National Park De Biesbosch / The Netherlands / 53km скачать в хорошем качестве

National Park De Biesbosch / The Netherlands / 53km

The Biesbosch National Park is a nature conservation area and the largest fresh water tidal zone in Europe. We have been back there on our bikes multiple times; just love it! We start our bike ride in a town called Drimmelen, near the local marina. There is paid parking there; I think we pay approximately €6 or so for the day. You can see our signposted cycle route in the picture below. You can use the app Routiq previously known as Route.nl and search for route number 2455173 with the description: Biesbosch Route. You can follow the route as indicated but do pay attention in the beginning of your ride between signpost 98 and 21: the app sends you on a parallel road below the dike whereas the bike path with the better view is right on top of the dike along the river. Cycling in a loop around this unique nature scene is quite doable as long as you can take the bike ferry across in Lage Zwaluwe, called 't Leeuweveerke. Check their schedule on their website listed below. If the ferry happens to not run, you will needs to take the Moerdijk bridge. Then your bike ride suddenly is over 85km to complete. This happened to us the first time. The ferry didn't run due to COVID restrictions. Biking more than 85km versus 55km is not a minor difference so do check on the ferry schedule! A really nice thing about the ferry is that it runs on solar energy. Another nice thing is that while you wait for the ferry on the Lage Zwaluwe side, you can enjoy a drink or lunch at Lunchroom Biesla. If you jump on the ferry without a stop at Lunchroom Biesla, don't worry. You'll love restaurant Het Bolle Bevertje further up on our route. If you are a tourist visiting The Netherlands without your own bikes, this is also where you can rent bikes and then start your tour there instead. Our route continues and will pass by the Biesbosch Museum. Truth be told ... we haven't stopped there yet. Next time we will! A great place to stop along the way is De Selevia Hoeve. You really can't miss this large equestrian event center with its own brasserie and terrace. A great place for a coffee/tea and a timely stop for a bathroom break. The route continues through the town of Werkendam. There are probably great places to see there too but by then we usually plow through to get to the end of our bike route. There is one more oddity on the Routiq/Route.nl map between signpost 14 and 18: on the Oranjepolderweg you'd likely prefer the road instead of the bike path. On the map you see that the bike path takes a loop south whereas the road goes straight. There is nothing specifically interesting about that bike path diversion and by then you'll feel your legs enough to be just slightly annoyed. Not a big deal either way, but kind of nice to catch the road going straight instead. From here it is straight back to Drimmelen where we parked our car. After we put our bikes back on the car, the marina in Drimmelen gives you many options for a bite to eat while enjoying the boating/vacation spirit and lovely evening sun. Our favourite place is More-Itz Restaurant, but make sure you have a change of clothes because you'll be out character there in biking shorts! It’s a hip, upscale place with great food and drinks. Helpful links: Biesbosch National Park: https://np-debiesbosch.nl/english-inf... Ferry ’t Leeuweveerke: www.leeuweveerke.nl Lunchroom Biesla: https://www.poortnaardebiesbosch.nl/l... Restaurant Het Bolle Bevertje: www.bollebevertje.nl More-Itz Restaurant: www.more-itz.nl