Cycling on the path next to Ommedijkseweg

Netherlands 25: Riding from Duinrell to Leiden

Being the closest city, Leiden is a popular choice for a day trip away from to Duinrell. Indeed, it’s somewhere we have been to every time we’ve stayed there and I’ve written about our rides to the city numerous times in 201520172022 and 2024.

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Crossing the Oude Rijn, with views of a windmill

Netherlands 15: The route to Leiden

Leiden is a university city about 20km north of The Hague and about 10km away from Duinrell by bike. The route from Duinrell is a great example of Dutch bike infrastructure, with most of the route being on segregated cycle paths away from the road. The points at which you have to share the road are generally pretty quiet and you can expect to see very few cars.

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