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Paddling near Leiden, South Holland

Leiden sits at the heart of South Holland's canal network, where the Oude Rijn threads through a compact historic centre ringed by further waterways. The city is well regarded among Dutch paddlers for its urban canal paddling, and the surrounding polder landscape extends that experience outward to broader lakes such as the Braassemermeer and Westeinderplassen.

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