Hollandse IJssel path
Follow the Hollandse IJssel straight through the Green Heart. You will walk past water and through the polder landscape from IJsselstein to Montfort, and on to Oudewater and Gouda. This route can easily be broken up into shorter stages of 11 km each.
Take a look
Sights on this route
Starting point:
Parkeren bij carpoolplaats Lekboulevard, Nieuwegein ZuidHet Klaphek
IJsselstein
Navigate to starting point
Starting point
Parkeren bij carpoolplaats Lekboulevard, Nieuwegein Zuid
Het Klaphek
IJsselstein
Navigate to starting point
Museum IJsselstein
Museum IJsselsteinMuseum IJsselstein wants to highlight what’s special locally and make the extraordinary accessible. With interesting and provocative work by contemporary...
Castle Tower in IJsselstein
Castle Tower in IJsselsteinThe authentic early 16th-century castle tower (Loyertoren) is the remnant of the once renowned IJsselstein Castle. It is an important historical...
The Windotter windmill
There's more to being a miller than making sure the mill's sails are turning. It takes knowledge and insight into the technical aspects, operation and maintenance of the mill and how it is influenced by the weather.
Montfoort Castle
Historic Montfoort and its beautiful castle are definitely worth a visit. This is a place where you will feel you've travelled back in time.
TOP Linschoten
At 1111 acres, the Linschoten country estate is the largest in the Randstad region. It includes a manor house with a park, waterways, historic farms, grasslands and forests. The park was redesig...
The Witches Weighhouse
Much of Oudewater’s city centre is listed in the Register of Monuments. The 16th century Witches Weighhouse, located in the centre of this historic place, now serves as a museum.
Rope museum
The Rope Museum is situated in the historic centre of Oudewater, in the original ropewalk. See, hear, feel and smell the story of the ‘Yellow Bellies’, as the town residents used to be called.
Goejanverwelle lock
The Goejanverwelle lock and the Enkele Wiericke lock on the Hollandse Ijssel played a key role in the Disaster Year. Together with the lock at Nieuwerbrug on the Oude Rijn, they formed the inlet...
Goejanverwelle lock
The Goejanverwelle lock and the Enkele Wiericke lock on the Hollandse Ijssel played a key role in the Disaster Year. Together with the lock at Nieuwerbrug on the Oude Rijn, they formed the inlet to the Langeweide polder, which was the narrowest section of the Waterline. The locks were opened on 17 June 1672 – just in time to halt the advance of the French, who had already captured Oudewater and marched right up to the edge of the hastily flooded Waterline. With great promptitude, the commander of the garrison at Goejanverwelle, the Count of Horn, gave the order to raise sconces and fortifications to defend the locks. For the moment, the Waterline was safe!
End point:
Parkeerplaats Onder de Zebra, Zebraweg, GoudaZebraweg
2807 DZ Gouda
Navigate to endpoint
End point
Parkeerplaats Onder de Zebra, Zebraweg, Gouda
Zebraweg
2807 DZ Gouda
Navigate to endpoint
Directions
Starting point:
Parkeren bij carpoolplaats Lekboulevard, Nieuwegein ZuidHet Klaphek
IJsselstein
Navigate to starting point
This walking route is based on junctions. The network can be recognised by the orange shields with blue numbers and arrows. Follow the numbers: 97 – 47 – 98 – 29 – 23 – 24 – 25 – 55 – 57 – 62 – 12 – 63 – 82 – 83 – 79 – 81 – 76 – 74 – 73 – 69 – 70 – 79 – 71 – 72 – 54 – 59 – 50 – 90 – 15 – 86 – 87 – follow the road straight on - to the right at the Honkbalpad - to the left at the Goejanverwelledijk - to the right at the Zebraweg - end point.
End point:
Parkeerplaats Onder de Zebra, Zebraweg, GoudaZebraweg
2807 DZ Gouda
Navigate to endpoint
- 97
- 47
- 98
- 29
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 88
- 55
- 57
- 62
- 12
- 63
- 82
- 83
- 79
- 81
- 56
- 74
- 73
- 69
- 70
- 79
- 71
- 72
- 54
- 59
- 50
- 90
- 15
- 86
- 87
Attributes
You may also be interested in
