The Faithful Watchman Windmill – Entrance to Dwarsijkerveld Estate loop from Oostelijke Vechtplassen

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The Faithful Watchman Windmill – Entrance to Dwarsijkerveld Estate loop from Oostelijke Vechtplassen

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The Faithful Watchman Windmill – Entrance to Dwarsijkerveld Estate loop from Oostelijke Vechtplassen

01:56

7.69km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 2.34 km for 2.98 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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794 m

Bench With View of the Lake in Oostelijke Vechtplassen

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1.84 km

De Trouwe Wachter Windmill (Tienhoven)

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Very beautiful polder mill called "De Trouwe Wachter" (The faithful watchman).
Mill type: Dutch windmill / cockerel windmill

Year of mill construction: 1832

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1.86 km

small lock where farmers used to pass through with their boats

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A unique piece of Holland.

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1.89 km

The Faithful Watchman Windmill

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During the war, the miller warned the people in hiding in the area against a raid by putting the blades of the mill in mourning position. A plaque on the mill is a reminder of this.

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2.34 km

Entrance to Dwarsijkerveld Estate

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Tienhoven has recently gained an estate; The owners of the Dwarsdijkerveld estate gave up the agricultural use of their 2.3 hectares of land and now manage it as a Natura …

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5.89 km

Café 't Kikkertje

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nice cozy cafe

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6.35 km

Walking junction 78

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Part of the Utrecht walking route network. Source: wandelnet.planner.routemaker.nl/planner/wandelen

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7.19 km

Church of Tienhoven

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There was probably a Roman Catholic chapel in Tienhoven as early as the fifteenth century. Source: kerktienhoven.nl/over-de-kerk/historie

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7.69 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.99 km

1.94 km

1.80 km

1.52 km

217 m

Surfaces

2.82 km

2.18 km

905 m

785 m

586 m

192 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

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Comments

November 21, 2021,Vredevoetpad 20211121

I largely followed the Vredevoetpad route. See: natuurmonumenten.nl/natuurgebieden/tienhovense-plassen/route/vredevoetpad

This walk connects to (and can be combined with) the following other walks I've completed in the same area:
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Overview map of walks:

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