Cycle routes in Netherlands: which way and when
Netherlands: 14 routes with wind, rain and heat by month. The best month is most often September (12/14); data: ERA5 2006–2025.
Routes
| Route | Length | Best months | Best way |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part Nederland | 618 km | June, September (peak June) | near Knokke-Heist → Bunde |
| LF Maasroute | 473 km | June, September (peak September) | either |
| Euroroute R1 - part Netherlands | 458 km | June, September (peak September) | Sluis → near Eibergen |
| LF Zuiderzeeroute | 435 km | June, September (peak September) | either |
| LF Waterlinieroute | 404 km | June, September (peak September) | Bergen op Zoom → Edam |
| NAP-route | 349 km | September | Utrecht → Bunde |
| Grünroute | 323 km | September | Paal → Düren |
| EuroVelo 4 - Central Europe Route - part Netherlands | 311 km | September | near Knokke-Heist → Venlo |
| Midden-Nederlandroute | 308 km | September | Den Haag → Enschede |
| Saksenroute | 303 km | September | either |
| EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part Netherlands | 289 km | June, September (peak September) | Hoek van Holland → near Eibergen |
| EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part North Sea | 214 km | June, September (peak June) | Harwich → Hoek van Holland |
| Oranjefietsroute | 199 km | September | Apeldoorn → Bad Bentheim |
| Hanzeroute | 136 km | September | Tolkamer → Kampen |
Other routes through Netherlands
| Route | Length | Best months | Best way |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroVelo 15 – Rhine Cycle Route | 1,346 km | September | either |
| EuroVelo 19 - The Meuse Bicycle Route | 1,088 km | September | either |
| Fietsallee am Nordkanal | 102 km | September | Nederweert → near Düsseldorf |
How to read the numbers
Wind is the 10 m wind of a 25-km grid cell, daytime hours 9:00–18:00 local solar time; at saddle height in a sheltered valley it is weaker, on a coast or ridge stronger. A positive value is a tailwind. ERA5 slightly over-counts days with ≥ 1 mm of rain (by about 5–7 percentage points) and underestimates daily highs by 1–2 °C. Good day = less than 1 mm of rain between 9:00 and 18:00 (riding hours, local solar time) and a high between 10 and 30 °C; rain at night or in the evening does not spoil it.