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Woudrichem Fortress Town – Woudrichem Historic Centre loop from Loevestein, Pompveld & Kornsche Boezem

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Zaltbommel

Woudrichem Fortress Town – Woudrichem Historic Centre loop from Loevestein, Pompveld & Kornsche Boezem

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Woudrichem Fortress Town – Woudrichem Historic Centre loop from Loevestein, Pompveld & Kornsche Boezem

01:56

33.4km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 1.28 km for 147 m

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304 m

View of Loevestein Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle looks very impressive just walking around it.
Unfortunately, we only got a view from outside as we were too late to visit. Please make sure to check the viewing times online in advance. We were annoyed afterwards that we couldn't get in.
But the view from outside is also worth it.
Definitely a visit!

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1.75 km

Woudrichem Fortress Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Woudrichem is a beautiful fortified town on the Merwede river. In the center you will find historic streets and buildings. The cannons can still be seen on top of the 16th century city wall.

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2.02 km

Woudrichem Historic Centre

Highlight • Historical Site

Fortified town Woudrichem, or Woerkum, as the residents call it, is the only town of the Biesboschlinie. In the 9th century, a market place was created on a riverbank. Today, this is where the Hoogstraat and the Molenstraat intersect. This place is still the heart of the fortified town.

Historical context: History
Woudrichem is strategically located at the confluence of the Maas and Waal, at the intersection of 3 provinces. The Land van Altena, to which Woudrichem belongs, belonged to the County of Holland from 1322. It was not until 1815 that it was incorporated into the new province of North Brabant.

Woudrichem was granted city rights in 1356. In that year, the count's river toll from Niemandsvriend van Sliedrecht was also moved to Woudrichem. A few years later, the town also received fishing rights and flourished. The Martinuskerk and city walls date from this period.

In 1420, the toll was moved to Gorinchem. This event, the St. Elizabeth's flood of 1421 and the many military conflicts in which the town was involved due to its location, caused the decline of the town.

The many sieges have left their mark on Woerkum. In 1573, the Geuzen set fire to the town. They considered it indefensible. A new city wall was then built, which protected a smaller area than the old city wall had done. This city wall is the fortress wall that still encloses the center.

In 1814, Woudrichem became part of the New Dutch Waterline. From that time on, no more building was allowed in the surrounding land. It was not until 1955 that the fortress was closed and new residential areas were built around the town.

The historic city center is a protected cityscape.

Source: biesboschlinie.com/zien-doen/bezichten/woudrichem

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2.11 km

Woudrichem Harbour

Highlight • Structure

In the sheltered harbour of Woudrichem there are 120 moorings. You can admire different types of boats. The types vary from the salmon barge to cabin sailing yacht, from rowing boat to luxury motor yacht. Due to the location of Woudrichem the harbour is an excellent base to a beautiful and varied sailing area. The quiet Afgedamde Maas, the lively Waal and Merwede and the vast Biesbosch are within easy reach.

A nice location to wave goodbye to ships.

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8.55 km

Uitwijkse Molen

Highlight • Monument

The Uitwijkse Molen is a polder mill from 1700, located on the Uppelse Steeg between Uppel and Sleeuwijk.
The mill is a so-called hollow post mill and was used as a polder mill. Together with the Rijswijkse Molen, which burned down in 1907, the Rijswijk and Uitwijk polder was drained. There were seven mills in total. In 1927, the windmill's flight was torn off by a gust of wind, after which it was restored

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