Fort · West Betuwe · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Fort Vuren is a fort in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands. This place has a story in the app. Within 860 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.
Story · Fort Vuren
You're standing at Fort Vuren, on the Waal dike in the village of Vuren. The fort is part of the New Dutch Waterline and was built in 1844. Its job was to protect the town of Gorinchem and to stop an enemy from moving further west.
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).
8 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
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Yes: a water point at 860 m and a public toilet at 860 m.
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