Cycle route along forts and fortified towns
Willemstad, Klundert, Fijnaart
Together with the surrounding forts, the fortified towns of Willemstad and Klundert in West Brabant form a beautiful historic landscape. These forts were built over the centuries as part of the Zuiderwaterlinie, an ingenious defence system designed to protect the Netherlands from enemy attacks. Willemstad was converted into a star-shaped fortress in the late 16th century by order of William of Orange and played an important role in defending the Dutch coast. Klundert was fortified around the same time with bastions and moats to guard the passage to the west. A fun fact about Willemstad: the bastions at the corners of the fortress are named after the Seven United Dutch Regions. Klundert, on the other hand, has a unique rectangular street pattern that still recalls the fortress structure of yesteryear. The beautiful Cycle route takes you past three impressive forts that were once part of this line of defence. Fort Bovensluis, located on the Hollandsch Diep, was built in the 19th century to repel attacks from the water. Fort De Hel, a little further away, was built by the French in 1811 and later reinforced by the Dutch. This fort provided support to nearby Fort Sabina, one of the largest forts in the region. Across the water is Fort Prince Frederik on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee. You can already see this fort from Fort Sabina, and otherwise you will also have a great view of this historic structure from the watchtower at the Volkerak locks.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Blaaksedijk 26, 4793 RN Moerdijk | 40.8 KM | |
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From
11
to
12
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1113 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Blaaksedijk | 191 M | ||
| Turn right onto Blaaksedijk | 922 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
32
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1777 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Nieuwlandsedijk | 511 M | ||
| Continue straight | 613 M | ||
| Continue onto Nieuwendijk | 653 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
42
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2654 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head west on Dreef | 455 M | ||
| Turn right | 306 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Boerendijk | 1.8 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 89 M | ||
| You are now at section 42 | 0 M | ||
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From
42
to
41
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1853 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Stoofdijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Oliemolenstraat | 239 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voorstraat | 217 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brugstraat | 47 M | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
to
30
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4872 M | 4.9 KM | |
| Head northeast on Kerkring | 72 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Kerkring | 25 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schanspoort | 363 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schansweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Noordschans | 574 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Noordschans | 535 M | ||
| Keep right onto Buitendijk West | 197 M | ||
| Keep right onto Buitendijk West | 1.4 KM | ||
| Keep right onto Oostdijk | 531 M | ||
| Keep left onto Oostdijk | 55 M | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
to
23
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3492 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Oostdijk | 350 M | ||
| Keep right onto Oostdijk | 194 M | ||
| Keep right onto Oostdijk | 101 M | ||
| Keep right onto Oostdijk | 790 M | ||
| Keep right onto Oostdijk | 455 M | ||
| Keep right onto Oostdijk | 1.6 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 7 M | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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From
23
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63
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3101 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head north on Steenpad | 210 M | ||
| Continue onto Folke Bernadottelaan | 141 M | ||
| Turn right onto Singel | 15 M | ||
| Turn left onto Landpoortstraat | 334 M | ||
| Turn right onto Voorstraat | 254 M | ||
| Turn left onto Benedenkade | 45 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Benedenkade | 124 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lantaarndijk | 383 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Lantaarndijk | 10 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hellegatsweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 63 | 0 M | ||
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From
63
to
60
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2025 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hellegatsweg | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
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62
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3043 M | 3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Steigerweg | 160 M | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 77 M | ||
| Turn left | 165 M | ||
| Turn right onto Fortweg | 112 M | ||
| Keep right onto Fortweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Kraaiendijk | 438 M | ||
| Keep right onto Kraaiendijk | 243 M | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
to
24
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3745 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Kraaiendijk | 748 M | ||
| Keep right onto Kraaiendijk | 1.3 KM | ||
| Keep right onto Oude Heijningsedijk | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Potenblokseweg | 648 M | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
to
26
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4975 M | 5 KM | |
| Head south on Potenblokseweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Keep left onto Slobbegorsedijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Kwartiersedijk | 313 M | ||
| Keep right onto Kwartiersedijk | 796 M | ||
| Keep right onto Kwartiersedijk | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
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10
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3435 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Appelaarsedijk | 11 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Turn left onto Appelaarsedijk | 2.4 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 19 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Molenstraat | 230 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oudemolensedijk | 128 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 231 M | ||
| Keep right at the fork | 415 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
11
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4679 M | 4.7 KM | |
| Head southwest | 974 M | ||
| Continue onto Parallelweg | 464 M | ||
| Turn right onto Langeweg | 475 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wilhelminastraat | 29 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Wilhelminastraat | 299 M | ||
| Turn left onto Korte Kerkstraat | 95 M | ||
| Turn right onto Voorstraat | 192 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kadedijk | 1.4 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Blaaksedijk | 724 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M |