Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Krimpenerwaard · Great Rivers Trail - 16 · Updated on 6 November 2026
Grote Rivierenpad - 16 walk
Grote Rivierenpad - 16 is a walk of 15.3 km from Krimpenerwaard. Along the way you'll find 47 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 1 public toilet.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 15.3 km
- ± 3:25 h
- ↑ 9 m · ↓ 10 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Krimpenerwaard
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
525 m · 3 benches
uitkijktoren Loetbos
525 mObservation tower
14.8 km · 42 benches
Finish
15.3 kmAt the finish: water point.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 15.3 kmBetween 0 km and 15.3 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.
Observation tower · after 525 m
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 9 m
- Down
- ↓ 10 m
- Highest point
- 4 m
- Lowest point
- -5 m
- 1 flight of stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
15.3 km in total- Cycleway: 6.2 km
- Road: 5.8 km
- Street: 1.2 km
- Footpath: 1 km
- Path: 975 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
- Track: 75 m
- Unknown: 75 m
Surfaces
15.3 km in total- Asphalt: 7.4 km
- Gravel: 1 km
- Natural: 900 m
- Paved: 325 m
- Unknown: 5.7 km
About the walking route Grote Rivierenpad - 16
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Grote Rivierenpad - 16 is a walking route of 15.3 km that starts in Krimpenerwaard. It does not end where it starts. You start in Loetbos and finish in Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel. Along the way you pass uitkijktoren Loetbos (after 525 m).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 9 m in total and descend 10 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 3:25 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is cycleway (6.2 km), road (5.8 km) and street (1.2 km). Of the surface, 7.4 km asphalt and 1 km gravel. For 5.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 47 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 1 public toilet. You can fill your bottle at the finish. The longest stretch without a toilet is 15.3 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Grote Rivierenpad - Variant Rottemeren) (Great Rivers Trail - Variant Rottemeren))
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
WaagAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 2
Arboretum TrompenburgAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 3
Museum GoudaMuseum · 3.6 km from the route - 4
Stoomdepot SSNMuseum · 7.9 km from the route - 5
Rotterdams Openbaar Vervoer MuseumMuseum · 9.5 km from the route - 6
Monument for the Lowest Point in the NetherlandsAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 7
Streekmuseum KrimpenerwaardMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 8
MariniersmonumentMemorial · 9.5 km from the route - 9
Bleiswijkse VerlaatAttraction · 6.8 km from the route - 10
KoeneschansFort · 9.6 km from the route - 11
Radio MuseumMuseum · 9.8 km from the route - 12
Huis van ZessenMuseum · 7 km from the route - 13
Monument Koningin WilhelminaMemorial · 6.9 km from the route - 14
Gedenkteken A. A. van Bergen IJzendoornMemorial · 3.6 km from the route - 15
Monument voor Cornelis en Frederik de HoutmanMemorial · 3.6 km from the route - 16
VredesmonumentMemorial · 4.5 km from the route - 17
De Poort der BevrijdingMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 18
Steen van de miljoenen tranenMemorial · 8.5 km from the route - 19
Monument 1940 - 1945Memorial · 8.6 km from the route - 20
Geloof en VrijheidMemorial · 10 km from the route - 21BoomkwekerijmuseumMuseum · 9.6 km from the route
- 22Observation towerObservation tower · 2.6 km from the route
- 23Wind phone GoudaMemorial · 3.6 km from the route
- 24Observation towerObservation tower · 4.6 km from the route
- 25Observation towerObservation tower · 6.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Grote Rivierenpad - 16?
Grote Rivierenpad - 16 is 15.3 km long. Allow ± 3:25 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 Loetbos to Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Krimpenerwaard.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 9 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 15.3 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 uitkijktoren Loetbos.
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