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Naarden Fortress – Nieuw Bussummerheide loop from Soest Zuid

Naarden Fortress – Nieuw Bussummerheide loop from Soest Zuid

Hard

4.8

(21)

213

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Naarden Fortress – Nieuw Bussummerheide loop from Soest Zuid

05:37

106km

310m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.1 km for 159 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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25.2 km

Naarden Fortress

Castle

25.7 km

Naarden Fortress

Highlight • Historical Site

City, originated on the northwest side of the Gooi near the Zuiderzee (now IJsselmeer). Naarden, first mentioned around 900, was further north-east and was granted city rights around 1325. Around 1350, Naarden was destroyed by Hoekse troops. Partly due to the increasing coastal erosion, rebuilding followed further inland, for which Count William V granted permission in 1351. Due to its location on the sea dike (Westdijk) between Naardermeer and Zuiderzee, Naarden acquired great military significance. In 1355 the defensive belt around the city was completed and in 1403 Albrecht van Beieren gave permission to build a seaport.

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32.4 km

Nieuw Bussummerheide

Highlight • Natural

Nice hardpack gravel bike path through the heath. Part of a wide gravel network in the Gooi. Good to cycle with the racing bike!

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32.4 km

Gravel — Nieuw Bussumerheide

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Beautiful piece of nature! Nice piece to tackle with the gravel bike.

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42.6 km

Zuiderheide

Nature Reserve

43.4 km

Zuiderheide

Highlight • Natural

Very beautiful surroundings, the bike path runs quite directly through it and sometimes has limited visibility. The most beautiful places here can only be reached on foot, which is really worth it.

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45.1 km

Anna's Hoeve

Nature Reserve

51.2 km

Gravel Path Through the Forests of De Zuid

Highlight • Trail

Here you will find a gravel path as gravel should be! Extensive, winding path through the beautiful forests.

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82.1 km

Let de Stigter Path

Highlight • Cycleway

The Let de Stigterpad winds through the forests, moors and sand drifts of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The 39 km long and partly unpaved cycle path from Maarn to Rhenen is named after one of the founders of the national park, A.D. de Stigter-Huising.

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82.3 km

"Let de Stigterpad" Woudenbergseweg to Hoogstraat

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Most beautiful cycle path of the Heuvelrug. The Let de Stigterpad consists mainly of shell path segments without holes or roots that beautifully through the changing landscape of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The complete Let de Stigterpad loops from Driebergen to Rhenen and is about 39 km long. On a not too busy day it is fantastic on the race or gravel bike.

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90.5 km

Maarnseweg Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice alternative gravel bikepath which connects MTB route Austerlitz or Zeist with Let de Stigterpad to Leersum.

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106 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.2 km

30.1 km

14.7 km

3.19 km

668 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.9 km

26.7 km

17.9 km

12.6 km

3.87 km

Elevation

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Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

24°C

14°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 5, 2023,GGDNL Tag4

You can stay overnight in the wonderful fortress town of Naarden. There are some hotels or a bed & breakfast (AirBNB):

Design B&B Naarden Vesting
Jan Massenstraat 17
1411 RW Naarden
Netherlands
Telephone +31 6 17238496
GPS coordinates N 052° 17.815, E 05° 9.856
bnbnaardenvesting.nl

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May 9, 2026,Green Divide-Tag 1 / Bussum-Leersum☀️

A great route that - at least today - can easily be ridden even with touring bikes. I even kept meeting road cyclists. The campsite is basic, but has everything you need and lots of space. 😃

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August 5, 2025,Bikepacking Avontuur Green Divide (dag1)

This four-day bikepacking adventure started off perfectly on day one. And now it's already a 100% recommendation for any gravel or mountain biker.

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