Utrecht and the Veluwe
The Netherlands has more bikes than people and a national routing system — numbered knooppunten junctions — that reduces navigation to writing six digits on your hand.
- Best forAdventure
- Approx. flying time~11h 25m from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportWeeze (NRN)
About this place
Base in Utrecht for canal-side pedalling, then take the train to the Veluwe, a surprising expanse of forest and heather where white bikes are free to borrow inside Hoge Veluwe park, with the Kröller-Müller's Van Goghs at its centre. Flat is guaranteed; headwind is the national mountain. August turns the heather purple.
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When to go
Daytime highs run from about 6°C in January to 23°C in August. Driest in June and September; wettest in July, with rain on about 16 days.
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August23° · rain 13 daysMild and often wet.
Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Live conditions from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.
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