Amsterdam Centraal Station – Keizersgracht Canal loop from Amsterdam

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Amsterdam Centraal Station – Keizersgracht Canal loop from Amsterdam

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Amsterdam Centraal Station – Keizersgracht Canal loop from Amsterdam

03:36

14.2km

40m

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: August 26, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 736 m for 9 m

After 5.92 km for 8 m

After 6.48 km for 11 m

After 6.93 km for 13 m

After 7.51 km for 10 m

After 13.9 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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279 m

The National Maritime Museum and VOC Ship Amsterdam

Highlight • Historical Site

The Amsterdam Maritime Museum is definitely worth a visit. No matter whether for big or small. The sailing ship itself is a real eye-opener and very fascinating.

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330 m

View of Entrepotdok and Schippersgracht

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you walk down the canal here you will come to the Wertheim park and the Hortus Botanicus

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1.29 km

Open Havenfront

Lake

1.71 km

Amsterdam Centraal Station

Highlight • Monument

If you arrive at the Amsterdam train station by train, you should definitely look around there. The building itself, designed by Pierre Cuypers (the architect of the Rijksmuseum) and opened in 1889, is one of the city's most iconic buildings.

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2.38 km

Decorated bicycles at the corner of Herengracht and Brouwersgracht

Highlight • Structure

If you know the picture with the red bike from Ikea, you should definitely visit this place for an aha moment!

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3.22 km

Keizersgracht Canal

Highlight • River

The Keizersgracht is the middle of the three Amsterdam main canals. Its namesake is Emperor Maximilian of Austria. It is the widest canal in the city center and was constructed from 1612.

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4.69 km

Herengracht

Highlight • River

Established in 1612, the Herengracht is one of three major canals in central Amsterdam. With its beautiful Golden Bend stretch, stately mansions and interior gardens, it has long been one …

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6.49 km

Viewpoint

6.94 km

Walter Süskind Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

A bridge has been on this spot for centuries, but the current name dates from 1972. The bridge is named after Walter Süskind, who, together with Felix Halverstad, Lau Mazirel …

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7.27 km

National Holocaust Names Monument

Highlight • Monument

After much haggling, the National Holocaust Memorial of Names was unveiled in September. The memorial consists of 102,000 bricks bearing the names and dates of birth and death of those …

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14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.50 km

3.43 km

2.99 km

2.12 km

131 m

Surfaces

10.8 km

2.99 km

196 m

114 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 23 October

13°C

9°C

76 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

August 6, 2024,Rondje hoofdstad vanuit Amsterdam Centraal

Wonderful tour in Amsterdam full of beautiful highlights, including the canals with the Westertoren still standing in scaffolding, the Thorbecke & Rembrandtplein, the Amstel with a view of the Munttoren, the Stopera, the impressive Holocaust names monument, Amsterdam East with its Oosterpark, Dappermarkt and Brouwerij 't IJ / Proeflokaal de Molen, the Oosterdok with the shipping museum and Science Museum …

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May 11, 2025,NS wandeling: Amsterdam via Westerborkpad

An impressive city walk through Jewish history, in the center of Amsterdam.
You follow part of the Westerborkpad and thus the trail of many Jewish Amsterdammers who were deported from the Hollandse Schouwburg via Amsterdam Muiderpoort station to Camp Westerbork. The route also goes along famous canals (Prinsen-, Heren- and Keizersgracht) and over well-known squares such as the Rembrandt- and …

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