Three-centre walk
- Distance
- 18 km
- Duration
- 4 hour 30 minutes
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This beautiful route takes you along rural roads and through the three centres of the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede: Wijk bij Duurstede, Cothen and Langbroek.
The municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede consists of the three centres Cothen, Langbroek and Wijk bij Duurstede.
Wijk bij Duurstede – Art city with many faces
Where the Nederrijn splits into the Lek and the Kromme Rijn, you’ll find Wijk bij Duurstede. This city has a long history and was known in the Middle Ages as Dorestad, one of the most important trading centres in Europe. Wijk bij Duurstede has a beautiful old town with many cultural and historical attractions, a cosy town centre with nice shops, galleries and lovely terraces and restaurants.
Cothen – Discover Cothen from above
Cothen is a village on the Kromme Rijn. Soak up the history on a stroll through this village. The old part of the village, including Brink and Dorpstraat and the old standard fruit orchard, is a protected townscape. Its defining features are the church tower of the St. Peter and Paul Church, Rhijnestein Castle and the ‘Oog in ’t Zeil’ tower mill.
Langbroek – Ribbon of Castles
Langbroek is known for its beautiful castles along the Langbroekerwetering. The castles of Hindersteyn, Lunenburg, Sandenburg, Walenburg, Weerdesteyn, Zuilenburg and Poortgebouw Groenesteijn are all privately owned. Take a walking or cycling tour along the Langbroekerwetering to get a wonderful view of these little gems interspersed with pretty farms.
Locations on this route
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76
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82
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52
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51
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41
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46
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47
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48
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87
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85
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56
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51
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49
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50
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14
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Dorpsstraat 53
3945 BK Cothen
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Dorpsstraat 21
3945 BJ Cothen
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11
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Groenewoudseweg 18
3945 BC Cothen
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Graaf van Lynden van Sandenburgweg 2a
3945 PB Cothen
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89
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41
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51
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52
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82
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76
Directions
The walk can be started at any place mentioned in the description.
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