Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Vijfheerenlanden · Great Rivers Trail - 9 · Updated on 6 November 2026
Grote Rivierenpad - 9 walk
Grote Rivierenpad - 9 is a walk of 12.5 km from Vijfheerenlanden. Along the way you'll find 19 benches and picnic tables 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.
- 12.5 km
- ± 2:45 h
- ↑ 7 m · ↓ 7 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Vijfheerenlanden
0 km9.1 km · 4 benches
Fort
3.3 km · 15 benches
Finish
12.5 kmAt the finish: public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 12.4 kmBetween 0 km and 12.4 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.
Werk op de Spoorweg bij de Diefdijk
Fort · after 9.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 7 m
- Down
- ↓ 7 m
- Highest point
- 6 m
- Lowest point
- -1 m
- 2 stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
12.5 km in total- Road: 8.1 km
- Cycleway: 1.6 km
- Street: 1.5 km
- Track: 850 m
- Footpath: 284 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
12.5 km in total- Asphalt: 6.6 km
- Paved: 1.2 km
- Natural: 675 m
- Gravel: 400 m
- Unknown: 3.6 km
About the walking route Grote Rivierenpad - 9
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Grote Rivierenpad - 9 is a walking route of 12.5 km that starts in Vijfheerenlanden. It does not end where it starts. You start in Hei en Boeicop and finish in Leerdam. Along the way you pass Werk op de Spoorweg bij de Diefdijk (after 9.1 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 7 m in total and descend 7 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 2:45 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (8.1 km), cycleway (1.6 km) and street (1.5 km). Of the surface, 6.6 km asphalt and 1.2 km paved. For 3.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 19 benches and picnic tables and 1 public toilet. The longest stretch without a toilet is 12.4 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Grote Rivierenpad - Hoofdroute (Great Rivers Trail - Main route)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Nationaal GlasmuseumMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 2
Hofje van AerdenMuseum · 438 m from the route - 3
Kasteel HeukelumCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 4
Fort EverdingenAttraction · 5.8 km from the route - 5
Batterij onder BrakelFort · 9.3 km from the route - 6
Museum WarsenhoeckMuseum · 8.9 km from the route - 7
CaetshageArchaeological site · 7.7 km from the route - 8
Museum WarfMuseum · 7.3 km from the route - 9
ElisabethweeshuisMuseum · 7.6 km from the route - 10
Werk aan de GroenewegFort · 7 km from the route - 11
VuylcopCastle · 8.2 km from the route - 12
Fort VurenFort · 9 km from the route - 13
Werk aan de Korte UitwegFort · 6.6 km from the route - 14
Fort bij AsperenFort · 1.4 km from the route - 15
Fort bij de Nieuwe SteegFort · 2.7 km from the route - 16
Werk aan het SpoelFort · 6.2 km from the route - 17
MariënwaerdtCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 18
Fort VreeswijkFort · 7 km from the route - 19
Werk aan de Waalse WeteringFort · 7.3 km from the route - 20
Huis OudegeinCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 21Elvis Presley MuseumMuseum · 8.4 km from the route
- 22Loevestein CastleCastle · 9.9 km from the route
- 23Uitkijktoren Hoef en HaagObservation tower · 5.1 km from the route
- 24Fort HonswijkFort · 5.5 km from the route
- 25Lunet aan de SnelFort · 5.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Grote Rivierenpad - 9?
Grote Rivierenpad - 9 is 12.5 km long. Allow ± 2:45 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?
No, the route runs from Hei en Boeicop to Leerdam.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Vijfheerenlanden.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 7 m of climbing.
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 12.4 km.
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 Werk op de Spoorweg bij de Diefdijk.
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