Eemnes Pumping Station – The Eem loop from Eemdijk

Hiking trails & Routes

Netherlands

Utrecht

Bunschoten

Eemnes Pumping Station – The Eem loop from Eemdijk

Moderate

4.8

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Eemnes Pumping Station – The Eem loop from Eemdijk

02:32

10.0km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 57 m for 78 m

Open: • March, Monday-Saturday: 7:00 AM-9:30 AM & 1:00 PM-6:00 PM • April, Monday-Saturday: 6:30 AM-8:00 PM • May-August, Monday-Saturday: 6:30 AM-9:00 PM • September, Monday-Saturday: 6:30 AM-8:00 PM • October, Monday-Saturday: 7:00 AM-9:30 AM & 1:00 PM-6:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 2.71 km for 1.97 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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178 m

Eemland

Highlight • River

The Eemland is a region in the northeast of the Dutch province of Utrecht in the catchment area of the river Eem. The area extends over the municipalities of Amersfoort, Baarn, Bunschoten, Eemnes, Leusden, Soest and Woudenberg.

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1.18 km

Picnic Spot by the River

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Nice place to take a break.

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2.38 km

Eemnessersluis

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As early as 1589 there was a wooden lock on this site, which was replaced around 1650 by a stone lock. These sluices fulfilled a drainage function for the underlying …

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2.38 km

History of the Harbor at the Lock

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Information about the history of the lock.

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2.41 km

Eemnes Pumping Station

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Beautiful building on the water, starting from the Nesserpad. Beautiful nature reserve for walking.

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2.70 km

Entrance Eemland Uiterdijken

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Entrance/exit of the Uiterdijken Eemland.

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5.81 km

The Eem

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Further north, there's only the ferry, which doesn't operate on Sundays. This makes this the only way to cross the Eem between the Eemmeer and the motorway.

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6.42 km

Bruggematen

Nature Reserve

8.69 km

Zwart Noord

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Zwarte Noord, also known as Zwartenoord, is a nature reserve on the east bank of the Eem river near Eemdijk in the province of Utrecht. The Eem is an ecological …

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.52 km

3.57 km

1.70 km

175 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.51 km

3.51 km

1.93 km

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 30 October

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Comments

October 4, 2022,'Rondje rond de Eem' van wandelnet.nl

From November to February and on Sundays, there is no ferry.
bunschoten.nl/veerpont
I found the tour a bit boring, but tastes differ.

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August 21, 2023,Rondje Eem vanuit Eembrugge

My 1st walk in my new hiking boots.

Meindl Vacuum Men Ultra GXT
(What a name for a shoe)
Conclusion: Great!

Nice walk too.

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July 26, 2024,*Veerpont Eemdijk – Gemaal Eemnes rondtocht vanuit Eemdijk

Made a nice walk from Eemdijk. From Eemdijk you walk straight to the ferry where Drs. P. wrote the beautiful song "De Veerpont" (To and fro). Then through the polder on a cycle path to the Eemnes pumping station, after which it becomes unpaved until the bridge. From this bridge it again becomes unpaved through the reeds along the "Eem" …

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