Parking and starting point for the open fields tour
The starting point of today’s tour is in Hoogmade. It’s a little village in South Holland, and the parking is located outside the town.
![Open Fields Tour parking in Hoogmade](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Parking-Open-Fields-Tour.jpg)
Let's start the tour
You leave in the western direction from the parking to circle around Zoetermeer first.
Around Zoetermeer
It just takes a few hundred meters to enter the first paths through open fields. You see windmills and already the first animals. You pass by a large horse farm and continue the trail for 6 km.
![Zoetermeer mills in open fields](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1_Zoetermeer-Mill.jpg)
![Zoetermeer 98 km open fields](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2_Zoetermeer-Fields.jpg)
![open fields with ducks](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/4_Zoetermeer-Ducks.jpg)
![narrow path to pen fields in Zoetermeer](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/5_Zoetermeer-Cycling-Path.jpg)
Zoetermeers' attraction
![](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6_Zoetermeer-Skihall.jpg)
![](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/8_Zoetermeer-Ducks-2.jpg)
Continue the tour around Alphen aan de Rijn
At km 57, you pass through Boskoop. This is a bit of a larger town, and you can fill up your water bottles at a square in the center. The GPX leads you there with a 100m detour.
After passing the large bridge of Boskoop, it gets quiet again. You cycle along the river you just crossed.
![Zoetermeer on way to open fields](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/10_Zoetermeer-Rijn.jpg)
You continue on small streets to get to Bodegraven, which you quickly pass through.
![passing through villages](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/12_Zoetermeer-Church.jpg)
Leaving the open fields for a while
![Open fields and rivers around Aplhen](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/13_Zoetermeer-Meije-1.jpg)
You do not ride the complete Meije but turn left at the water tower to enter a tiny path. The left turn is easily overlooked. But if you keep looking out for the tower, this is the point to turn.
![Watertower to look out for](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/14_Zoetermeer-Meije-2.jpg)
The last 15 km of the tour
At km 95, you pass through Woubrugge, and you can enjoy the remaining km of the tour. These km lead you through a nature area and the lake Wijde Aa. If the weather is good, you see some boats on the lake.
![De Wijde Aa harbour](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/15_Zoetermeer-Harbour.jpg)
![Overlook the lake close to finish of open field tour](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/16_Zoetermeer-Nature.jpg)
After exiting the path over a small bridge, you turn right. 200m later, you arrive at the parking lot.
Practical Information for open fields tour
Parking: outside Hoogmade (address: N446, Hoogmade), below is a screenshot (source: Google Maps), as the parking does not have a specific address to put in your gps. It is the one labeled “Parkeerplaats” with the red marker.
Water dispenser: Pijnakker (km 30), Boskoop (km 55), Meije (km72), outside of Ter Aar (km 88 at the bridge)
![](http://ec2-54-194-176-125.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-22-at-10.55.19-AM.png)