Windmill on the Amstel – Riekermolen loop from Amstelveenseweg

Windmill on the Amstel – Riekermolen loop from Amstelveenseweg

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Windmill on the Amstel – Riekermolen loop from Amstelveenseweg

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20.8km

50m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 10.3 km for 14 m

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Start point

Train Station

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5.91 km

Windmill on the Amstel

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The Riekermolen is a polder windmill. The windmill originally stood in the Riekerpolder south of the village of Sloten near Amsterdam. The mill, which dates back to 1636, had to …

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5.95 km

De Riekermolen and the Rembrandt statue

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Close to the Klein Kalfje, a statue of Rembrandt suddenly pops up. Not surprising: this was the place where the painter made many sketches – which he later finished in …

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6.04 km

Large windmill built in 1636 to drain the surrounding land. The mill originally stood in the Riekerpolder. When the mill had to be relocated due to the expansion of the Nieuwe Meer, the mill was given its current location.

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10.0 km

Ouderkerk aan de Amstel

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The Jagershuis (originally 1614) used to be a meeting place for the hunters who used their horses to pull the barges on the towpath along the Amstel. It is a …

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11.1 km

De Zwaan Windmill (Ouderkerk aan de Amstel)

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De Zwaan was built around 1638 as an inland windmill. This drained the Klein-Duivendrechtse and the Binnenbullewijkerpolder on the Amstel (the reservoir of Amstelland), which together had an area of …

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13.6 km

Amstel River

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Beautiful cycle path along the Amstel. The river is approximately 31 kilometers long and runs all the way to the center of Amsterdam.

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15.2 km

Steep Path from Oudekerkerdijk to A10 Bridge

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Short, steep (10%+?), narrow and unpaved path up from the eastern bank of the Amstel (Oudekerkerdijk) to the cycle path on the bridge of the A10. Usually easy to do …

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