Netherlands Numbered Junction Bicycle Network

The Netherlands has a bicycle network of numbered junctions that can be used to plot a (recreational) cycle route. The advantage over previous systems is the great freedom with which routes can be planned.

The system started in Belgium and is slowly but surely finding its way to the North of the Netherlands.

This video shows and explains the system.

Online route planners are only in Dutch; but this one is quite clear: http://www.fietseropuit.nl/

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Netherlands
• bicycle
• cycle
• bike
• route
• system
• numbered
• junctions
• recreational
• cycling
• biking
• grid
• network
• holland
• fiets
• knooppunt
• knooppunten
• netwerk
• fietsknooppunt
• fietsknooppuntennetwerk
• fietsen

[Mavisness]

Like Covidiu, I would also like the URL to the webisite where I can plan a route using the junction numbering system. I arrive in Holland at the end of the month for a weeks tour of Holland and this would safe me carrying maps. Can anyone help? Thanks

[markenlei]

@Mavisness since Covidiu asked I have put the link in the infobox.

[havenotdohave]

I used the knooppunten system very often last year. I cycled around my homeplace Apeldoorn alot. This year I will start to do 2-days vacations with help from the knooppunten and taking part of vrienden p de fiets, so I can stay overnight

[Mavisness]

Many thanks for the link, off to check it out.

[Dilhorne]

yes , good informative video

[covidiu]

Very interesting. I've seen those, but I had no idea what they mean.

You said you can plan your journey online. What's the website URL?

[Panarech]

Excellent video!  How I envy this system.

[xlnetwork]

Nicely made video...! The audio could be a bit better, but I like it anyway. The message is clear and The Netherlands is such a good country to live in if you're a cyclist.

Personaly I haven't used the 'knooppunten' yet. I mostly travel with GPS if I have to do long distances (for instance from Groningen half way to the country). Maybe on my next recreational trip I'll try using it.