Fort walk at the Maarsseveense Plassen

The Maarsseveense Plassen form a beautiful mosaic of green and blue. But there is also quite a bit of cultural history on your route: you will pass two forts from the New Dutch Waterline.

Dutch Waterline
You will soon walk to Fort Maarsseveen/C-Fordt. This fortification, built in 1880-1881, closed off the Maarsseveense Vaart and the dikes of the Maarsseveense and Tienhovense Polders. Around the fort you can still see a few wooden houses. Fort De Gagel, a little further on, was built around 1820 and is open to the public. It is worth taking a look!

Lakes of Maarsseveen
The route takes you largely along the leafy banks of the Maarsseveense Plassen. It is wonderful to walk here. In contrast to other lakes in this region, the Maarsseveense Plassen do not have a centuries-old history. They were not formed by peat extraction, but dug up in the late sixties of the last century for the construction of the Utrecht district of Overvecht. Yet you see the same'primeval nature\\\' here as at the other lakes. A beautiful area, where you can spot many birds!