{"id":35003,"date":"2026-11-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/?p=35003"},"modified":"2026-11-13T07:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T07:59:07","slug":"route-of-the-week-utrecht-hills-threebergen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/verhalen\/nederland\/route-van-de-week-utrechtse-heuvelrug-driebergen","title":{"rendered":"Route of the week: all the climbs of the Utrecht Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Submitted by Steven de Jong<\/strong> through the Cycling Destination community<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday morning, Driebergen. The coffee is on, the canisters are full. It\u2019s right in the Netherlands, they say. But anyone who knows the Heuvelrug knows better. On this sand ridge along the Rhine lie the climbs that Middle Holland trains on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our first route of the week comes from Steven de Jong. He completed almost all the climbing highlights of the Heuvelrug in one 70-kilometer ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you drive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You start and finish in Klein Zwitserland in Driebergen. Ideal: you can park there and have a drink afterwards. Along the way you pass the well-known names of the Heuvelrug: the Traayweg, the Treekerweg, Laan 1914, the Col du Strop, the Amerongseberg and the Ruiterberg. No Alpine passes, but short, treacherous slopes through the forest. Do all six at a pace and you can feel it in your legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n