Fort · Houten · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Werk aan de Korte Uitweg is a fort in Houten, Utrecht. This place has a story in the app. Within 70 m you'll find a bench.
Story · Werk aan de Korte Uitweg
You're standing at the Werk aan de Korte Uitweg, a small fort on the New Dutch Water Line. First, look at the water around you. A moat runs all the way round, so the whole fort is really an island. That wasn't for looks. The water kept the enemy at a distance.
Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
7 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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