Doornsteeg is a neighbourhood of Nijkerk and a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 8 km northeast of Amersfoort.

[3] It was first mentioned in 1556 as Dorenstege, and means "thorny path".

Since 2016, Nijkerk has started to build a new neighbourhood near the hamlet.

It will consists of about 1,200 houses and cover an area of 59 hectares (150 acres).