The Best Cycle Route In Europe | Netherlands Cycle Trip

We set off on a two week cycle trip across the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France. We are going to be visiting 7 major cities, as well as enjoy the beautiful countryside. We plan to stay in tiny homes, on boats and in sustainable hotels, as well as visit a range of eco projects along the way. We will also be stuffing our faces with delicious plant based food! So come along with us as we enjoy this beautiful part of the world.
Our Equipment:
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- Our e-Bikes from Tenways: fas.st/t/rVhCNGMQ
- Our Sony Camera: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/goinggr...
- Our Favourite Camera Lens: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/goinggr...
- Our DJI Drone: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/goinggr...
- Our Camera Gimbal: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/goinggr...
- Our Microphones: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/goinggr...
- Our favourite BAM bamboo clothing (20% off first purchase): bambooclothing.mention-me.com...
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Our stays:
- Amsterdam - www.conscioushotels.com/hotel...
- Keukenhof-Area - www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/657682...
- Utrecht - www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/565124...
- Rotterdam - wikkelboat.nl/en/
- Zeeland - www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/542410...
- Antwerp - www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/744972...
- Brussels - www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/182970...
- Ghent - www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/499804...
- Bruges - www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/249025...
- Dunkirk - www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/489377...
Chapters:
00:00-00:33 Intro
00:34-04:05 Amsterdam
04:06-08:05 First Day Cycling
08:06-09:04 Keukenhof Tulip Festival
09:05-12:14 Utrecht
12:15-13:15 Rotterdam
13:16-13:45 Kinderdijk
13:46-15:15 Delft
15:16-15:45 Cycle To Zeeland
15:46-16:35 Tij Observatory
16:36-20:32 Cycle To Belgium
20:33-21:32 Antwerp
21:33-22:40 Brussels
22:41-23:45 Ghent
23:46-24:51 Bruges
24:52-26:23 Cycle To Dunkirk
26:24-26:42 Dunkirk Ferry to Dover
26:43-28:29 Reflections
#travel #netherlands #cycling

[@easterlake]

First of all, what's the deal with all of the nit picky comments? Good for you guys!❤ I am from the U.S. and flew to Amsterdam in April. I followed Eurovelo 15 through 6 different countries in 6 weeks. My bike is still in Europe and I'm thinking about a shorter trip next year. Thanks again for the video. P.S. I wore my helmet every mile.

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Thank you!

[@ohjajohh]

Nice video! I live close to Kinderdijk, but I'm ashamed to say I've never visited....

[@rjnrdhn]

This was such wholesome!🍃 Thanks for sharing. 🫶✨

[@lennartvers1767]

Not to be that person... But Rozenburg is still Zuid-Holland. And the place you showed as Zeeland at 18.55 in the video is actually the island of Goeree-Overflakkee. The lowest island of Zuid-Holland. So I am afraid you never set foot in Zeeland. Nice video though!

[@davidvillaescribano5178]

Fantastic video guys! Thanks for sharing. Planning to do it with my family.

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Amazing! Hope you enjoy it!

[@RupertFerreira]

Thank you for sharing. Looks amazing and certainly something on my bucket list as a family bicycle trip

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Thank you!

[@lws7394]

Nice video. Brave of you to cycle in this weather in the time of the year ! i guess you take two tips from this trip: 2: go a month later when the weather is better ( lbeit without blooming tulips). 2: go from Dunkirk to Amsterdam to benefit southwestern tailwinds ! 😁

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Yes haha thank you!

[@rojojezrielc]

Tulips ♡ Love these countries/places, spectacular! Keep safe and enjoy! 💚💚💚

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Thank you! We love Tulips 🙌🌷

[@rojojezrielc]

@@GoingGreenOfficial 💚🙌🏼

[@kellyallen9732]

Fabulous. I am visiting Antwerp and Brussels this year so will user your foodie tips. Train not cycling for me but not flying so happy to be making that switch.

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Awesome! You have to go to veganwaf in Brussels

[@charlesdowthomson]

great job... really enjoyed this...

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Thank you! We really appreciate it 😄

[@johnt6508]

Wow! I’m so glad i found your video. We’re planning a similar trip next summer (2025) except we plan to stay in the Netherlands the entire ride, basically starting and finishing in Amsterdam. Thank you for doing this, i can’t wait to check out the links you provided and your other videos. Congratulations on what looked like a fantastic adventure.

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Thank you!

[@erikjanse3597]

Always go from southwest to northeast in the Netherlands, Start in Vlissingen, end in Gronngen...

[@strange4you]

Im dutch and I LOVE belgie.... so nice....

[@125daxJ]

Nice video and good fun to watch. However... the helmets. Even in France i do not use one and I am dutch.

[@dstarley]

"Not sponsored we just love snacks!" 😁

[@albertlay8927]

Yeah, the prevailing wind is southwest. So most of the time it's better to plan your trip from south to north.

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Definitely 🙌

[@simdal3088]

Ah yes the infamous belgian roads, we should annex them.

[@clemens74]

Very nice video! Inspiring to do a bike trip. What do you think of the tenways bikes? Are they stable with all the luggage? Is it a problem that they don't have gears, especially when you drive 25 km/h don't you have to paddle to quickly? Thanks.

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Hi, thank you! They are great bikes and we highly recommend them for a trip like this. They are very stable if you bungee cord up right. Gears are not an issue as it electronically adjusts.

[@squarecircle1473]

Well arent you two lovely :) glad you enjoyed cycling through my country. Sorry about the weather ;) nowhere do you get more wet than on a bike in the rain lol greetings from the netherlands :)

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Haha thank you so much!

[@AartJanMuizer]

What you called Zeeland, is Goeree Overflakkee one of the Zuid Hollandse Eilanden,

[@charlesdowthomson]

I don't ride electric... yet... but what a great way to open up cycling for everyone... how about the range? Did you have any problems running out of power on the longer rides?

[@charlesdowthomson]

so from the vid about 80 kilometers per charge? How much are you pedaling?

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Thank you! Yes these E bikes are great 🙌 On our best day we managed to get 75km out of the battery, but that was because we had 15kg of weight on the back of the bikes. We think they could probably do 85-90km on a really good day.

[@buddy1155]

They hired Tenways, really one of the most despicable companies in the world, the bikes are build by Uyghurs slave labour. Tenways pretends to be a Dutch company with "headquarters" in the Netherlands and a suggestion that the bikes are build in the Netherlands, they are not! And if they had hired a Gazelle with a Bosch motor power line and 500kw battery they could have driven easily 150km if not 200 km a day.

[@sekoser]

Hello, nice video. Did you rent the bikes?

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

We purchased bikes in Amsterdam

[@Man-in-the-green]

Amsterdam is just beautiful ❌❌❌

[@Visitacao]

Great! It 's easy to rent e-bikes in NL ? Or you bought them there?

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Thank you! We bought them there :)

[@jengreatrex7384]

Did you have any issue/paperwork with importing the bikes? They look great.

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

@@jengreatrex7384 nope no issues!

[@henkhemming6674]

i skipped belgium but the rest was great

[@h2ocpt]

I would agree that it's a GREAT country in the spring/summer/fall. But, it was TERRIBLE to bike there in the winter time! Especially in the coastal areas like Amsterdam. Icing and frigid cold & winds were TERRIBLE!

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

We could imagine, oh my gosh! Even in Spring the wind was cold. You are very brave to cycle in the winter there 😂

[@Fjodor.Tabularasa]

Huh, it hasn't been cold in winter for years!! How many decades ago were you here?

[@mardiffv.8775]

Sorry Pal. the Netherlands is at the same latitude as Southern Canada. So winters are not warm.

[@TheReactor8]

Helmets are silly here.

[@wassimmahmoud7062]

As a cycling enthusiast, I appreciate the beautiful landscapes you captured! 🚵‍♀️ How do you stay motivated during long rides

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

Food! 😂

[@therealdutchidiot]

Especially in the Netherlands (as I'm sure you've noticed) you stand out like a sore thumb wearing a helmet. "Oh, tourists" is what you'll hear people say.

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

We noticed some funny looks but we didn’t care too much as we knew it was much safer to be wearing them

[@therealdutchidiot]

@@GoingGreenOfficial I hope you realise that's not actually true, right? Research done in the Netherlands shows wearers of helmets are at greater risk of accidents than those who don't wear helmets. There are many reasons for this, but the most important one is the fact a helmet makes you feel more safe than you really are. The same goes from a driver's perspective. You're no longer seen as a vulnerable road user, but you clearly are, because helmets don't protect you against anything more than falling off your bike. A crash with a car means you'll have a cracked skull underneath the helmet.

[@GoingGreenOfficial]

@@therealdutchidiot We believe it’s better to be safe then sorry especially when going on main roads in Belgium. They also reduced the solar glare for us, so it was this or a cap. Also check out this study www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457500000488 And article amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/mar/21/bike-helmet-cyclists-safe-urban-warfare-wheels

[@therealdutchidiot]

A meta analysis of old studies isn't going to give accurate results (your first link). The second link agrees with my poiint of view. Now, ofcourse, Belgium (especially Wallonia) is terrifying. But wearing a helmet is counterproductive there as well. If you're prone to falling off your bike a helmet is recommended. But they won't do anything to improve safety otherwise. Now, ofcourse, you're free to do as you please, but you look silly without any gain.

[@Fjodor.Tabularasa]

To use helmets on e bikes makes sense, on normal bikes it doesn't. Especially older people using e bikes are at high risk of death due to head injury. 291 bike deaths in 2022 of whom a huge percentage rode e bikes, especially 75+ are at high risk.

[@antonvernooy6186]

lost me a plant-based food, but i will still watch as i need to get the info

[@bfiftytwo1155]

Why electric bikes? They are polluting too. Trains also. Better just walk for a better planet. I´m shocked You also consume far too much.

[@Hensepens64]

Well. Breathing out is also polluting. Whe the choice is using e-bike or the car. I think the e-bike us a better choice. But trains dildo polluting? How come?

[@easterlake]

@bfiftytwo1155 you sound like you'd be a lot of fun at parties. Lighten up.

[@bfiftytwo1155]

@@easterlake At parties I always warn the people that we are all gonna die soon due climate.

[@Diggnuts]

Perhaps instead of wasting money on pointless styrofoam helmets, you should spend some time setting up those bikes correctly. Your postures are very bad and you are obviously not stable riding in a straight line. There is a simple way to tell if your setup is wrong. If you go straight but need to steer, it is wrong.

[@luke.warm.tea69]

you must be fun at parties!!!