Bicycling The Netherlands, Day 5: Delft to Leiden (October 5, 2023) Meijendel Nature Reserve

In June of 2020, we were all set to do a bicycle tour of the Loire Valley to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, COVID hit and we had to cancel and reschedule for September of 2021 but COVID had made a strong resurgence and we rescheduled for September of 2022. I broke my collarbone at the beginning of August and we could not bicycle but did enjoy the Alsace and Burgundy regions of France (videos:    • France   ). We decided to skip the Loire Valley and try a ride in the bicycling mecca of the Netherlands. Since we had a sizable credit with Discover France we booked our trip through them and their partner Tulip Cycling.

Over five days of riding we went from Bruges Belgium to Leiden Netherlands enjoying the wonderful bicycling infrastructure and scenery of the Netherlands. So many canals, windmills, beautiful towns and countryside. Our fifth and final day of riding was a shorter day of 28 miles from Delft to Leiden. Our route took us out of Delft along canals (surprise!) and through The Hague, which was a bit busy and nerve-wracking. After winding our way through The Hague we entered into a beautiful set of nature areas (Meijendel Nature Reserve) that contain many sand dunes and nature trails if one wanted to stop and walk a bit. After 9 miles in the natural area at mile 20 of our ride we finally saw the North Sea and stopped to enjoy lunch. Leiden is yet another beautiful city to wander around and explore. After returning the bicycles and gear to Peter of Tulip Cycling we relaxed with a bottle of wine before heading out to another amazing dinner (we only had one so-so dinner during our three weeks in the Netherlands!).

Ride with GPS:
https://ridewithgps.com/trips/136543175

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