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The Faithful Watchman Windmill – Entrance to Dwarsijkerveld Estate loop from Oostelijke Vechtplassen

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The Faithful Watchman Windmill – Entrance to Dwarsijkerveld Estate loop from Oostelijke Vechtplassen

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The Faithful Watchman Windmill – Entrance to Dwarsijkerveld Estate loop from Oostelijke Vechtplassen

02:13

8.80km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 2.90 km for 2.98 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.35 km

Bench With View of the Lake in Oostelijke Vechtplassen

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2.40 km

De Trouwe Wachter Windmill (Tienhoven)

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Very beautiful polder mill called "De Trouwe Wachter" (The faithful watchman).
Mill type: Dutch windmill / cockerel windmill

Year of mill construction: 1832

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2.41 km

small lock where farmers used to pass through with their boats

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A unique piece of Holland.

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2.44 km

The Faithful Watchman Windmill

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During the war, the miller warned the people in hiding in the area against a raid by putting the blades of the mill in mourning position. A plaque on the mill is a reminder of this.

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2.90 km

Entrance to Dwarsijkerveld Estate

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Tienhoven has recently gained an estate; The owners of the Dwarsdijkerveld estate gave up the agricultural use of their 2.3 hectares of land and now manage it as a Natura …

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6.45 km

Café 't Kikkertje

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nice cozy cafe

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6.90 km

Walking junction 78

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Part of the Utrecht walking route network. Source: wandelnet.planner.routemaker.nl/planner/wandelen

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7.74 km

Church of Tienhoven

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There was probably a Roman Catholic chapel in Tienhoven as early as the fifteenth century. Source: kerktienhoven.nl/over-de-kerk/historie

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8.80 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.81 km

1.99 km

1.90 km

217 m

Surfaces

3.19 km

2.26 km

1.70 km

785 m

586 m

289 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

24°C

17°C

16 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

November 21, 2021,Vredevoetpad 20211121

I largely followed the Vredevoetpad route. See: natuurmonumenten.nl/natuurgebieden/tienhovense-plassen/route/vredevoetpad

This walk connects to (and can be combined with) the following other walks I've completed in the same area:
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Overview map of walks:

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March 5, 2022,Vredevoetpad

More information can be found here: westphil.nl/wplive/vredevoetpad

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The Faithful Watchman Windmill – Entrance to Dwarsijkerveld Estate loop from Oostelijke Vechtplassen

Bench With View of the Lake in Oostelijke Vechtplassen

De Trouwe Wachter Windmill (Tienhoven)

small lock where farmers used to pass through with their boats

The Faithful Watchman Windmill

Entrance to Dwarsijkerveld Estate

Café 't Kikkertje

Walking junction 78

Church of Tienhoven

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