Holland is Europe’s most bicycle friendly country. In addition to the various bicycle routes in the cities, there is also a dense network of long distance routes that allow you to move around the country. They are called LF-Routes and marked by green signs. In total they cover about 4,500 km. Maps of all routes and detailed maps on each individual itinerary can be found easily in all hotel facilities and information points along the routes.
One of the most impressive and interesting is the LF7 (Oeverlandroute or River Bank Route) that connects the city of Alkmaar to Maastricht crossing the country from north to south. The track is about 385 km long and crosses numerous other cycling routes including LF15 (Boerenlandroute) and LF6. You always ride on flat plains on an asphalt base, which means that the track is an easy path for children as well.
The LF7 divides Holland into two halves by tracing a line from the coast to the border with Belgium, to the far south of the country. The bicycle passes through Amsterdam and other major cities in the Netherlands such as Utrecht and Eindhoven, but for the most part, you cycle in the countryside moving from one village to another. You travel immersed in a natural landscape made of fields, rivers and hills. Particularly fascinating is the agricultural region of Batavia.