Nationwide cycle routes in the Netherlands - Landesweite Radrouten in den Niederlanden

Bicycle parking garage in Amsterdam

Derived from the German long-distance cycle paths, the first long-distance cycle path in the Netherlands, the Promenade, was established in the Netherlands in 1972 Gooi - Developed Kennemerland. Since the beginning of the eighties the association Het Groene Fietsje (The green bicycle) built a network. From 1987 onwards, this association, together with the ANWB tourist association, the Fiets! Foundation, the enfb bicycle association and NIVON, the friends of nature, contacted a publisher who has since published the national bicycle network. Since 1990 this foundation has provided around 300 of the 6000 km with signposts every year.

Some of the routes have sections in Flanders and even in France, e.g. the LF route 1.

Nodes

As of 2010, the whole country will also be littered with regional bicycle networks. These Button down complement the national LF routes.

Landelijke Fietsroutes (LF)

There are currently 23 moving LF routes:

LF1Noordzee Route (North Sea Route) from the port of The hero (Ferry to Texel) to Boulogne-sur-Mer. From the junction of LF 10 to the south at Callantsoog this long-distance path is part of North Sea Cycle Route and the LF-Ronde van Nederland. The North Sea Cycle Route continues to Great Britain from Hook of Holland about the ferry connection to Harwich. The LF-Ronde van Nederland bends in Middelburg off to LF 13. From Brugge to Diksmuide LF 1 is part of the Vlaanderen Fietsroute.
LF2City route (Stedenroute) from Amsterdam above Rotterdam (1st variant) or Gouda cheese (2nd variant) after Antwerp and Brussels.
LF3
- Meuse route of Arnhem to Maastricht. Of Venlo to Arnhem part of the LF-Ronde van Nederland.
- Hanseatic route from Millingen aan de Rijn via Arnhem to Kampen.
- Rietland route of Kampen about Heerenveen and Leeuwarden to Holwerd and by ferry to Ameland.
LF4Midden-Nederlandroute of Enschede above Utrecht to The hague or Scheveningen. From Arnhem Part of the LFRonde van Nederland. The international long-distance cycle route to Berlin turns off at Geesteren to the German border as LF 40.
LF5 part of Vlaanderen Fietsroute Thorn - Brugge. Crosses the Netherlands and runs behind Roermond as R 16 in Germany to Niederkrüchten.
LF6 part of Vlaanderen Fietsroute Diksmuide - Maastricht. Cross the Netherlands to Vaals.
LF7Uferland Route (Oeverland route) from Alkmaar above Amsterdam, Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch, Thorn to Maastricht. The part Thorn - Maastricht is part of the Vlaanderen Fietsroute.
LF8Ommen - Borculo, heard up Goor to the Rondje Twente
LF9NAP route ("Normal Zero Route") from Nieuweschans above Groningen, Meppel, Zwolle, Amersfoort, Utrecht and Breda to Loenhout. A total of 445 km along the contour line of 0 m NE across the Netherlands.
LF10Waddenzee route(Wadden Sea Route) from Callantsoog to Nieuweschans always along the mudflats. This long-distance cycle path is part of the entire length of the North Sea Cycle Route and until Lauwersoog also part of the LFRonde van Nederland.
LF11Prinsenroute of The hague to Breda in the footsteps of the Prince of Orange ..
LF12Meuse and fortress route (Maas- en Vestingroute) from Maassluis to Nijmegen.
LF13Scheldt-Rhine route Of Middelburg above Breda, Tilburg, Eindhoven, Venlo to Duisburg. Until Venlo part of the LF-Ronde van Nederland.
LF14Saksen route of Enschede above Aces and Groningen to Lauwersoog. The part in Twente belongs to Rondje Twente. The route belongs entirely to the LF-Ronde van Nederland.
LF15Farmland route (Boerenland route) Egmond above Alkmaar, Enkhuizen, Document, Kampen, Zwolle to Enschede. part of Nijverdal to Enschede belongs to Rondje Twente.
LF16Vechtetal route (Vechtdalroute) Along the Overijsselse Vecht (e) from Zwolle naar Darfeld.
LF20Flevoroute Of Haarlem above Flevoland and Heerenveen to Groningen.
LF30Scheldt Delta Route from Brouwersdam to Bossuit.
LF35Kempen route / Hageland and Haspengouw routes of Tilburg to Sint-Truiden.
LF38Dender Waasland Route of Hulst according to Onkerzele.
LF40 Geesteren-Zwillbrock connection (German border); Part of the long-distance cycle route The hague - Berlin.
LF50Youth hostel route (Jeugdherbergroute) from Bergen op Zoom to Voeren by Belgium
LF51Kempen route of Eindhoven to Antwerp.

Other routes

Dollard route
Rondje Groningen
Elfstedenfietsroute
Kastelen route
United Countries Route - in the German-Dutch border area, Emsland-Westerwolde
Via Romana
2-country route

literature

The Fietsplatform has published various travel guides for the LF routes. They are only available in Dutch, but the maps with the route are very helpful.

Weekend tours via LF routes (Weekend tours via LF routes). Eight fully elaborated weekend tours on LF routes with a length of around 120 to 170 km. They offer two or three days of cycling fun. In a handy folder there is a removable A2 sheet for each tour, each with a map on which the route is drawn. A selection of accommodation addresses and tips for places of interest along the way complete the offer. (LF8, LF18, LF19)

ISBN 9789072930354 ; € 15,00.

Basic card network LF routes (Basic map network LF routes) ISBN 9789072930392 . A new map will appear in spring 2011.
Ronde van Nederland (Round of the Netherlands) Consists of the LF routes LF14 and LF13 (complete) as well as parts of the LF3, LF4, LF10 and LF1. ISBN 978-9072930491 .
Nederlandse Kustroute (Dutch coastal route) Consists of the LF routes LF10 and LF1 (complete). ISBN 9789072930323 ; € 17,50.
North-Zuidroute (North-South route) Consists of all three parts of LF3 and the connecting routes LF5 and LF6. ISBN 9789072930347 ; € 17,50.
Midden-Nederlandronde (Central Netherlands route) Consists of routes LF4, LG15 and the feed route LF40. ISBN 9789072930330 ; € 17,50.
NAP Zeebodemroute (Normal-Nill-Seabed-Route) Consists of the routes LF9 (whole) as well as LF2 and LF20 (partially). ISBN 9789072930378 ; € 17,50
Zuiderze route (Round around the earlier one Zuiderzee) Consists of routes LF21, LF22 and LF23. ISBN 9789072930361 ; € 17,50.
Rivierenlandronde Consists of the routes LF12, LF17 and LF1 and partly of LF3 and LF4. ISBN 9789072930385 ; € 17,50.
Oeverland route (Uferland route) Consists of route LF7. ISBN 9789072930415 ; € 17,50.
LF51 Kempen route Description of the Flemish route LF51. Price € 9.75.
LF16 Vechtdalroute Description of the LF16, which follows the entire course of the Vecht (e). ISBN 9789058813343 ; € 12,50.

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