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The drainage of the Breukelerveen and Tienhoven water board was originally carried out by two barges (built in 1649 and 1684) at the northern end of the Scheendijk-Noord in Breukelen. They discharged their water directly south of the Weersluis lock into the Vecht River. The mills were shut down in 1830 and demolished in 1840. By that time, the area of the Loosdrechtse Plassen had been created by peat extraction. In the eastern corner of Tienhoven, the land remained in agricultural use, and the farmers there suffered from significant flooding. They joined forces, established the Oostelijke Binnenpolder (Eastern Inner Polder), and had their own mill built, which discharged water into the Breukeleveen and Loosdrechtse Plassen. The necessary land was purchased in 1831, and the mill and adjacent lock were put into operation in 1833. It is suspected that an old upper house (from a demolished mill) was used in its construction. (https://www.molens.nl/ontdek-molens/alle-molens/de-trouwe-wachter-te-tienhoven)

The origin of this boulder is not entirely clear. However, you can easily test for yourself on site whether it actually bleeds when you prick it.

Unfortunately, large parts of the singletrack will be overgrown on July 7, 2025. To be able to cycle a bit on narrow singletracks, this is therefore not recommended in the summer.

Great MTB trail

Great MTB trail

This mill was used to drain the Polder Tienhoven from 1833 to 1947. The mill owes its name to its role in the Second World War. Since the Second World War, the mill has borne its current name. This is because of the signs that the then miller Arie van Garderen gave with the sails to people in hiding in the area. This is often spelled as "De Trouwe Waghter" but nowadays the normal spelling is used: "De Trouwe Wachter". Before that name came into use, this mill was also called the "Dwarsdijkmolen".

The village has a royal touch, in the castle Drakensteyn that the then princess Beatrix bought in the year 1959. After her tonal distance she went to live here again. A large boulder at the beginning of the Dorpsstraat, the story goes that the stone bleeds if you prick it with a pin.

Beautiful view of the former royal palace - hopefully, despite all the changes of use in recent years, the property will be preserved for the future and become more easily accessible.