Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Alphen aan den Rijn · Four Mills Route · Updated on 6 November 2026
Molenviergangroute walk
Molenviergangroute is a walk of 8.6 km from Alphen aan den Rijn that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 4 benches and picnic tables.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 8.6 km
- ± 1:55 h
- ↑ 3 m · ↓ 3 m
- Easy
- Circular walk
- Local route
Start in Alphen aan den Rijn
0 km6.2 km · 4 benches
Waterkruising / Onderlijder
6.2 kmAttraction
2.4 km
Back at the start
8.6 km
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
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.
Attraction · after 6.2 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3 m
- Down
- ↓ 3 m
- Highest point
- -0 m
- Lowest point
- -4 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
8.6 km in total- Path: 3.9 km
- Track: 2.1 km
- Road: 1.9 km
- Street: 700 m
- Footpath: 25 m
Surfaces
8.6 km in total- Natural: 2 km
- Unpaved: 1.9 km
- Paved: 1.7 km
- Gravel: 425 m
- Asphalt: 75 m
- Unknown: 2.6 km
About the walking route Molenviergangroute
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Molenviergangroute is a circular walk of 8.6 km from Alphen aan den Rijn: it starts and ends in the same place. Along the way you pass Waterkruising / Onderlijder (after 6.2 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 3 m in total and descend 3 m. Allow ± 1:55 h, without breaks. The level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (3.9 km), track (2.1 km) and road (1.9 km). Of the surface, 2 km natural and 1.9 km unpaved. For 2.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 4 benches and picnic tables. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Groene Hartpad - 10Hard · From A to B20.6 km
- Groene Hartpad - 10 BroedseizoenHard · From A to B20.6 km
- Romeinse Limespad - 4Moderate · From A to B16.9 km
- Pelgrimspad 1 - 04 - Molenviergang met hondEasy · From A to B3.9 km
- Groene Hartpad - 04 Met hondEasy · From A to B2.6 km
- Pelgrimspad 1 - 4Moderate · From A to B16.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Fort WierickerschansFort · 6.2 km from the route - 2
Nigrum PullumArchaeological site · 1.1 km from the route - 3
Schepen van ZwammerdamArchaeological site · 930 m from the route - 4
Monument Koningin WilhelminaMemorial · 8 km from the route - 5
Kasteel Groot PoelgeestRuins · 7.1 km from the route - 6
Joods monumentMemorial · 2.9 km from the route - 7
De Poort der BevrijdingMemorial · 8.5 km from the route - 8BoomkwekerijmuseumMuseum · 5 km from the route
- 9JacobswoudeMemorial · 5.1 km from the route
- 10Observation towerObservation tower · 5.5 km from the route
- 11Observation towerObservation tower · 6.3 km from the route
- 12Observation towerObservation tower · 6.4 km from the route
- 13Observation towerObservation tower · 8.1 km from the route
- 14WierickewachterObservation tower · 9.5 km from the route
- 15Wind phone RoelofarendsveenMemorial · 9.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Molenviergangroute?
Molenviergangroute is 8.6 km long. Allow ± 1:55 h 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 Alphen aan den Rijn.
How hard is this route?
Easy, with 3 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Waterkruising / Onderlijder.
Starting point
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