Castle Garden and Herb Garden – Rhoon Castle loop from Rhoon
Castle Garden and Herb Garden – Rhoon Castle loop from Rhoon
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Castle Garden and Herb Garden – Rhoon Castle loop from Rhoon
02:57
11.7km
20m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: February 21, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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715 m
Castle Garden and Herb Garden
Highlight • Historical Site
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1.35 km
Bosrand Trail Barendrecht
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2.48 km
Site of Valckesteijn Castle
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2.69 km
Valckestijnse Bos Walking Path
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4.71 km
Valckensteijnse Bos
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7.28 km
Village Church Poortugaal
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Like all churches in the Middle Ages, this church was also built in the east-west direction. The priest thus stood at the altar with his face to the east.
It is striking that the church of Poortugaal is not located in the center of the village. At the end of the 12th century, the island of IJsselmonde was an area that regularly flooded during high water. De Heer van Putten then starts building dikes. He takes possession of the area with the dikes. Around 1200 he built a wooden house as the administrative center of the polder and a wooden church, the "court church" of the Lord van Putten.
The wooden house is replaced around 1210 by a stone house on a motte (a raised hill). This house was not well founded and was quickly demolished. A few kilometers away, the Lord of Putten built castle “Valckesteyn” around 1310. The church remains lonely in the landscape.
Source: oudheidkamerrhoonpoortugaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/De-dorpskerk-van-Poortugaal.pdf
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9.08 km
Slotvalkensteinsedijk
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11.3 km
Rhoon Castle
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11.7 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.49 km
4.33 km
2.58 km
261 m
Surfaces
3.94 km
2.49 km
2.39 km
1.49 km
973 m
333 m
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