Plan your bike trip

Border - Maastricht

Distance: 7.5 kilometres

The Maas enters the Netherlands south of Maastricht and has already travelled quite a long way by then. La Meuse, or the Maas, rises on the Langres plateau in the east of France and has covered 739 kilometres before it reaches the Netherlands. It ...

Maastricht - Ohé en Laak

Distance: 46.8 kilometres

In this part of the route, man and river are working together harmoniously to create a new river landscape. In this Limburg landscape, the Maas has been the architect for many centuries. It’s the Maas Valley, where river channels are created due ...

Ohé en Laak - Venlo

Distance: 62 kilometres

After Ohé en Laak the view changes. You are now entering the largest continuous water sports area in the Netherlands: the Maasplassen. On summer days, the marinas and beaches are characterized by an exuberant, lively atmosphere. The Maasplassen cover an area of around ...

Venlo - Boxmeer

Distance: 58 kilometres

The last, but not least, part of Limburg awaits you. On the east side of the Maas you’ll find the largest river dune area in the Netherlands, named the Maasduinen National Park. On the west side you cycle through the only Dutch ...

Boxmeer - Maasbommel

Distance: 60.6 kilometres

In North Brabant you cycle in northwestern direction through another unique landscape: it’s the oldest cultural landscape in the Netherlands. In the Maasheggen area, as it’s called, you cycle through a mosaic of small meadows in the floodplains, enclosed by braided ...

Maasbommel - Aalst

Distance: 53.2 kilometres

Near Heusden you say goodbye to the Maas: officially this is where the river ends. You enter an area where considerable work has been done on the river since the Middle Ages. It has been dammed, rerouted, even dug again. The water continues ...

Aalst - Dordrecht

Distance: 60 kilometres

After Woudrichem you truly enter the low countries. You’re cycling below sea level. You’ll definitely notice the proximity to the sea when you ride into the Biesbosch National Park. Thanks to an open connection with the sea, this river delta with ...

Dordrecht - Oostvoorne

Distance: 70 kilometres

After Dordrecht we join the Oude Maas, through which the Maas flowed into the sea before people in medieval times decided to have it discharge into the Waal. So, in fact, we’re now cycling along the original Maas again. And on the ...

Oostvoorne - Rotterdam

Distance: 70 kilometres The route still continues for a bit, because you’re not completely finished with the Maas. Between the sea and the Oostvoornse Meer you cycle north towards the Maasvlakte. Beautiful may not be the right word, but it’s certainly impressive to cycle through one ...