude. On the other side of the river lies the province of Utrecht.

A splendid industrial monument of bygone times. This diesel engine centrifugal pump was built in 1913 and still works.

Cycling on from here and you will pass Restaurant de Voetangel. Traditional international cuisine with a Dutch touch.

Built in 1872 by the famous Pierre Cuypers, who also built the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Centraal Station.

Take a well-earned breather in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, a quaint medieval village dating back to the 12th century. Visit the Beth Haim graveyard, opened in 1614, the oldest Jewish cemetery in the Netherlands.

Officially recognized as one of the most interesting garden parks in Europe. 400 allotments with everything from ornamental gardens with flowers, shrubs and ponds to traditional vegetable gardens.

Congratulations! You have done some serious cycleseeing. Now it’s time to wind down. Perhaps the George Marina, for seafood and a glass of wine on the water.

Part of ‘The Stelling van Amsterdam’ or the Defence Line of Amsterdam. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam, consisting of 42 forts. Today they serve pancakes.

A nice long cycle for lovers of nature and peace and quiet.

Waver - Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (4,7 KM)

Ouderkerk aan de Amstel - Amstelkwartier (6,8 KM)