Tulip Ways

Printable maps and GPX tracks for slow cycling and walking routes through the Dutch countryside.

Every route below is ridden at least once a season. Maps are drawn for a relaxed pace: about 15 km an hour on a city bike, with stops for coffee, windmills and ferries.

Maps & tracks

Bulb Field Loop

34 kmLisse – Noordwijkerhout – Hillegom

Flat lanes between the flower fields; busiest on weekends.

Best time: Mid-April

Polder & Windmills

27 kmKinderdijk – Alblasserdam – Nieuw-Lekkerland

Dike roads with wide views; strong headwind on the way back.

Best time: All year

Canal Towns

41 kmHaarlem – Spaarndam – Zaanse Schans

Quiet towpaths, two ferry crossings, good bakeries.

Best time: May–September

Dune Edge

29 kmNoordwijk – Katwijk – Wassenaar

Shaded forest paths behind the dunes; sandy in places.

Best time: June–August

Lakes of the Green Heart

36 kmGouda – Reeuwijk – Bodegraven

Narrow strips of land between lakes; bring a jacket.

Best time: April–October

River Vecht

38 kmUtrecht – Breukelen – Weesp

Country houses along the river; mostly car-free.

Best time: All year

How to use the maps

Download the GPX file to your phone or bike computer, or print the PDF on A4. Junction numbers (knooppunten) are marked on every map, so you can also follow the green signs without a phone. Distances are for the full loop; most routes have a shortcut marked in grey.

Before you go

Most routes follow the national junction network. Rent a bike at the station with an OV-fiets card, keep right on shared paths, and check the ferry times in winter — some small ferries only run from April.