In just a few minutes, you’ll leave the historic city center of Dordrecht behind and find yourself among green walking trails, vast nature reserves, and surprising views. Want to join us for a walk?
Historic City Center or the Biesbosch
On the Island of Dordrecht, any season is a great time for a lovely walk. Thanks to the network of hiking trail junctions, you can easily plan your own route. With over 190 kilometers of hiking trails, you can explore the most beautiful nature areas, charming dikes, and unique spots on the island and in the surrounding area.
In addition to the three highlights— the Biesbosch, Kinderdijk, and the historic city center of Dordrecht—you’ll enjoy the water and the polders. The Waterbus makes it especially easy to connect these highlights.
Plan Your Own Route
The handy and portable hiking map “Hiking in the Drechtsteden” and the ANWB Hiking Region Map “Island of Dordrecht and De Biesbosch” are useful tools for planning your route. All hiking junctions in the region are marked on them, and they include tips for both short and long hikes. The hiking maps are available at VVV Dordrecht and in the VVV webshop.
If you prefer to plan your route online check out hiking route planner on wandelnet. There you will also find lots of routes, a route planner and an app. You will certainly not get lost on your walk through the inner city of Dordrecht , across the Eiland van Dordrecht or the National Park the Biesbosch.
4- or 5-day hiking trek through the Biesbosch
Immerse yourself in the overwhelming delta nature of National Park De Biesbosch! The IVN has set out a trek without markings in the field, so you navigate the route using the free app IVN Routes. During the hike you will hear in the app the audio story The longing for the other side, in which a boatman in De Biesbosch searches for where his longing for the other side comes from. Together with the skipper, you trek along the Waterliniepad, the vast delta nature of the Oost- and Noordwaard of the Brabant Biesbosch and then the Dordrecht Biesbosch.
On the route, you can stop by several Hosts of the Biesbosch for an overnight stay, a cup of coffee with a strong story and/or a nice lunch. The daily treks vary from 15, 3 to 20 km per day and you can reserve your own places to stay overnight. If you want to make it really easy for yourself, you can book the trek as a package and everything will be arranged for you.
The New Dordrecht Biesbosch Is a Whole New Experience
Walking in the Nieuwe Dordtse Biesbosch nature reserve offers you an entirely new experience.The special polder structure, the creeks, the dikes and the location on the river make it an ideal walking area. Walk the Bolbakenroute (2.9 km), this route has posts with QR codes. Put the Izi.travel app on your phone and then you can scan the QR codes along the way. You will then see short films about the history of the area: the story of the Sint Elisabethflood, drowned villages, lost rivers and bulb beacons, but also about the work in polder De Biesbosch.
If you want to walk some more or come back another time for the Haniasluis route (2.2 km). At this route you can use the same app to watch movies about the origins of the area in the 11th century. It also shows the story of reclamations, water management and a 16th century ferry connection to Lage Zwaluwe. You'll pass the 1799 Hania Lock that is now a shortcut for beavers.
In the New Dordtse Biesbosch Nature Reserve you can do plenty of hiking and biking. In addition to the above routes, there are more walking routes. The routes connect and start from the various parking lots. There you will find information boards with an overview map of all routes. The National Park de Biesbosch has made a special Hiking Special about this area.
