Dutch National Cycle Routes

The network of Dutch National Cycle Routes[1] (Landelijke Fietsroutes or LF-Routes) is the national cycling route network of the Netherlands. These long-distance cycling routes criss-cross the country and are primarily intended for recreational multi-day bike tours, such as cycling holidays.

LF-routes have been signposted for travel in both directions since 2007. In order to distinguish the two directions, the signpost inscribes one direction with the letter 'a', the other with the letter ‘b’, e.g. the North Sea Route LF1 from Den Helder to Sluis is called LF1a, while in the other direction it is called LF1b.

LF-routes

Route number Name Start & end points Length Connections
LF1[2] North Sea Route (Noordzeeroute) Den Helder - Sluis 310 km
  • Flushing - LF13, LF30
  • Hook of Holland - LF12
  • The Hague - LF4
  • Haarlem - LF20
  • Callantsoog - LF10
LF 2[3] City Route (Stedenroute) Amsterdam - Brussels (Belgium) 340 km
  • Amsterdam - LF7, LF20, LF21, LF23
  • Bodengraven - LF4
  • Dordrecht - LF11
  • Bergen op Zoom - LF13
LF3-1[4] Wetland Route (Rietlandroute) Holwerd - Kampen 170 km
  • Holwerd - ferry to Wadden Island of Ameland
  • Kampen - LF3-2, LF15, LF22, LF23
LF3-2[5] Hanze Town Route (Hanzeroute) Kampen - Millingen 135 km
  • Kampen - LF3-1, LF15, LF22, LF23
  • Zwolle - LF9
  • Deventer - LF19
  • Arnhem - LF4
  • Millingen - LF3-3
LF3-3[6] River Maas Route (Maasroute) Arnhem - Maastricht 230 km
  • Arnhem - LF3-2, LF4
  • Groesbeek - LF12
  • Venlo - LF13
  • Roermond - LF5, LF7
  • Maastricht - LF6, LF7
LF4[7] Middle of the Netherlands Route (Midden-Nederlandroute) The Hague - Enschede 290 km
  • The Hague - LF1
  • Bodegraven - LF2
  • Utrecht - LF7, LF9
  • Doorn - LF17
  • Arnhem - LF3-3
LF5[8] n/a Thorn - Roermond 20 km
  • Roermond - LF3-3, LF7
LF6[9] n/a Maastricht - German border 40 km
  • Maastricht - LF3-3, LF7
LF7[10] River Bank Route (Oeverlandroute) Alkmaar - Maastricht 385 km
  • Alkmaar - LF15
  • Amsterdam - LF2, LF20, LF21, LF23
  • Utrecht - LF4, LF9
  • Leerdam - LF17
  • Den Bosch - LF12
  • Best - LF13
  • Eindhoven - LF51
  • Roermond - LF3-3, LF5
  • Maastricht - LF3-3, LF6
LF8[11] n/a Ommen - Winterswijk 100 km
LF9[12] Sea Level Route (NAP-route) Nieuweschans - Breda 455 km
  • Groningen - LF14, LF20
  • Zwolle - LF15, LF16
  • Utrecht - LF4, LF7
  • Gorinchem - LF17
  • Woudrighem - LF12
  • Breda - LF11, LF13
LF10[13] Wadden Sea Route (Waddenzeeroute) Callantsoog - Nieuweschans 275 km
  • Den Oever - LF21, LF22
  • Holwerd - LF3-1
  • Lauwersoog - LF14
LF11[14] Princes' Route (Prinsenroute) The Hague - Breda 125 km LF4, LF13, LF2, LF12
LF12[15] River Maas and Fortresses Route (Maas- en Vestingroute) Maassluis - Nijmegen 220 km
  • Hook of Holland - LF1
  • Rotterdam - LF2
  • Nijmegen - LF3-3
LF13[16] Schelde-Rhine Route (Schelde-Rheinroute) Flushing - Venlo 290 km
  • Flushing - LF1, LF30
  • Breda - LF9, LF11
  • Best - LF7
  • Mierlo - LF7
  • Venlo - LF3-3
LF14[17] Saxons Route (Saksenroute) Lauwersoog - Enschede 290 km
  • Lauwersoog - ferry to Wadden Island of Schiermonikoog
  • Groningen - LF9, LF20
  • Neuenhaus - LF16
  • Enschede - LF4, LF15
LF15[18] Farmland Route (Boerenlandroute) Alkmaar - Enschede 260 km
  • Hoorn - LF21
  • Lelystad - LF20
  • Kampen - LF3-1, LF3-2, LF22, LF23
  • Zwolle - LF9, LF16
  • Rijssen - LF19
  • Enschede - LF4, LF14
LF16[19] Vecht Valley Route (Vechtdalroute) Zwolle - Darfeld (Germany) 230 km
  • Zwolle - LF9, LF15
  • Ommen - LF8
  • Neuenhaus - LF14
LF17[20] n/a Gorinchem - Wijk bij Duurstede 60 km
  • Gorinchem - LF9
  • Leerdam - LF7
  • Doorn - LF4
LF19[21] n/a Deventer - Holten 35 km
LF20[22] Flevo Route Haarlem - Groningen 265 km
  • Haarlem - LF1
  • Amsterdam - LF2, LF7, LF21, LF23
  • Lemmer - LF22
  • Groningen - LF9, LF14
LF21[23] n/a Amsterdam - Afsluitdijk 155 km
LF22[24] n/a Afsluitdijk - Kampen 135 km
  • Den Oever - LF10
  • Lemmer - LF20
LF23[25] n/a Kampen - Amsterdam 115 km
  • Kampen - LF3-1, LF3-2, LF15, LF22
  • Elburg - LF9
  • Amsterdam - LF2, LF7, LF20, LF21
LF30[26] n/a Breskens - Sas van Gent 50 km
LF51[27] Kempen Route Eindhoven - Antwerp (Belgium) 110 km
  • Eindhoven - LF7

Combined LF-Routes

Name Description Start & end points Length Connections
Zuiderzee Route (Zuiderzeeroute)[28] Together the LF21, LF22 and LF23 form the Zuiderzee Route (Zuiderzeeroute) Antwerp - Amsterdam 405 km -
Rhine Cycle Route (Rijnfietsroute)[29] The Rhine Cycle Route is made up of sections of the LF12, LF11, LF17, LF4 and LF3-2. It is part of EuroVelo 15 (the International Rhine Cycle Route) which takes you through Germany, France and Switzerland to the source of the River Rhine. Millingen - Hook of Holland 270 km Hook of Holland - LF1
Tour of the Netherlands (Ronde van Nederland)[30] The Tour of the Netherlands is a round tour of the Netherlands following sections of LF routes closest to the border: LF1, LF10, LF14, LF16, LF4, LF3-3, LF7, LF13. Arnhem-Arnhem 1300 km -
Tour of Twente (Rondje Twente)[31] The Tour of Twente is made up of sections of the LF14, LF15 and LF8. Ommen-Ommen 165 km -
Dutch Coastal Route (Nederlandse Kustroute)[32] Together the LF1 and the LF10 form the Dutch Coastal Route - the Dutch section of EuroVelo 12, the North Sea Cycle Route. Sluis - Nieuweschans 570 km -

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Netherlands, a great destination for cycling holidays". Nederland Fietsland website. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "LF1 North Sea Route (Noordzeeroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "LF2 City Route (Stedenroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "LF3-1 Wetland Route (Rietlandroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "LF3-2 Hanze Town Route (Hanzeroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "LF3-3 River Maas Route (Maasroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "LF4 Middle of the Netherlands Route (Midden-Nederlandroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "LF5". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "LF6". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "LF7 River Bank Route (Oeverlandroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "LF8". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "LF9 Sea Level Route (NAP-route)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "LF10 Wadden Sea Route (Waddenzeeroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "LF11 Princes’ Route (Prinsenroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  15. ↑ "LF12 River Maas and Fortresses Route (Maas- en Vestingroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  16. ↑ "LF13 Schelde-Rhine Route (Schelde-Rheinroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  17. ↑ "LF14 Saxons Route (Saksenroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  18. ↑ "LF15 Farmland Route (Boerenlandroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  19. ↑ "LF16 Vecht Valley Route (Vechtdalroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  20. ↑ "LF17". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  21. ↑ "LF19". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  22. ↑ "LF20 Flevo Route". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  23. ↑ "LF21". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  24. ↑ "LF22". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  25. ↑ "LF23". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  26. ↑ "LF30". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  27. ↑ "LF51 Kempen Route". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  28. ↑ "Zuider Sea Route (Zuiderzeeroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  29. ↑ "Rhine Cycle Route (Rijnfietsroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  30. ↑ "Tour of Holland (Ronde van Nederland)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  31. ↑ "Tour of Twente (Rondje Twente)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  32. ↑ "Dutch Coastal Route (Nederlandse Kustroute)". Holland-Cycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

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