Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Gooise Meren · Fortress Moat Route · Updated on 5 November 2026
Vestinggrachtroute walk
Vestinggrachtroute is a walk of 3.1 km from Gooise Meren that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 22 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 1 public toilet.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 3.1 km
- ± 40 min
- ↑ 0 m · ↓ 0 m
- Easy
- Circular walk
- Local route
- Colour of the signs
Start in Gooise Meren
0 km1.3 km · 9 benches
Mouse Fort
1.3 kmWater point
1.6 km · 13 benches
Public toilet
2.9 km230 m
Back at the start
3.1 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 2.9 kmBetween 0 km and 2.9 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
- Audio story · 2 min
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Photo: Marion Golsteijn · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMouse Fort
Fort · after 1.3 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 0 m
- Down
- ↓ 0 m
- Highest point
- 3 m
- Lowest point
- -1 m
- 8 stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
3.1 km in total- Path: 975 m
- Street: 650 m
- Footpath: 594 m
- Cycleway: 400 m
- Stairs: 8 stairs
- Road: 100 m
Surfaces
3.1 km in total- Paved: 1.1 km
- Gravel: 975 m
- Asphalt: 450 m
- Unknown: 568 m
About the walking route Vestinggrachtroute
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Vestinggrachtroute is a circular walk of 3.1 km from Gooise Meren: it starts and ends in the same place. Along the way you pass Mouse Fort (after 1.3 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 0 m. There are 8 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 40 min, without breaks. The level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (975 m), street (650 m) and footpath (594 m). Of the surface, 1.1 km paved and 975 m gravel. For 568 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 22 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 1 public toilet. You can fill your bottle after 1.3 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 2.9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
MuiderslotMuseum · 137 m from the route - 2
Python BridgeAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 3
Fort RonduitFort · 6.9 km from the route - 4
Fort bij UitermeerFort · 3.8 km from the route - 5
Funerary museumMuseum · 8.7 km from the route - 6
Fort PampusFort · 3.5 km from the route - 7
Fort HinderdamFort · 4.6 km from the route - 8
Fort bij NigtevechtFort · 6.4 km from the route - 9
Museum WeespMuseum · 2.5 km from the route - 10
GemeenlandshuisMuseum · 7.6 km from the route - 11
Fort Werk IVFort · 9.5 km from the route - 12
De Boom die alles zagMemorial · 6 km from the route - 13
Torenfort aan de OssenmarktFort · 2.3 km from the route - 14
De VriendschapAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 15
Anton de KomMemorial · 7.3 km from the route - 16
Muurschildering Johan CruijffMemorial · 8 km from the route - 17
Kustbatterij bij DiemerdamFort · 3.8 km from the route - 18
Fort bij AbcoudeFort · 8.3 km from the route - 19
BijlmermonumentMemorial · 6 km from the route - 20
WeegschaalmuseumMuseum · 7.2 km from the route - 21
Batterijen aan het GeinFort · 7.1 km from the route - 22
Werk 1 aan de KoedijkFort · 8 km from the route - 23
Buchenwald MemorialMemorial · 8.6 km from the route - 24Museum VrolikMuseum · 7.8 km from the route
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Naarden FortressCastle · 7.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Vestinggrachtroute?
Vestinggrachtroute is 3.1 km long. Allow ± 40 min of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Gooise Meren.
How hard is this route?
Easy.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 2.9 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Mouse Fort.
Starting point
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