A marked route of 9.5 km through the nature reserve of Natuurmonumenten.
Access of the area Kortenhoefse Plassen is only permitted for unmotorized boats.Kayak rentals:
- Bootverhuur Kortenhoef. Telefoon 035-6560920.
- Moby Dick, Kortenhoefsedijk 124a, 1241 LW Kortenhoef. Tel: 035-6560032.
Starting point near the Hilversums Kanaal.
Exit the highway Amsterdam-Utrecht at the N201 in the direction Hilversum.At Kortenhoef you turn right in the direction Jachthavens Zuid.
After a bend to the right there are parking places on the right.
Opposite the parking places there is a kayak-pier at the canal.
I was here on a windless morning, so I decided to paddle across the lake Wijde Blik before doing the 9 km. tour on the Kortenhoefse Plassen.
This adds about 6 km. to the route. From the starting point I went to the right and followed the bend to the left.
I turned right under the bridge on the Bruggevaart.
I went straight on to the lake. I passed between the recreational islands Aruba and Bonaire and I went straight on.
On the right I passed a barrier with stones and then I turned right.
After the bridge under the road N201 I turned right on the Hilversums Kanaal.
After 2 km. I passed under a bridge and a little further I turned left to follow the kayak route with numbered poles.
From the starting point you go to the left and pass under the bridge on your left.
At the Hilversums Kanaal you turn right and a little further you enter the nature reserve Kortenhoefse Plassen.
Access is only allowed with unmotorized vessels.
You follow the numbered poles. On every pole there is a small blue arrow indicating the direction to the next pole.
Between poles 6 and 7, and near pole 10 you can go on the side for a break. There is a bench along the path Oppad.
At pole 13 you turn left under the Kattenbrug (Cat bridge), built in 1883.
At pole 15 you turn right.
After having crossed the lake Kleine Weide I made a small detour to the right (GPS-track Kortenhoef15km).
Between poles 16 and 17 I returned on the route.
After pole 18 you follow the western edge of the nature reserve.
At pole 20 you turn left. On the corner is a place where you can take the side. There's no bench or anything.
When you come at the lake Wijde Gat you turn right when you are about on the middle.
The canal Soete Inval brings you back to the Hilversums Kanaal.
Turn left, and after the bridge you turn right twice to return to the starting point.
Downloadable GPX-track 9.5 km: Kortenhoef.gpx.
Downloadable GPX-track 15 km: Kortenhoef15km.gpx.
Entrance to the Kortenhoefse Plassen from the Hilversums Kanaal.
Numbered poles mark the kayak route. The small arrow indicates the direction to the next pole.
Under the brigde of the footpath Oppad.
Oppad. Walking route to Zuidereinde and Hilversum.
Kortenhoefsedijk.
Kortenhoef.
