Fort · Houten · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Fort bij 't Hemeltje is a fort in Houten, Utrecht. This place has a story in the app. Within 950 m you find a bench and a public toilet.
Story · Fort bij 't Hemeltje
You're standing at Fort het Hemeltje, between Utrecht and Houten. Its official name is the Fort near 't Hemeltje, which translates as the little heaven. The lovely name comes from a farm and inn that once stood here.
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).
10 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 water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
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Yes: a public toilet at 950 m.
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