Naarden Fortress – Naarden Fortifications Trail loop from Hilversum

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Hilversum

Naarden Fortress – Naarden Fortifications Trail loop from Hilversum

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Naarden Fortress – Naarden Fortifications Trail loop from Hilversum

03:19

53.6km

110m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 18.2 km for 59 m

Open: • April 27-September 30, Monday-Friday: 7:00 AM-8:30 AM & 10:00 AM-6:00 PM • Public holidays & Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM • October 1-April 26, Monday-Friday: 7:00 AM-8:30 AM & 12:00 PM-1:30 PM & 3:30 PM-5:30 PM • Public holidays & Saturday-Sunday: 12:00 PM-5:30 PM (otherwise closed)

After 23.9 km for 168 m

Closed: • Monday: 6:00 PM-11:59 PM • Tuesday: 12:00 AM-3:30 PM (otherwise open)

After 24.2 km for 125 m

Closed: • Monday: 6:00 PM-11:59 PM • Tuesday: 12:00 AM-3:30 PM (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

3.39 km

Zanderij Crailoo

Nature Reserve

11.5 km

Bergse Pad Gravel Path Between the Ankeveense Plassen

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

It's a fun little pad to do some off-roading with your road bike. Only properly accessible when it wasn't too wet in the days leading up to your ride.

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12.4 km

Ankeveen Lakes

Highlight • Lake

13.6 km

Noord Oost strand

Beach

24.1 km

Vesting Weesp

Castle

28.6 km

Great Sea Lock, Muiden

Highlight • Monument

This old lock dates back to 1674. It consists of a double-turn lock and discharge-cum-discharge sluices on both sides.

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28.9 km

View of Muiderslot Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Muiderslot.
Great castle complex!
Built in 1285, renovated in 1370.
The museum inside was renovated in the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

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32.6 km

Echobos

Forest

39.9 km

Naarden Fortress

Highlight • Historical Site

City, originated on the northwest side of the Gooi near the Zuiderzee (now IJsselmeer). Naarden, first mentioned around 900, was further north-east and was granted city rights around 1325. Around …

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40.3 km

Naarden Fortifications Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Naarden Fortress is one of the best-preserved fortified towns in Europe. A museum is located within the section of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie.

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45.8 km

Tafelbergheide Heath near Blaricum

Highlight • Forest

very nice area invites you to enjoy

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46.2 km

Tafelberg

Highlight • Forest

The Trappenberg is a raised hill in the forest that is over 23 meters high. Next to the hill is a pit full of boulders. A nice place for a break.

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47.2 km

Noorderheide

Nature Reserve

53.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.4 km

13.6 km

7.92 km

7.31 km

994 m

359 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.7 km

14.7 km

9.22 km

6.50 km

2.16 km

287 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

21°C

12°C

70 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

March 21, 2025,De Westerheide over – Vestingwerk van Naarden rondtocht vanuit Weesp

Beautiful tour, I was pleasantly surprised, a bit of everything, forests, lakes, heathland, castles, forts, expensive people's houses, I was not bored for a moment on the way, I will definitely do this tour again

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