My husband, myself, and our teens (16 and 18) are hoping to bike to and around Kinderdijk from Rotterdam in June. I've been looking at the fietsknoop website (https://www.fietsknoop.nl/) and think the route would be 60-20-68-21-74-67-75-66-65-70-48-54-14 and then a short ferry ride across. Do I understand correctly that all the fietsknoop nodes are connected by bike paths that are separated from the car traffic? Or is there a better way to pick a route?
Posted by
Wengen
3911 posts
The Fietsknoop system is a wayfinding system. It is not a network of bike paths. Basically there is a network of numbered markers with signs point at other nearby markers. By noting down the numbers you can ride your route without needing a navigation system or map.
It is not going to be all separate bike paths. A lot of the routes will just be on quiet side streets for example.
But you will be sharing the street with cars at places. Luckily for you those car drivers are cyclists themselves, and know how to behave.
Posted by
IJzendijke, The Netherlands
2390 posts
It’s not the most scenic route between Rotterdam and Kinderdijk you plan to follow. But have dedicated bike paths, except the road along the river between node 58 (54?) and 14 (61). There is no room for this, nevertheless road marks show the bike lane. With speed limits for the other traffic it’s in general safe to bike around there.