Pilgrimspath
"En als ik dan mijn liedjes zing"
Nieuwveen - Reeuwijk
Day 3 of our Pilgrimage trail. We added another 15.5 miles (25 km). It was yet another beautiful day with spectacular views.
Dikes, canals, and a lot of water
To keep the “polders,” areas of former lakes surrounded by levees, dry and protect the Dutch lowlands and their citizens from flooding, the people in the lowlands used the main element always available: wind.
Watermills were used to reclaim land, and they continue to do so today with the help of more modern machines. A unique view of the Dutch polder landscape is the “Aarlanderveense Molenviergang.” These four mills are the only working windmill quadrangle in the world, draining the “Drooggemaakte Polder” on the “Westzijde” in Aarlanderveen.
Date
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Distance
15.48 miles
24.91 km
Moving Time
5:33:37
hours
Weather
16°C
dry, sunny, windy