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The network of '''Dutch National Cycle Routes'''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Netherlands, a great destination for cycling holidays|url=http://www.nederlandfietsland.nl/en/long-distance-cycle-routes|work=Nederland Fietsland website|accessdate=14 December 2013}}</ref> (''Landelijke Fietsroutes'' or '''LF-Routes''') is the [[national cycling route network]] of the [[Netherlands]]. These [[long-distance cycling route]]s criss-cross the country and are primarily intended for recreational multi-day bike tours, such as [[Bicycle touring|cycling holidays]].
'''LF-Routes''' (''Landelijke Fietsroutes'', [[Dutch language|Dutch]] for ''countrywide cycling routes'') are [[long-distance cycling route]]s that form a network in the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]]. The routes, criss-crossing both countries, are primarily intended for recreational multi-day bike tours, such as [[Bicycle touring|cycling holidays]]. Some routes are also part of a [[EuroVelo|wider international network]].


LF-routes have been signposted for travel in both directions since 2007. In order to distinguish the two directions, the signpost inscribes one direction with the letter 'a', the other with the letter ‘b’, e.g. the North Sea Route LF1 from [[Den Helder]] to [[Sluis]] is called LF1a, while in the other direction it is called LF1b.
Most of the LF routes have been signposted in two directions, inscribing one direction with the letter 'a', the other with the letter ‘b’: the [[EV12 The North Sea Cycle Route|North Sea Route]] LF1 southbound from [[Den Helder]] to French [[Boulogne-sur-Mer]] is called LF1a, while in the other direction it is called LF1b.


==History==
The network of national long-distance cycle routes is to undergo a [http://www.holland-cycling.com/blog/274-lf-routes-to-be-overhauled radical overhaul in 2017-2021].
In 1987, Dutch cyclists' organisations founded a 'countrywide cycling platform' to create a network of long-distance cycling routes throughout the Netherlands. This platform published maps and guides and started signposting its routes in 1990.


Belgium introduced its first long-distance route, not yet called 'LF' by that time, in 1964: it connected youth [[hostel]]s and was therefore called Jeugdherbergenroute, which later became the LF50. Belgium signposted its first LF-route in 1990 as well (the LF1 North Sea Route) and two years later, the [[GR footpath|GR]] organisation took over the planning of Belgian LF-routes.
==LF-routes==

At the maximum extent, both countries had created a network of 36 routes, of which 5 were only in Belgium, 15 in the Netherlands and 16 in both. Some routes also extend into France and Germany. However, due to the expansion of the [[cycle node network]] Belgium reduced its official network in 2012 (routes marked <ref name="old" group="Note" />) and the Netherlands is doing the same between 2017 and 2021 (routes marked <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" />).

==Routes==
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! Route number !! Name !! Start & end points !! Length !! Connections <ref>For the Netherlands: based on the map on {{cite web|title=LF-routes|url=http://www.nederlandfietsland.nl/lf-routes|work=Nederland Fietsland|accessdate=16 February 2017}} For Belgium: {{cite web|title=LF-routes|url=http://www.velo-ravel.net/cartes_LF.html|work=Vélo Ravel|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref>
! Route number !! Name !! Start & end points !! Length !! Connections
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| LF1<ref>{{cite web|title=LF1 North Sea Route (Noordzeeroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf1-north-sea-route-noordzeeroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || North Sea Route (Noordzeeroute) || Den Helder - Sluis || 310 km || {{flatlist|
| LF1 || Noordzeeroute (''[[North Sea]] Route'') || Den Helder - Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) || 470&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 1 North Sea Route - Flanders Cycle Route|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/94/lf-1-north-sea-route---flanders-cycle-route.html|work=groteroutepaden.be|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> || {{flatlist|
*[[Callantsoog]]: LF10
*Flushing - LF13, LF30
*[[Schoorl]]: LF7
*Hook of Holland - LF12
*[[Haarlem]]: LF20
*The Hague - LF4
*[[The Hague]]: LF4, LF11
*Haarlem - LF20
*[[Hook of Holland]]: LF12
*Callantsoog - LF10
*[[Vlissingen|Flushing]]: LF13
*[[Breskens]]: LF30, LF39
*[[Sluis]]: LF51
*[[Damme]]: LF5
*[[Blankenberge]]: LF52
*[[Ostend]]: LF511
*[[Veurne]]: LF6
*[[Diksmuide]]: LF6, LF53
}}
}}
|-
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| LF 2<ref>{{cite web|title=LF2 City Route (Stedenroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf-2-city-route-stedenroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || City Route (Stedenroute) || Amsterdam - Brussels (Belgium) || 340 km || {{flatlist|
| LF 2 || Stedenroute (''Cities' Route'') || [[Amsterdam]] - [[Brussels]] || 337&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 2 Cities Route - Flanders|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/95/lf-2-cities-route---flanders.html|work=groteroutepaden.be|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> || {{flatlist|
*Amsterdam - LF7, LF20, LF21, LF23
*Amsterdam: LF7, LF20, LF21, LF23
*[[Alphen aan den Rijn]]: LF4
*Bodengraven - LF4
*Dordrecht - LF11
*[[Rotterdam]]: LF11
*[[Dordrecht]]: LF11, LF12
*Bergen op Zoom - LF13
*[[Moerdijk]]: LF11
*[[Roosendaal]]: LF13, LF50
*[[Antwerp]]: LF51
*[[Boom, Belgium|Boom]]: LF5, LF56
*[[Leuven]]: LF6, LF57, [[RandoVélo|RVU]]
*Brussels: LF56, RV1, RV4, RV10
}}
}}
|-
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| LF3 || Rietlandroute (''[[Reed bed]] Route'') <br /> Hanzeroute (''[[Hanseatic League]] Route'') <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" /><br /> Maasroute (''River [[Meuse|Maas]] Route'') || [[Holwerd]] - [[Kampen, Overijssel|Kampen]] <br />Kampen - [[Millingen aan de Rijn]] <br />Millingen - [[Maastricht]] || 535&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks">{{cite web|title=GPS tracks|url=http://www.hollandcyclingroutes.com/long-distance-cycle-routes/gps-tracks|work=hollandcyclingroutes.com|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> || {{flatlist|
| LF3-1<ref>{{cite web|title=LF3-1 Wetland Route (Rietlandroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf3-1-wetland-route-rietlandroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Wetland Route (Rietlandroute) || Holwerd - Kampen || 170 km || {{flatlist|
*Holwerd - ferry to Wadden Island of Ameland
*Holwerd: LF10, ferry to [[Ameland]]
*[[Heerenveen]]: LF20
*Kampen - LF3-2, LF15, LF22, LF23
*Kampen: LF15, LF22, LF23
*[[Zwolle]]: LF9, LF15, LF16
*[[Deventer]]: LF19
*[[Bronkhorst]]: LF4
*[[Arnhem]]: LF4
*[[Groesbeek]]: LF12
*[[Venlo]]: LF13
*[[Roermond]]: LF5
*Maastricht: LF6, RV7
}}
}}
|-
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| LF4 <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" />|| Midden-Nederlandroute (''Middle of the Netherlands Route'') || The Hague - [[Enschede]] || 290&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF3-2<ref>{{cite web|title=LF3-2 Hanze Town Route (Hanzeroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf3-2-hanze-town-route-hanzeroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Hanze Town Route (Hanzeroute) || Kampen - Millingen || 135 km || {{flatlist|
*The Hague: LF1, LF11
*Kampen - LF3-1, LF15, LF22, LF23
*Alphen aan den Rijn: LF2
*Zwolle - LF9
*[[Utrecht]]: LF7, LF9
*Deventer - LF19
*[[Doorn]]: LF17
*Arnhem - LF4
*Millingen - LF3-3
*Arnhem: LF3
*Bronkhorst: LF3
*[[Borculo]]: LF8
*[[Enschede]]: LF14, LF15
}}
}}
|-
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| LF3-3<ref>{{cite web|title=LF3-3 River Maas Route (Maasroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf3-3-river-maas-route-maasroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || River Maas Route (Maasroute) || Arnhem - Maastricht || 230 km || {{flatlist|
| LF5 || [[Vlaanderen Fietsroute]] (''[[Flanders]] Cycle Route'') (North) || Damme - Roermond || 320&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 5 Flanders Cycle Route|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/96/lf-5-flanders-cycle-route.html|work=groteroutepaden.be|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
*Damme: LF1
*Arnhem - LF3-2, LF4
*[[Bruges]]: LF511
*Groesbeek - LF12
*[[Aalter]]: LF39
*Venlo - LF13
*[[Ghent]]: LF30, LF53
*Roermond - LF5, LF7
*[[Dendermonde]]: LF38
*Maastricht - LF6, LF7
*[[Temse]]: LF38
*Boom: LF2, LF56
*[[Lier]]: LF550
*[[Zandhoven]]: LF50, LF51, LF557
*[[Zoersel]]: LF9, LF50, LF557
*[[Turnhout]]: LF35
*[[Mol, Belgium|Mol]]: LF35
*[[Lommel]]: LF51
*[[Neerpelt]]: LF57
*[[Thorn, Netherlands|Thorn]]: LF7, LF58
*Roermond: LF3
}}
}}
|-
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| LF4<ref>{{cite web|title=LF4 Middle of the Netherlands Route (Midden-Nederlandroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf4-middle-of-holland-route-midden-nederlandroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Middle of the Netherlands Route (Midden-Nederlandroute) || The Hague - Enschede || 290 km || {{flatlist|
| LF6 || Vlaanderen Fietsroute (South) || Diksmuide - [[Aachen]] (Germany) || 400&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 6 Flanders Cycle Route|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/98/lf-6-flanders-cycle-route.html|work=groteroutepaden.be|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
*Diksmuide: LF1, LF53
*The Hague - LF1
*[[Ypres]]: LF39
*Bodegraven - LF2
*[[Kortrijk]]: LF52
*Utrecht - LF7, LF9
*[[Bossuit]]: RV8
*Doorn - LF17
*[[Kluisbergen]]: LF30, RV8
*Arnhem - LF3-3
*[[Geraardsbergen]]: LF38, RV3
*[[Halle, Belgium|Halle]]: RV1
*[[Uccle]]: RV10
*[[Huldenberg]]: RV4
*Leuven: LF2, LF57, RVU
*[[Hoegaarden]]: RV2
*[[Zoutleeuw]]: LF35
*[[Riemst]]: LF50
*[[Kanne]]: LF7
*Maastricht: LF3, RV7
}}
}}
|-
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| LF5<ref>{{cite web|title=LF5|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf5|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || n/a || Thorn - Roermond || 20 km || {{flatlist|
| LF7 || Oeverlandroute (''River Bank Route'') || Schoorl - Maastricht || 435&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 7 Flanders Cycle Route|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/97/lf-7-flanders-cycle-route.html|work=groteroutepaden.be|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref><ref>http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/97/lf-7-flanders-cycle-route.html || {{flatlist|
*Schoorl: LF1
*Roermond - LF3-3, LF7
*[[Alkmaar]]: LF15
*Amsterdam: LF2, LF20, LF21, LF23
*Utrecht: LF4, LF9
*[[Leerdam]]: LF17
*[['s-Hertogenbosch]]: LF12
*[[Best, Netherlands|Best]]: LF13
*[[Eindhoven]]: LF51
*[[Mierlo]]: LF13
*Thorn: LF5, LF58
*Kanne: LF6}}
|-
| LF8 <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" /> || n/a || [[Ommen]] - [[Winterswijk]] || 100 km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> ||{{flatlist|
*Ommen: LF14, LF16
*[[Holten]]: LF15, LF19
*Borculo: LF4
}}
}}
|-
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| LF6<ref>{{cite web|title=LF6|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf6|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || n/a || Maastricht - German border || 40 km || {{flatlist|
| LF9 <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" /> || NAP-route (''[[Amsterdam Ordnance Datum]] Route'') || [[Bad Nieuweschans]] - Zoersel || 505&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 9 NAP-Route|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/99/lf-9-nap-route---flanders.html|work=groteroutepaden.be|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> || {{flatlist|
*Bad Nieuweschans: LF10
*Maastricht - LF3-3, LF7
*[[Groningen]]: LF14, LF20
*Zwolle: LF3, LF15, LF16
*[[Elburg]]: LF23
*[[Spakenburg]]: LF23
*Utrecht: LF4, LF7
*[[Gorinchem]]: LF17
*[[Woudrichem]]: LF12
*[[Breda]]: LF11, LF13
*[[Loenhout]]: LF50
*Zoersel: LF5, LF50, LF557
}}
}}
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| LF10 || Waddenzeeroute (''[[Wadden Sea]] Route'') || Callantsoog - Bad Nieuweschans || 275&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF7<ref>{{cite web|title=LF7 River Bank Route (Oeverlandroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf7-river-bank-route-oeverlandroute
*Callantsoog: LF1
|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || River Bank Route (Oeverlandroute) || Alkmaar - Maastricht || 385 km || {{flatlist|
*[[Den Oever]]: LF21
*Alkmaar - LF15
*Amsterdam - LF2, LF20, LF21, LF23
*[[Kornwerderzand]]: LF21, LF22
*Holwerd: LF3
*Utrecht - LF4, LF9
*[[Lauwersoog]]: LF14, ferry to [[Schiermonnikoog]]
*Leerdam - LF17
*Bad Nieuweschans: LF9
*Den Bosch - LF12
}}
*Best - LF13
*Eindhoven - LF51
*Roermond - LF3-3, LF5
*Maastricht - LF3-3, LF6}}
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| LF11 <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" /> || Prinsenroute (''Princes' Route'') || The Hague - Breda || 125&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF8<ref>{{cite web|title=LF8|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf8|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || n/a || Ommen - Winterswijk || 100 km
*The Hague: LF1, LF4
*[[Vlaardingen]]: LF12
*Rotterdam: LF2
*Dordrecht: LF2, LF12
*Moerdijk: LF2
*Breda: LF9, LF13
}}
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| LF12 || Maas- en Vestingroute (''River Maas and Fortresses Route'') || Hook of Holland - Groesbeek || 220&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF9<ref>{{cite web|title=LF9 Sea Level Route (NAP-route)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf9-sea-level-route-nap-route|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Sea Level Route (NAP-route) || Nieuweschans - Breda || 455 km || {{flatlist|
*Hook of Holland: LF1
*Groningen - LF14, LF20
*Vlaardingen: LF11
*Zwolle - LF15, LF16
*Dordrecht: LF2, LF11
*Utrecht - LF4, LF7
*Woudrichem: LF9
*Gorinchem - LF17
*'s-Hertogenbosch: LF7
*Woudrighem - LF12
*Groesbeek: LF3
*Breda - LF11, LF13
}}
}}
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| LF13 <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" /> || Schelde-Rheinroute (''[[Scheldt]]-[[Rhine]] Route'') || Flushing - Venlo || 290&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF10<ref>{{cite web|title=LF10 Wadden Sea Route (Waddenzeeroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf10-wadden-sea-route-waddenzeeroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Wadden Sea Route (Waddenzeeroute) || Callantsoog - Nieuweschans || 275 km || {{flatlist|
*Flushing: LF1
*Den Oever - LF21, LF22
*Roosendaal: LF2, LF50
*Holwerd - LF3-1
*Breda: LF9, LF11
*Lauwersoog - LF14
*[[Alphen, North Brabant|Alphen]]: LF35
*Best: LF7
*Mierlo: LF7
*Venlo: LF3
}}
}}
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| LF14 <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" /> || Saksenroute (''[[Saxons]]' Route'') || Lauwersoog - Enschede || 240&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF11<ref>{{cite web|title=LF11 Princes’ Route (Prinsenroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf11-princes-route-prinsenroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Princes' Route (Prinsenroute) || The Hague - Breda || 125 km || LF4, LF13, LF2, LF12 ||
*Lauwersoog: LF10, ferry to Schiermonnikoog
*Groningen: LF9, LF20
*[[Hardenberg]]: LF16
*Ommen: LF8, LF16
*Enschede: LF4, LF15
}}
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| LF15 <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" /> || Boerenlandroute (''Farmland Route'') || Alkmaar - Enschede || 260&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF12<ref>{{cite web|title=LF12 River Maas and Fortresses Route (Maas- en Vestingroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf12-river-maas-and-fortresses-route-maas-en-vestingroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || River Maas and Fortresses Route (Maas- en Vestingroute) || Maassluis - Nijmegen || 220 km || {{flatlist|
*Alkmaar: LF7
*Hook of Holland - LF1
*[[Enkhuizen]]: LF21
*Rotterdam - LF2
*[[Lelystad]]: LF20
*Nijmegen - LF3-3
*Kampen: LF3, LF22, LF23
*Zwolle: LF9, LF16
*Holten: LF8, LF19
*Enschede: LF4, LF14
}}
}}
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| LF16 || Vechtdalroute (''[[Vecht (Utrecht)|Vecht]] Valley Route'') || Zwolle - [[Darfeld]] (Germany) || 230&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF13<ref>{{cite web|title=LF13 Schelde-Rhine Route (Schelde-Rheinroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf13-schelde-rhine-route-schelde-rheinroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Schelde-Rhine Route (Schelde-Rheinroute) || Flushing - Venlo || 290 km || {{flatlist|
*Zwolle: LF9, LF15
*Flushing - LF1, LF30
*Breda - LF9, LF11
*Ommen: LF8, LF14
*Hardenberg: LF14
*Best - LF7
*Mierlo - LF7
*Venlo - LF3-3
}}
}}
|-
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| LF17 || n/a || Gorinchem - Doorn || 60&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF14<ref>{{cite web|title=LF14 Saxons Route (Saksenroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf14-saxons-route-saksenroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Saxons Route (Saksenroute) || Lauwersoog - Enschede || 290 km || {{flatlist|
*Gorinchem: LF9
*Lauwersoog - ferry to Wadden Island of Schiermonikoog
*Leerdam: LF7
*Groningen - LF9, LF20
*Doorn: LF4
*Neuenhaus - LF16
*Enschede - LF4, LF15
}}
}}
|-
|-
| LF19 || n/a || Deventer - Holten || 35&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> ||{{flatlist|
| LF15<ref>{{cite web|title=LF15 Farmland Route (Boerenlandroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf15-farmland-route-boerenlandroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Farmland Route (Boerenlandroute) || Alkmaar - Enschede || 260 km || {{flatlist|
*Deventer: LF3
*Hoorn - LF21
*Holten: LF8, LF15
*Lelystad - LF20
*Kampen - LF3-1, LF3-2, LF22, LF23
*Zwolle - LF9, LF16
*Rijssen - LF19
*Enschede - LF4, LF14
}}
}}
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| LF20 <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" /> || [[Lake Flevo|Flevo]]route || Haarlem - Groningen || 265&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF16<ref>{{cite web|title=LF16 Vecht Valley Route (Vechtdalroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf16-vecht-valley-route-vechtdalroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Vecht Valley Route (Vechtdalroute) || Zwolle - Darfeld (Germany) || 230 km || {{flatlist|
*Haarlem: LF1
*Zwolle - LF9, LF15
*Amsterdam: LF2, LF7, LF21, LF23
*Ommen - LF8
*[[Naarden]]: LF23
*Neuenhaus - LF14
*Lelystad: LF15
*[[Lemmer]]: LF22
*Heerenveen: LF3
*Groningen: LF9, LF14
}}
}}
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| LF21 || [[Zuiderzee]]route (West) || Amsterdam - [[Afsluitdijk]] || 150&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> ||
| LF17<ref>{{cite web|title=LF17|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf17|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || n/a || Gorinchem - Wijk bij Duurstede || 60 km || {{flatlist|
{{flatlist|
*Gorinchem - LF9
*Amsterdam: LF2, LF7, LF20, LF23
*Leerdam - LF7
*Enkhuizen: LF15
*Doorn - LF4
*Den Oever: LF10
*Kornwerderzand: LF10, LF22
}}
}}
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|-
| LF22 || Zuiderzeeroute (East) || Afsluitdijk - Kampen || 130&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF19<ref>{{cite web|title=LF19|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf19|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || n/a || Deventer - Holten || 35 km
*Kornwerderzand: LF10
*Lemmer: LF20
*Kampen: LF3, LF15, LF23
}}
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|-
| LF23 || Zuiderzeeroute (South) || Kampen - Amsterdam || 130&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" /> || {{flatlist|
| LF20<ref>{{cite web|title=LF20 Flevo Route|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf20-flevo-route|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Flevo Route || Haarlem - Groningen || 265 km || {{flatlist|
*Kampen: LF3, LF15, LF22
*Haarlem - LF1
*Elburg: LF9
*Amsterdam - LF2, LF7, LF21, LF23
*Spakenburg: LF9
*Lemmer - LF22
*Naarden: LF20
*Groningen - LF9, LF14
*Amsterdam: LF2, LF7, LF20, LF21
}}
}}
|-
|-
| LF30 || Schelde-Deltaroute (''Scheldt-[[Delta Works]] route'')|| Breskens - Kluisbergen || 150&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 30 Scheldt-Deltaroute - Flanders
| LF21<ref>{{cite web|title=LF21|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf21|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || n/a || Amsterdam - Afsluitdijk || 155 km
|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/154/lf-30-scheldt-deltaroute---flanders.html|work=groteroutepaden.be|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> ||{{flatlist|
*Breskens: LF1, LF39
*[[Hulst]]: LF38
*[[Wachtebeke]]: LF51
*Ghent: LF5, LF53
*Kluisbergen: LF6, RV8
}}
|-
|-
| LF22<ref>{{cite web|title=LF22|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf22|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || n/a || Afsluitdijk - Kampen || 135 km || {{flatlist|
| LF35 || Kempen-Haspengouwroute (''[[Campine]]-[[Hesbaye]] Route'') || [[Tilburg]] - Zoutleeuw || 128&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 35 Campina-Haspengouwroute|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/177/lf-35-campina-haspengouwroute.html|work=groteroutepaden.be|accessdate=16 February 2017}}. Distance Tilburg-Baarle: 18km following the old train tracks.</ref> ||{{flatlist|
*Alphen: LF13
*Den Oever - LF10
*Turnhout: LF5
*Lemmer - LF20
*Mol: LF5
*[[Dessel]]: LF51
*[[Diest]]: LF50, LF57, LF58
*Zoutleeuw: LF6
}}
}}
|-
|-
| LF23<ref>{{cite web|title=LF23|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf23|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || n/a || Kampen - Amsterdam || 115 km || {{flatlist|
| LF38 || [[Dender]]-[[Waasland]]route || [[Hulst]] - Geraardsbergen || 100&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 38 Dender-Waaslandroute|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/102/lf-38-dender-waaslandroute.html|work=groteroutepaden.be|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> ||{{flatlist|
*[[Sint-Gillis-Waas]]: LF51
*Kampen - LF3-1, LF3-2, LF15, LF22
*Temse: LF5
*Elburg - LF9
*Dendermonde: LF5
*Amsterdam - LF2, LF7, LF20, LF21
*Geraardsbergen: LF6, RV3
}}
}}
|-
|-
| LF39 <ref name="old" group="Note" /> || [[Tour of Flanders#Rider characteristics|Flandriens]]route || Breskens - [[Wattignies]] (France) || 203&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 39 Flandriensroute|url=http://www.reisroutes.be/lf-39-flandriensroute/routeinfo-132-265.aspx|work=reisroutes.be|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> ||{{flatlist|
| LF30<ref>{{cite web|title=LF30|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || n/a || Breskens - Sas van Gent || 50 km ||
*Breskens: LF1, LF30
*[[Kaprijke]]: LF51
*Aalter: LF5
*[[Tielt]]: LF52, LF53
*Ypres: LF6
}}
|-
|-
| LF50 <ref name="old" group="Note" /> || Jeugdherbergenroute (''Youth [[Hostel]] Route'') || [[Bergen op Zoom]] - [[Voeren]] || 237&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 50 Jeugdherbergenroute|url=https://www.routeyou.com/nl-nl/route/view/254523/fietsroute/lf-50-jeugdherbergenroute|work=Routeyou.com|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref>|| {{flatlist|
| LF51<ref>{{cite web|title=LF51 Kempen Route|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/lf51-kempen-route|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Kempen Route || Eindhoven - Antwerp (Belgium) || 110 km || {{flatlist|
*Roosendaal: LF2, LF13
*Eindhoven - LF7
*Loenhout: LF9
*Zoersel: LF5, LF9, LF557
*Zandhoven: LF5, LF51, LF557
*[[Nijlen]]: LF550, LF557
*Diest: LF35, LF57, LF58
*Riemst: LF6
*[[Visé]]: RV7
*Voeren: RV4
}}
}}
|-
| LF51 || Kempenroute (Campine Route)<br/>Gravejansroute (Earl John's Route) <ref name="old" group="Note" /> || Eindhoven - Antwerp<br/>Antwerp - [[Zeebrugge]] || 120&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 51 Kempenroute - Flanders|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/en/route/103/lf-51-kempenroute---flanders.html|work=groteroutepaden.be|language=Dutch|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> <br/> +126&nbsp;km || {{flatlist|
*Eindhoven: LF7
*[[Valkenswaard]]: LF57
*Lommel: LF5
*Dessel: LF35
*Zandhoven: LF5, LF50, LF557
*Antwerp: LF2
*Sint-Gillis-Waas: LF38
*Wachtebeke: LF30
*Kaprijke: LF39
*[[Sint-Laureins]]: LF511
*Sluis: LF1
*Zeebrugge: LF52
}}
|-
| LF52 <ref name="old" group="Note" /> || Guldensporenroute (''[[Battle of the Golden Spurs|Golden Spurs]] Route'') || Zeebrugge - Kortrijk || 128&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 52 Guldensporenroute|url=http://www.reisroutes.be/lf-52-guldensporenroute/routeinfo-132-266.aspx|work=reisroutes.be|language=Dutch|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> || {{flatlist|
*Zeebrugge: LF51
*Blankenberge: LF1
*[[Jabbeke]]: LF511
*Tielt: LF39, LF53
*Kortrijk: LF6
}}
|-
| LF53<ref name="old" group="Note" /> || [[Jacob van Artevelde|Artevelde]]route || [[De Panne]] - Ghent || 134&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 53 Artevelderoute|url=http://www.reisroutes.be/lf-53-artevelderoute/routeinfo-132-267.aspx|work=reisroutes.be|language=Dutch|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref> || {{flatlist|
*De Panne: LF511
*Diksmuide: LF1, LF6
*Tielt: LF39, LF52
*Ghent: LF5, LF30
}}
|-
| LF56<ref name="old" group="Note" /> || n/a || Boom - Halle || 48&nbsp;km <ref>Following the [[Brussels-Charleroi Canal]] and the [[Brussels-Scheldt Maritime Canal]]</ref> || {{flatlist|
*Boom: LF2, LF5
*Brussels: LF56, RV1, RV4, RV10
*Halle: LF6, RV1
}}
|-
| LF57<ref name="old" group="Note" /> || Spiekelspaderoute <ref name="Hechtel" group="Note" /> || Leuven - Valkenswaard || 101&nbsp;km <ref>{{cite web|title=LF 57|url=https://www.routeyou.com/en-us/route/products/196224/fietsroute/lf57|work=Toerisme Vlaanderen|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref>|| {{flatlist|
*Leuven: LF2, LF6, RVU
*Sint-Joris-Winge: LF557
*Diest: LF35, LF50, LF58
*Neerpelt: LF5
*Valkenswaard: LF51
}}
|-
| LF58<ref name="old" group="Note" /> || Donderslagroute || Diest - Thorn || ?&nbsp;km || {{flatlist|
*Diest: LF35, LF50
*Thorn: LF5, LF7
*Valkenswaard: LF51
}}
|-
| LF511<ref name="old" group="Note" /> || Gravejansroute || De Panne - Sint-Laureins || 83&nbsp;km || {{flatlist|
*De Panne: LF53
*Ostend: LF1
*Jabbeke: LF52
*Bruges: LF5
*Sint-Laureins: LF51
}}
|-
| LF550<ref name="old" group="Note" /> || Verbindingsroute (''Link route'') || Lier - Nijlen || 7&nbsp;km || {{flatlist|
*Lier: LF5
*Nijlen: LF50
}}
|-
| LF557<ref name="old" group="Note" /> || Troonroute (''Throne route'') || Zoersel - Sint-Joris-Winge || 50&nbsp;km || {{flatlist|
*Zoersel: LF5, LF9, LF50
*[[Zandhoven]]: LF5, LF50, LF51, LF557
*Sint-Joris-Winge: LF57
}}

|}
|}


==Combined LF-Routes==
===Tours from combined LF-Routes===
Although a network like the Belgo-Dutch LF routes enable almost endless combinations of sections, a few themed routes have been officially established:

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Name !! Description !! Start & end points !! Length !! Connections
! Name !! Description !! Start & end points !! Length
|-
| Nederlandse Kustroute (''Dutch Coastal Route'') || Dutch sections of the LF1 and LF10 form the Dutch section of [[EuroVelo|EuroVelo 12]], the [[North Sea Cycle Route]]. || Sluis - Bad Nieuweschans || 570&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" />
|-
|-
| Maasfietsroute (''Maas River cycle route'') || LF3, LF12, (LF2, LF11) || Maastricht - Hoek van Holland || 430&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" />
| Zuiderzee Route (Zuiderzeeroute)<ref>{{cite web|title=Zuider Sea Route (Zuiderzeeroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/zuider-sea-route-zuiderzeeroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Together the LF21, LF22 and LF23 form the Zuiderzee Route (Zuiderzeeroute) || Antwerp - Amsterdam || 405 km || -
|-
|-
| Rhine Cycle Route (Rijnfietsroute)<ref>{{cite web|title=Rhine Cycle Route (Rijnfietsroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/rhine-cycle-route-rijnfietsroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || The Rhine Cycle Route is made up of sections of the LF12, LF11, LF17, LF4 and LF3-2. It is part of [[EuroVelo|EuroVelo 15]] (the International Rhine Cycle Route) which takes you through Germany, France and Switzerland to the source of the River Rhine. || Millingen - Hook of Holland || 270 km || Hook of Holland - LF1
| Rijnfietsroute (''Rhine River Cycle Route'') || Sections of the LF12, LF11, LF17, LF4 and LF3. It is part of [[EuroVelo|EuroVelo 15]] (the International Rhine Cycle Route) which takes you through Germany, France and Switzerland to the source of the River Rhine. || Millingen - Hook of Holland || 270&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" />
LF6 and LF7. || (tour) || 600&nbsp;km
|-
|-
| Zuiderzeeroute || LF21, LF22 and LF23 form the Zuiderzee Route (Zuiderzeeroute) || (tour) || 405&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" />
| Tour of the Netherlands (Ronde van Nederland)<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour of Holland (Ronde van Nederland)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/tour-of-holland-ronde-van-nederland|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || The Tour of the Netherlands is a round tour of the Netherlands following sections of LF routes closest to the border: LF1, LF10, LF14, LF16, LF4, LF3-3, LF7, LF13. || Arnhem-Arnhem || 1300 km || -
|-
|-
| Vlaanderen Fietsroute (''Tour of the Flemish region'') || A round tour of the Flemish region, consisting of sections of the LF1, LF5,
| Tour of Twente (Rondje Twente)<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour of Twente (Rondje Twente)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/tour-of-twente-rondje-twente|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || The Tour of Twente is made up of sections of the LF14, LF15 and LF8. || Ommen-Ommen || 165 km || -
|-
|-
| Ronde van Nederland (''Tour of the Netherlands'') || A round tour of the Netherlands following sections of LF routes closest to the border: LF1, LF10, LF14, LF16, LF4, LF3, LF7, LF13. || (tour) || 1300&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" />
| Dutch Coastal Route (Nederlandse Kustroute)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dutch Coastal Route (Nederlandse Kustroute)|url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network/dutch-coastal-route-nederlandse-kustroute|work=Holland-Cycling.com|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> || Together the LF1 and the LF10 form the Dutch Coastal Route - the Dutch section of [[EuroVelo|EuroVelo 12]], the [[North Sea Cycle Route]]. || Sluis - Nieuweschans || 570 km || -
|-
| Rondje Twente (''Tour of [[Twente]]'') <ref name="oldnl" group="Note" /> || Sections of the LF14, LF15 and LF8. || (tour) || 175&nbsp;km <ref name="Dutch tracks" />
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Cycling in the Netherlands]]
*[[EuroVelo]]
*[[EuroVelo]]
*[[German Cycling Network]], the [[national cycling route network]] of Germany
*[[German Cycling Network]], the [[national cycling route network]] of Germany
*[[National Cycle Network]], the national cycling route network of the United Kingdom
*[[National Cycle Network]], the national cycling route network of the United Kingdom

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=Note|refs=
<ref name="old" group="Note">In a major network revision in 2012, these routes were taken out of the official network: {{cite web|title=Geel-blauw verdwijnt|url=http://www.groteroutepaden.be/nl/nieuws/1/40/geel-blauw-verdwijnt.html|website=groteroutepaden.be|accessdate=15 February 2017|language=Dutch|date=1 September 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="oldnl" group="Note">In a major network revision between 2017 and 2021, these routes will be taken out of the official network: {{cite web|title= LF routes to undergo overhaul |url=http://www.holland-cycling.com/blog/274-lf-routes-to-be-overhauled|website=Holland-cycling.com|accessdate=16 February 2017|date=9 December 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Hechtel" group="Note">Named after Spiekelspade, a former hamlet in [[Hechtel-Eksel]]</ref>
}}


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network National LF network] on Holland-Cycling.com
*[http://www.holland-cycling.com/where-to-go/long-distance-cycle-routes/national-long-distance-cycle-network National LF network] on Holland-Cycling.com


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LF-Routes (Landelijke Fietsroutes, Dutch for countrywide cycling routes) are long-distance cycling routes that form a network in the Netherlands and Belgium. The routes, criss-crossing both countries, are primarily intended for recreational multi-day bike tours, such as cycling holidays. Some routes are also part of a wider international network.

Most of the LF routes have been signposted in two directions, inscribing one direction with the letter 'a', the other with the letter ‘b’: the North Sea Route LF1 southbound from Den Helder to French Boulogne-sur-Mer is called LF1a, while in the other direction it is called LF1b.

History

In 1987, Dutch cyclists' organisations founded a 'countrywide cycling platform' to create a network of long-distance cycling routes throughout the Netherlands. This platform published maps and guides and started signposting its routes in 1990.

Belgium introduced its first long-distance route, not yet called 'LF' by that time, in 1964: it connected youth hostels and was therefore called Jeugdherbergenroute, which later became the LF50. Belgium signposted its first LF-route in 1990 as well (the LF1 North Sea Route) and two years later, the GR organisation took over the planning of Belgian LF-routes.

At the maximum extent, both countries had created a network of 36 routes, of which 5 were only in Belgium, 15 in the Netherlands and 16 in both. Some routes also extend into France and Germany. However, due to the expansion of the cycle node network Belgium reduced its official network in 2012 (routes marked [Note 1]) and the Netherlands is doing the same between 2017 and 2021 (routes marked [Note 2]).

Routes

Route number Name Start & end points Length Connections [1]
LF1 Noordzeeroute (North Sea Route) Den Helder - Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) 470 km [2]
LF 2 Stedenroute (Cities' Route) Amsterdam - Brussels 337 km [3]
LF3 Rietlandroute (Reed bed Route)
Hanzeroute (Hanseatic League Route) [Note 2]
Maasroute (River Maas Route)		 Holwerd - Kampen
Kampen - Millingen aan de Rijn
Millingen - Maastricht		 535 km [4]
LF4 [Note 2] Midden-Nederlandroute (Middle of the Netherlands Route) The Hague - Enschede 290 km [4]
  • The Hague: LF1, LF11
  • Alphen aan den Rijn: LF2
  • Utrecht: LF7, LF9
  • Doorn: LF17
  • Arnhem: LF3
  • Bronkhorst: LF3
  • Borculo: LF8
  • Enschede: LF14, LF15
LF5 Vlaanderen Fietsroute (Flanders Cycle Route) (North) Damme - Roermond 320 km [5] [4]
LF6 Vlaanderen Fietsroute (South) Diksmuide - Aachen (Germany) 400 km [6] [4]
LF7 Oeverlandroute (River Bank Route) Schoorl - Maastricht 435 km [7]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
LF10 Waddenzeeroute (Wadden Sea Route) Callantsoog - Bad Nieuweschans 275 km [4]
LF11 [Note 2] Prinsenroute (Princes' Route) The Hague - Breda 125 km [4]
  • The Hague: LF1, LF4
  • Vlaardingen: LF12
  • Rotterdam: LF2
  • Dordrecht: LF2, LF12
  • Moerdijk: LF2
  • Breda: LF9, LF13
LF12 Maas- en Vestingroute (River Maas and Fortresses Route) Hook of Holland - Groesbeek 220 km [4]
  • Hook of Holland: LF1
  • Vlaardingen: LF11
  • Dordrecht: LF2, LF11
  • Woudrichem: LF9
  • 's-Hertogenbosch: LF7
  • Groesbeek: LF3
LF13 [Note 2] Schelde-Rheinroute (Scheldt-Rhine Route) Flushing - Venlo 290 km [4]
  • Flushing: LF1
  • Roosendaal: LF2, LF50
  • Breda: LF9, LF11
  • Alphen: LF35
  • Best: LF7
  • Mierlo: LF7
  • Venlo: LF3
LF14 [Note 2] Saksenroute (Saxons' Route) Lauwersoog - Enschede 240 km [4]
  • Lauwersoog: LF10, ferry to Schiermonnikoog
  • Groningen: LF9, LF20
  • Hardenberg: LF16
  • Ommen: LF8, LF16
  • Enschede: LF4, LF15
LF15 [Note 2] Boerenlandroute (Farmland Route) Alkmaar - Enschede 260 km [4]
  • Alkmaar: LF7
  • Enkhuizen: LF21
  • Lelystad: LF20
  • Kampen: LF3, LF22, LF23
  • Zwolle: LF9, LF16
  • Holten: LF8, LF19
  • Enschede: LF4, LF14
LF16 Vechtdalroute (Vecht Valley Route) Zwolle - Darfeld (Germany) 230 km [4]
  • Zwolle: LF9, LF15
  • Ommen: LF8, LF14
  • Hardenberg: LF14
LF17 n/a Gorinchem - Doorn 60 km [4]
  • Gorinchem: LF9
  • Leerdam: LF7
  • Doorn: LF4
LF19 n/a Deventer - Holten 35 km [4]
  • Deventer: LF3
  • Holten: LF8, LF15
LF20 [Note 2] Flevoroute Haarlem - Groningen 265 km [4]
  • Haarlem: LF1
  • Amsterdam: LF2, LF7, LF21, LF23
  • Naarden: LF23
  • Lelystad: LF15
  • Lemmer: LF22
  • Heerenveen: LF3
  • Groningen: LF9, LF14
LF21 Zuiderzeeroute (West) Amsterdam - Afsluitdijk 150 km [4]
  • Amsterdam: LF2, LF7, LF20, LF23
  • Enkhuizen: LF15
  • Den Oever: LF10
  • Kornwerderzand: LF10, LF22
LF22 Zuiderzeeroute (East) Afsluitdijk - Kampen 130 km [4]
  • Kornwerderzand: LF10
  • Lemmer: LF20
  • Kampen: LF3, LF15, LF23
LF23 Zuiderzeeroute (South) Kampen - Amsterdam 130 km [4]
  • Kampen: LF3, LF15, LF22
  • Elburg: LF9
  • Spakenburg: LF9
  • Naarden: LF20
  • Amsterdam: LF2, LF7, LF20, LF21
LF30 Schelde-Deltaroute (Scheldt-Delta Works route) Breskens - Kluisbergen 150 km [8]
  • Breskens: LF1, LF39
  • Hulst: LF38
  • Wachtebeke: LF51
  • Ghent: LF5, LF53
  • Kluisbergen: LF6, RV8
LF35 Kempen-Haspengouwroute (Campine-Hesbaye Route) Tilburg - Zoutleeuw 128 km [9]
  • Alphen: LF13
  • Turnhout: LF5
  • Mol: LF5
  • Dessel: LF51
  • Diest: LF50, LF57, LF58
  • Zoutleeuw: LF6
LF38 Dender-Waaslandroute Hulst - Geraardsbergen 100 km [10]
LF39 [Note 1] Flandriensroute Breskens - Wattignies (France) 203 km [11]
  • Breskens: LF1, LF30
  • Kaprijke: LF51
  • Aalter: LF5
  • Tielt: LF52, LF53
  • Ypres: LF6
LF50 [Note 1] Jeugdherbergenroute (Youth Hostel Route) Bergen op Zoom - Voeren 237 km [12]
  • Roosendaal: LF2, LF13
  • Loenhout: LF9
  • Zoersel: LF5, LF9, LF557
  • Zandhoven: LF5, LF51, LF557
  • Nijlen: LF550, LF557
  • Diest: LF35, LF57, LF58
  • Riemst: LF6
  • Visé: RV7
  • Voeren: RV4
LF51 Kempenroute (Campine Route)
Gravejansroute (Earl John's Route) [Note 1]		 Eindhoven - Antwerp
Antwerp - Zeebrugge		 120 km [13]
+126 km
  • Eindhoven: LF7
  • Valkenswaard: LF57
  • Lommel: LF5
  • Dessel: LF35
  • Zandhoven: LF5, LF50, LF557
  • Antwerp: LF2
  • Sint-Gillis-Waas: LF38
  • Wachtebeke: LF30
  • Kaprijke: LF39
  • Sint-Laureins: LF511
  • Sluis: LF1
  • Zeebrugge: LF52
LF52 [Note 1] Guldensporenroute (Golden Spurs Route) Zeebrugge - Kortrijk 128 km [14]
  • Zeebrugge: LF51
  • Blankenberge: LF1
  • Jabbeke: LF511
  • Tielt: LF39, LF53
  • Kortrijk: LF6
LF53[Note 1] Artevelderoute De Panne - Ghent 134 km [15]
  • De Panne: LF511
  • Diksmuide: LF1, LF6
  • Tielt: LF39, LF52
  • Ghent: LF5, LF30
LF56[Note 1] n/a Boom - Halle 48 km [16]
  • Boom: LF2, LF5
  • Brussels: LF56, RV1, RV4, RV10
  • Halle: LF6, RV1
LF57[Note 1] Spiekelspaderoute [Note 3] Leuven - Valkenswaard 101 km [17]
  • Leuven: LF2, LF6, RVU
  • Sint-Joris-Winge: LF557
  • Diest: LF35, LF50, LF58
  • Neerpelt: LF5
  • Valkenswaard: LF51
LF58[Note 1] Donderslagroute Diest - Thorn ? km
  • Diest: LF35, LF50
  • Thorn: LF5, LF7
  • Valkenswaard: LF51
LF511[Note 1] Gravejansroute De Panne - Sint-Laureins 83 km
  • De Panne: LF53
  • Ostend: LF1
  • Jabbeke: LF52
  • Bruges: LF5
  • Sint-Laureins: LF51
LF550[Note 1] Verbindingsroute (Link route) Lier - Nijlen 7 km
  • Lier: LF5
  • Nijlen: LF50
LF557[Note 1] Troonroute (Throne route) Zoersel - Sint-Joris-Winge 50 km
  • Zoersel: LF5, LF9, LF50
  • Zandhoven: LF5, LF50, LF51, LF557
  • Sint-Joris-Winge: LF57

Tours from combined LF-Routes

Although a network like the Belgo-Dutch LF routes enable almost endless combinations of sections, a few themed routes have been officially established:

Name Description Start & end points Length
Nederlandse Kustroute (Dutch Coastal Route) Dutch sections of the LF1 and LF10 form the Dutch section of EuroVelo 12, the North Sea Cycle Route. Sluis - Bad Nieuweschans 570 km [4]
Maasfietsroute (Maas River cycle route) LF3, LF12, (LF2, LF11) Maastricht - Hoek van Holland 430 km [4]
Rijnfietsroute (Rhine River Cycle Route) Sections of the LF12, LF11, LF17, LF4 and LF3. It is part of EuroVelo 15 (the International Rhine Cycle Route) which takes you through Germany, France and Switzerland to the source of the River Rhine. Millingen - Hook of Holland 270 km [4]

LF6 and LF7. || (tour) || 600 km

Zuiderzeeroute LF21, LF22 and LF23 form the Zuiderzee Route (Zuiderzeeroute) (tour) 405 km [4]
Vlaanderen Fietsroute (Tour of the Flemish region) A round tour of the Flemish region, consisting of sections of the LF1, LF5,
Ronde van Nederland (Tour of the Netherlands) A round tour of the Netherlands following sections of LF routes closest to the border: LF1, LF10, LF14, LF16, LF4, LF3, LF7, LF13. (tour) 1300 km [4]
Rondje Twente (Tour of Twente) [Note 2] Sections of the LF14, LF15 and LF8. (tour) 175 km [4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l In a major network revision in 2012, these routes were taken out of the official network: "Geel-blauw verdwijnt". groteroutepaden.be (in Dutch). 1 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i In a major network revision between 2017 and 2021, these routes will be taken out of the official network: "LF routes to undergo overhaul". Holland-cycling.com. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ Named after Spiekelspade, a former hamlet in Hechtel-Eksel

References

  1. ^ For the Netherlands: based on the map on "LF-routes". Nederland Fietsland. Retrieved 16 February 2017. For Belgium: "LF-routes". Vélo Ravel. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ "LF 1 North Sea Route - Flanders Cycle Route". groteroutepaden.be. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ "LF 2 Cities Route - Flanders". groteroutepaden.be. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "GPS tracks". hollandcyclingroutes.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  5. ^ "LF 5 Flanders Cycle Route". groteroutepaden.be. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  6. ^ "LF 6 Flanders Cycle Route". groteroutepaden.be. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  7. ^ "LF 7 Flanders Cycle Route". groteroutepaden.be. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  8. ^ "LF 30 Scheldt-Deltaroute - Flanders". groteroutepaden.be. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  9. ^ "LF 35 Campina-Haspengouwroute". groteroutepaden.be. Retrieved 16 February 2017.. Distance Tilburg-Baarle: 18km following the old train tracks.
  10. ^ "LF 38 Dender-Waaslandroute". groteroutepaden.be. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  11. ^ "LF 39 Flandriensroute". reisroutes.be. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  12. ^ "LF 50 Jeugdherbergenroute". Routeyou.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  13. ^ "LF 51 Kempenroute - Flanders". groteroutepaden.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  14. ^ "LF 52 Guldensporenroute". reisroutes.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  15. ^ "LF 53 Artevelderoute". reisroutes.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  16. ^ Following the Brussels-Charleroi Canal and the Brussels-Scheldt Maritime Canal
  17. ^ "LF 57". Toerisme Vlaanderen. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

External links

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