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Alblasserdam

Nieuwe Waterschap Windmill – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Alblasserdam

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Netherlands
South Holland
Alblasserdam

Nieuwe Waterschap Windmill – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Alblasserdam

Moderate

4.7

(37)

165

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Nieuwe Waterschap Windmill – Kinderdijk Windmills loop from Alblasserdam

03:04

12.2km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 7.46 km for 221 m

Closed: • sunset-sunrise (otherwise open)

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.38 km

Nieuwe Waterschap Windmill

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Here you have the nice walking location...

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8.05 km

A beautiful walk along the mills and a beautiful landscape. Alternating with dikes and polders. Well maintained and perfectly signposted route. Next year again. Thanks RWV

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8.82 km

View of the Kinderdijk windmills

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The mills are inhabited and rented out. Tenants must be certified millers and turn the sails 60,000 times a year to keep the mill in top condition. Training to become a miller takes two years.

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9.34 km

Kinderdijk Windmills

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A clever example of water management is being done in the Kinderdijk mill complex. The 19 mills were once built to pump water up from the low-lying polder. The complex is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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9.97 km

Despite the reeds there are still many views...

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9.97 km

It's beautiful here again...

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10.4 km

Nowhere in the Netherlands can you find so many windmills together as in Kinderdijk. The nineteen mills have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Museum Mill Nederwaard has …

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10.6 km

View of the Kinderdijk windmills

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As the title of the Highlight says...

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12.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.54 km

1.72 km

1.39 km

1.36 km

1.18 km

Surfaces

5.60 km

2.70 km

1.35 km

1.04 km

699 m

296 m

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Saturday 11 July

27°C

16°C

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