Utrecht 10 km city canal route and beyond
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Utrecht city canel walk

Utrecht, Netherlands

Utrecht city canel walk

Length7.1 mi
Elev. Gain137.8 ft
Est. Steps16000

River

City walk

Historic site

Off trail

Created by huuk
Introduction
Utrecht city canel walk is a 7.1 mile (16,000-step) route located near Utrecht, Netherlands. This route has an elevation gain of about 137.8 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Many channels and historical buildings Many galleries too Far to many cafe s

Dom Tower of Utrecht

Place
The Dom Tower (Cathedral Tower, Dutch: Domtoren) of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.5 metres (368 feet) in height, and the Gothic-style tower is the symbol of the city. The tower was part of the St. Martin's Cathedral, also known as Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382, to a design by John of Hainaut.

Museum Speelklok

Place
Museum Speelklok (previously known as Museum van Speelklok tot Pierement) is a museum in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Since 1984, it has been housed in the former Buurkerk, in the centre of Utrecht.It has a collection of automatically playing musical instruments, most of which still work and therefore still can play their music.

Centraal Museum

Place
The Centraal Museum is the main museum in Utrecht, Netherlands, founded in 1838. The museum has a wide-ranging collection, mainly of works produced locally. The collection of the paintings by the Northern Mannerist Joachim Wtewael is by a long way the largest anywhere in the world. Other highlights are many significant paintings by the Utrecht Caravaggisti, such as Gerard van Honthorst and Hendrick ter Brugghen.

Kromme Rijn

Place
The Kromme Rijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkrɔmə ˈrɛin]) ("Crooked Rhine", for its many bends) is a river in the central Netherlands.In Roman times, this northernmost branch of the Rhine delta was the main distributary of this major European river. Along its banks the Romans built their frontier castella part of the Limes Germanicus.

Buurkerk

Place
The Buurkerk is a former church in Utrecht (city), Netherlands on the Buurkerkhof. The building is the location of the Museum Speelklok, and the entrance is on the Steenweg. It is one of the medieval parish churches of Utrecht, along with the Jacobikerk, the Nicolaïkerk and the Geertekerk. The church is documented as being burned in 1131, 1173, 1253 and 1279.

Jacobikerk

Place
The Jacobikerk is a landmark Protestant church in Utrecht, Netherlands. The building is located on the St Jacobsstraat, named for its patron saint St. James the Greater. The church is one of the medieval parish churches of Utrecht, along with the Buurkerk, the Nicolaïkerk and the Geertekerk. Today it is known as the starting place for Dutch pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostella along the Way of St.

Museum Maluku

Place
Museum Maluku, also known by the abbreviation MuMa, was a museum dedicated to the Maluku Islands and the Moluccans community living in the Netherlands. Museum Maluku was located in the city of Utrecht. Unfortunately, due to inadequate financial means Museum Maluku had to close its doors. Part of its collections found a home at other museums and institutes.

Christelijk Gymnasium Utrecht

Place
The Christelijk Gymnasium Utrecht is a Dutch grammar school in Utrecht, in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1897. The Koni or West is building of the school, located on the Koningsbergerstraat in Lombok, which explains its nickname Koni. The school is located in the building of a former secondary school, the De Bruijne Lyceum.

Utrecht University

Place
Utrecht University (UU; Dutch: Universiteit Utrecht, formerly Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht) is a university in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Established 26 March 1636, it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2016, it had an enrolment of 29,425 students, and employed 5,568 faculty and staff.

Oudegracht

Place
The Oudegracht, or "old canal", runs through the center of Utrecht, the Netherlands. It starts in the southeast of the city. Here the Kromme Rijn (the original main bed of the Rhine river) and the Vaartse Rijn (a medieval canal reconnecting Utrecht to the newer main stream of the Rhine, the Lek) arrive to meet the original moat of the fortified town, and the Oudegracht goes from there into the center of town.
Comments
huuk
2019/01/20
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Route Details

Length

7.1 mi

Elev. Gain

137.8 ft

Est. Steps

16000
Created by
huuk
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