Choose your starting point
The starting points are easily accessible by car and usually also by public transport. Parking is available and you will usually find good catering facilities nearby. At each starting point you will find an information board showing the nicest walking routes in the immediate vicinity. You can choose from an array of circular walks, with distances ranging from 2 to 12 km, all signposted in two directions with coloured arrows.
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Starting point Middenduin Overveen
The Staatsbosbeheer’s (Forestry Service) Middenduin is a beautiful walking area, a bit hidden away between the Zeeweg and Kraantje Lek. The contrast between three mini-landscapes at Overveen makes
Starting point Molenplas Haarlem
The Molenplas and the Meerwijkplas have only been there for 50 years. The lakes were dug at the same time as the large-scale construction in Schalkwijk. They are now a popular spot for swimming,
Starting point Naaldenveld Aardenhout / Bentveld
The Naaldenveld and the neighbouring Kennemerroode are small hidden gems of dunes behind the large gardens of Bentveld and Aerdenhout. Kennemerroode is even part of such a garden. It is bumpy terrain
Starting point Nieuw-Vennep Station
In the early Middle Ages, the surroundings of the current Haarlemmermeer consisted largely of peatland. According to an old document, there once flowed a river 'flumen Fennepa’ there, which more or
Starting point Nijenburg
The Nijenburg estate is located between Alkmaar and Heiloo on an old beach ridge, which was richly covered with forest during the Middle Ages. The nearby coastal plain was reclaimed by the powerful
Starting Point Ouderkerkerplas (tourist transfer point)
The Ouderkerkerplas is a deep sand extraction lake that supplied the sand for the foundation of the A9 motorway. The water from the lake is brackish because it mixes with salty groundwater. This is
Starting point Overveen Station
Overveen station is an excellent starting point for beautiful walks. You can walk straight into the dunes from the old station on the winding railway line. Walking past the old water tower, you’ll
Starting Point Parnassia
Zuid-Kennemerland National Park is a walker’s paradise and that certainly applies to the Kennemerduinen of the PWN water company. The Kennemerduinen in Bloemendaal was a water extraction area until
Starting point Quaatrebas Badhoevedorp
In just 10 years, Badhoevedorp has been completely turned around. Until April 2017, highway traffic rushed right through the village. Something that is unimaginable now. A lot has been built in a
Starting point Reinaldapark Haarlem
The trendy Reinaldapark is named after a former mayor of Haarlem. What was once a landfill has been cleverly transformed into an attractive neighbourhood park with winding paths around the Fuikplas.