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Woudrichem Fortress Town – Gorinchem Canals loop from Zaltbommel

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Zaltbommel

Woudrichem Fortress Town – Gorinchem Canals loop from Zaltbommel

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Woudrichem Fortress Town – Gorinchem Canals loop from Zaltbommel

03:54

67.4km

110m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 36.3 km for 201 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.1 km

View of the Waal near Zuilichem

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beautiful views

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13.1 km

View of Brakel Castle

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Triggered by this beautiful view. Get off the dike and discover the Brakel estate. An estate with a park forest, castle ruins and moat and an old vegetable garden with …

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20.1 km

View of Loevestein Castle

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The castle looks very impressive just walking around it.
Unfortunately, we only got a view from outside as we were too late to visit. Please make sure to check the …

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29.7 km

Woudrichem Fortress Town

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Woudrichem is a beautiful fortified town on the Merwede river. In the center you will find historic streets and buildings. The cannons can still be seen on top of the 16th century city wall.

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30.0 km

Woudrichem Historic Centre

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Fortified town Woudrichem, or Woerkum, as the residents call it, is the only town of the Biesboschlinie. In the 9th century, a market place was created on a riverbank. Today, …

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30.1 km

Woudrichem Harbour

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In the sheltered harbour of Woudrichem there are 120 moorings. You can admire different types of boats. The types vary from the salmon barge to cabin sailing yacht, from rowing …

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37.1 km

Beach

40.8 km

Gorinchem Canals

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Vesting Gorinchem is a real attraction with its city walls, impressive cannons and windmills. But above all it is very pleasant in the city center with the many terraces on …

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44.9 km

Fort Vuren

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Fort Vuren is part of the New Dutch Waterline, a defense line from 1845. This line runs from Muiden to the Biesbosch and contains more than 60 forts.

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63.4 km

Viewpoint

67.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.0 km

18.4 km

3.84 km

147 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.7 km

14.5 km

3.17 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 26 August

29°C

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Comments

April 12, 2022,Waalweise links oder rechts

A beautiful dike tour along the (?) Waal from Zaltbommel to Gorinchem on the other side. Unfortunately, we were repeatedly diverted from the dyke to the country road from the Vuren Fortress due to dyke construction work. Luckily we saw a lot of storks in Herwijnen.

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June 12, 2025,Kijken hoe ver de waaldijk nu is.

I decided to get on my bike without any destination. At the bridge to Sleeuwijk I thought, well, I'll just go straight on, through Gorinchem and then back onto the dike. How far will I be able to stay on the dike?

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August 31, 2022,Gorinchem (Gorkum)

To give my shoulder some rest today I made a cycling route on Komoot. Nice trip, from Zaltbommel all the way over the dike to Gorinchem. But well, unfortunately, what bad luck .... the whole dike closed!! We really made another attempt to get around the cordoned off part 😉. But 'work in progress' is not to be trifled with, …

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Woudrichem Fortress Town – Gorinchem Canals loop from Zaltbommel

View of the Waal near Zuilichem

View of Brakel Castle

View of Loevestein Castle

Woudrichem Fortress Town

Woudrichem Historic Centre

Woudrichem Harbour

Gorinchem Canals

Fort Vuren

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