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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 Haringhuizen
Haringhuizen is an old and attractive linear village with a medieval church dedicated to St. Willibrord, set on a high mound. Although recent municipal reorganisations have placed the village within
Starting point Heemstede - Aardenhout Station
Until the Middle Ages, Aerdenhout, the other ‘hout’ along with the Haarlemmerhout, was part of the De Hout forested landscape that covered the old beach ridges behind the dunes from Leiden to
Starting point Heerenduinen IJmuiden
High dune tops with fantastic views, forests with centuries-old oaks and the lovely sound of singing nightingales in the spring. That is the Heerenduinen estate in IJmuiden at its best. The hilly
Starting point Heerhugowaard station
Did you know that this spot, in the middle of Heerhugowaard, was once a large lake? Peat extraction and storm surges made this lake, known as the Grote Waert, ever larger. To prevent the North Sea
Starting point Heilooër Zeeweg
Heiloo is situated on a beach ridge formed by the sea around 2500 BC. The beach ridge at Egmond aan den Hoef emerged only around 1000 BC. The lower-lying areas between the beach ridges were
Starting point Het Groene Schip Spaarndam / Halfweg
The Noorderbos is the northernmost tip of the Houtrak. This area was part of the IJ estuary until the land reclamation in 1876 and the construction of the North Sea Canal. This polder on the border
Starting point Het Oude Slot castle Heemstede
The origin of Het Oude Slot estate in Heemstede dates back to the end of the 13th century. A nobleman was enfeoffed by Floris V with the running of Heemstede and built a castle at the Spaarne
Starting Point Hippolytushoef
The historical centre of Hippolytushoef (‘Hippo’ in local usage) lies around the Kerkplein. The Dutch Reformed church, dedicated to the early church father Hippolytus, stands on a mound with its
Starting point Hondsbossche Sea Defence
The dunes between Camperduin and Petten have often been swept away by storm surges. That is why the Hondsbossche Sea Defence was built after the devastating St Elizabeth’s Flood of 1421. The dyke
Starting point Hoofddorp Station
Hoofddorp station is located right on the Geniedijk, just inside the Defence Line of Amsterdam. This defensive line around the capital was built between 1880 and 1920 and consisted of an ingenious