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Rietplas Houten – Lunet at the Snel loop from Kasteel Ten Goye

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Netherlands

Utrecht

Houten

Rietplas Houten – Lunet at the Snel loop from Kasteel Ten Goye

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Rietplas Houten – Lunet at the Snel loop from Kasteel Ten Goye

05:55

23.5km

30m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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4.84 km

Rietplas Houten

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The Rietplas is a recreational lake in Houten with beaches. There is sailing, swimming and SUP. And in the winter, if possible, also skated. There are houses along the lake …

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5.34 km

Oosterlaak Lake

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Nice stretch of water.

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9.91 km

Drowned Forest

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The drowned forest is a recreational forest that has been (re)developed as a water storage facility. It is intended to store water in case of too much precipitation. The trees …

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11.7 km

Inundation Canal

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INUNDATION CANAL as an essential part of an extra water inlet for possible inundations, which would make use of the traditionally existing Kromme Rijn. The approximately 350 meter long Inundation …

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12.6 km

Werk aan de Korte Uitweg

Highlight • Historical Site

There is plenty to do for young and old at Fort Werk on the Korte Uitweg. From a cozy snack and drink to an adventurous canoe trip, or just stroll …

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12.9 km

Pathway Between Fort WKU and Fort Lunet

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The 4 lunettes are the smallest of the Utrecht forts. They were built between 1822 and 1828. The lunettes are located on the Houtense Vlakte and border the Lunetten district.

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13.7 km

Lunet at the Snel

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Lunet aan de Snel is part of the Defense Line of Honswijk, which in turn is part of the New Dutch Waterline. The defenses served to flood the polder when …

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16.8 km

floodplains of the Rhine and Lek

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The Natura 2000 area of the Lek Floodplains consists of four sites in the floodplains of the Lek between Vianen and Schoonhoven.

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23.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.96 km

6.70 km

5.90 km

1.59 km

1.19 km

Surfaces

7.36 km

6.16 km

5.84 km

2.23 km

1.41 km

219 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 30 August

19°C

14°C

95 %

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Comments

February 4, 2023,Waterlinie Culemborg

Made another NS tour today from Houten Castellum to Culemborg nice and beautiful tour only the part along the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal I thought was a necessary evil but unfortunately those kind of parts are also part of it every now and then. In Houten-Castellum I was pleasantly surprised by the combination of lots of water and a beautifully matching colorful …

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May 13, 2025,Station to Station van Culemborg naar Houten

The public transport on the Grenslandpad leaves something to be desired for me, so today I walked a station to station again.
Culemborg turned out to have a surprisingly nice centre. Then into the floodplains. What a spacious view. Very nice to walk with a bit of sunshine and a bit of wind in your back. After the floodplains a …

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March 2, 2024,🇳🇱 wandeling van NS station Houten Castellum naar NS station Culemborg met TheNew50ties+ (Waterlinie Culemborg NS wandeling)

On this bright Saturday, March 2, 2024, I took a beautiful walk from Houten Castellum station to Culemborg station together with Theo from TheNew50ties+. What an adventure!

We started our tour by exploring the historic fortifications and bunkers of the New Dutch Waterline, followed by a walk past the brightly colored houses of the Castellum district of Hout. The Amsterdam …

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November 13, 2025,Waterlinie Culemborg (NS) Houten (11)

You can walk this trail blindfolded for the first 1.5 hours, there is nothing to see until the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal is very narrow and a straight path, after that it becomes more beautiful bit by bit, the area near the waterline is even very beautiful and also the part along the Lek when you walk through the floodplains. Culemborg makes …

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Rietplas Houten – Lunet at the Snel loop from Kasteel Ten Goye

Rietplas Houten

Oosterlaak Lake

Drowned Forest

Inundation Canal

Werk aan de Korte Uitweg

Pathway Between Fort WKU and Fort Lunet

Lunet at the Snel

floodplains of the Rhine and Lek

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