Routes · Amsterdam south to Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
Along the Amstel
The short easy one: rowing crews, riverside cafés and a village church for lunch.
The Amstel gives Amsterdam its name and, for cyclists, its easiest escape. Follow the east bank south from the Amstelpark and the city ends within a kilometre; after that it is rowing clubs, old country houses and a single windmill.
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel is a small village with a church, a bridge and cafés on both sides of the water. Cross the bridge and return on the west bank so the views are different on the way home.
This is the route we suggest for visitors with a rental bike and half a day. It has no hills, almost no traffic and a lot of places to stop; families ride it with small children all summer.
A junction sequence we have used
Numbers repeat between regions, so this string only means something on the map panels near Amstelpark. Check it against the panel at the first junction before you set off.
Where to stop
- km 7Riekermolen windmillthe only mill on the river
- km 14Ouderkerk aan de Amstellunch on either bank
- km 21West bank rowing clubswatch the crews
Dike roads are shared with farm traffic and, in summer, with a lot of other cyclists. Ride single file where the path is narrow and give way at the small ferries.