Great Rivers Path part 5

Hiking from Rijsoord to Krimpen aan den IJssel (16.06 km).

Along the Waal and past wheels with names such as Kattenwiel and Oosteromse Wiel, and close to busy traffic junctions, you will come to the Kinderdijk windmill complex, which UNESCO has designated as a world heritage site as ‘proof of human ingenuity in draining and protecting the land’.

Hike report

Beautiful church in Rhoon
Willow trees
Golf course
Old Maas
Tall trees
Old Maas again
Monument for Dutch Soldiers in Barendrecht
Monument for Dutch Soldiers in Barendrecht
Old Maas 3
The Waal

Details of the hike

  • From: Rijsoord
  • To: Krimpen aan den IJssel
  • Distance: 16.06 km
  • Duration: 3h 34m
  • Speed: 4.50 km/h
  • Elevation: 30 m
  • Weather: 19˙ C, cloudy, 73% humidity

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