Woudrichem Fortress Town – Woudrichem Historic Centre loop from Gorinchem
Woudrichem Fortress Town – Woudrichem Historic Centre loop from Gorinchem
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Woudrichem Fortress Town – Woudrichem Historic Centre loop from Gorinchem
02:14
39.4km
60m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 23, 2026
This route includes a ferry crossing
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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 20.3 km for 54 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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11.5 km
Ferry Between Brakel and Vuren
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13.2 km
View of Brakel Castle
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17.1 km
Dijkgraaf H.C. de Jongh Pumping Station
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It was put into operation in 1936 by the dijkgraaf H.C. de Jongh, he was chief dike of the Bommelerwaard above the Meidijk from 1924-1937. The electric pumping station replaced two previous pumping stations, a steam pumping station with a Fijnje pump from 1854 and a steam pumping station with a paddle wheel from 1882, both of which were located slightly east of the current pumping station.
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20.3 km
Windmill on the Dike
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Brief history This round stone tower mill was built in 1838 for Willem and Reinier Ambrosius, as a successor to a 16th century wooden post mill. A map from 1798 shows that it stood on the same spot. The mill was built by master carpenter and millwright T.C. Snels from Waalwijk and mason J. Verkuijl from Veen, for the sum of eight thousand guilders and was equipped with two pairs of millstones. The construction took only thirteen weeks, and the stones for the hull were transported by barge over the Maas. In 1924, the Ambrosius miller family emigrated to South Africa and the mill came into the hands of the Van Ballegooijen family, who continued the business.
Want to know more? Click through to molensheusdenenaltena.nl/de-hoop
Visit options: Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and otherwise when the sails are turning (almost daily). The mill is closed on Sundays.
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30.4 km
Loevestein city gate
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This city gate connects Woudrichem and Loevestein Castle.
Go back in time and read the fragment from canonvannederland.nl/nl/noord-brabant/altena/woudrichem-een-nieuwe-vestingstad
‘Discovery tour?’, Coen answers in surprise, ‘Where do you want to go?’ Then Maarten tells his plan: ‘Discovery tour?’, didn’t Grandpa tell us before what all changed and was newly built?
I think it would be fun to go and have a look there and also at the new city gates.’ The boys walk to the end of the Vissersdijk. The workers are still working there. There is a large hole in the wall and a tower has been demolished. A new city gate will be built at that location. People call it the Loevesteinse gate, because you can go through that gate at the ferry to the castle. “Come on!” Maarten calls to his younger brother. “Let’s go on.”
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30.4 km
Woudrichem Fortress Town
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30.7 km
Woudrichem Historic Centre
Highlight • Historical Site
Historical context: History
Woudrichem is strategically located at the confluence of the Maas and Waal, at the intersection of 3 provinces. The Land van Altena, to which Woudrichem belongs, belonged to the County of Holland from 1322. It was not until 1815 that it was incorporated into the new province of North Brabant.
Woudrichem was granted city rights in 1356. In that year, the count's river toll from Niemandsvriend van Sliedrecht was also moved to Woudrichem. A few years later, the town also received fishing rights and flourished. The Martinuskerk and city walls date from this period.
In 1420, the toll was moved to Gorinchem. This event, the St. Elizabeth's flood of 1421 and the many military conflicts in which the town was involved due to its location, caused the decline of the town.
The many sieges have left their mark on Woerkum. In 1573, the Geuzen set fire to the town. They considered it indefensible. A new city wall was then built, which protected a smaller area than the old city wall had done. This city wall is the fortress wall that still encloses the center.
In 1814, Woudrichem became part of the New Dutch Waterline. From that time on, no more building was allowed in the surrounding land. It was not until 1955 that the fortress was closed and new residential areas were built around the town.
The historic city center is a protected cityscape.
Source: biesboschlinie.com/zien-doen/bezichten/woudrichem
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30.7 km
Woudrichem Harbour
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A nice location to wave goodbye to ships.
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39.4 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
20.1 km
16.7 km
1.44 km
516 m
390 m
116 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
31.9 km
5.88 km
981 m
578 m
< 100 m
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