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Netherlands
South Holland
Rotterdam

De Hef (Koningshaven Bridge) – Willems Bridge loop from Oostplein

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Hiking trails & Routes
Netherlands
South Holland
Rotterdam

De Hef (Koningshaven Bridge) – Willems Bridge loop from Oostplein

Moderate

4.0

(8)

68

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De Hef (Koningshaven Bridge) – Willems Bridge loop from Oostplein

04:37

18.1km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 5.90 km for 44 m

After 15.9 km for 52 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

630 m

Rotterdam Skyline

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While walking along the Maas, the skyline changes every 100m

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2

2.70 km

The former drinking water supply laboratory is now a residential building for a community.

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3

2.85 km

Watertoren De Esch (Rotterdam)

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The water tower (a national monument) was built in 1873.
To make the building suitable for reuse, the white 'collar' around the water reservoir has been partially replaced by windows. …

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4

8.75 km

The Waterwoud watchtower has been opened on the island of Van Brienenoord. It is the first of a series of viewpoints along the banks of the Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam.

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5

10.7 km

Van Brienenoord Island

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The island of Van Brienenoord is a Dutch island in an outer bend of the Nieuwe Maas near Oud-IJsselmonde. The island was created at the beginning of the 19th century …

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6

16.0 km

De Hef (Koningshaven Bridge)

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De Hef is the popular name for the Koningshaven Bridge, a railway lifting bridge over the Koningshaven in Rotterdam that has been out of use for train traffic since September …

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7

17.1 km

Willems Bridge

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In 1927 the bridge was jacked up several meters and stripped of its ornaments. The bicycle and pedestrian path were also moved to the outside of the bridge, because the …

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18.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.09 km

4.13 km

3.27 km

2.18 km

470 m

Surfaces

9.32 km

4.50 km

2.52 km

1.68 km

109 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 19 July

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