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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.

Prefer a longer walk?
Then a themed route is ideal.

Characteristics

Unpaved path (partly)
No dogs allowed
Closed during bird breeding season
Some parts allow off-leash dogs
Oneway route
Off-leash dogs allowed

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The Bollekamer

The Bollekamer nature reserve is an old inland dune area with wet heathland valleys. At the end of the 16th century, several farmers and fishermen lived in the hamlet of Borcamer, which was then

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Tolhuissluis Starting Point

The Tolhuissluis lock was built in 1823 on the initiative of King William I. To improve the navigation link between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, he had two canals built, the Aarkanaal and the

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Turfveld

The Kampeersnol and the Fonteinsnol are two prominent dune formations known as 'nollen' that characterise the changing landscape around the Turfveld. Early last century, the first campers pitched

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Uilenstede Starting Point

With around 3,400 residents, Uilenstede campus is the largest student campus in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Amstelveen, right on the border with Amsterdam. Where student

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Uithoorn Bus Station Starting Point

The present Uithoorn used to consist of two villages: Thamen, approximately at the location where the bus station is now located, and Uithoorn on the banks of the Amstel river. Followers of the

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Vuurtoren

The northern tip of Texel is a spectacular area for walking. From the beach, you can see the island of Vlieland and the long De Hengst sandbar on the horizon. From west to east, the North Sea merges

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Waalenburg

Waalenburg is a true Texel Wadden polder. It used to be a salt marsh governed by the sea. The current polder was created in 1654 with the construction of the Ruigendijk on the north side. In the

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Westeinderplassen Starting Point (tourist transfer point)

The Westeinderplassen lakes were created by peat extraction and are now a popular place for many people during the summer. Aalsmeer has a lot to offer visitors with this unique water sports area

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Wezenspyk

The farm gets its name from the Wezenspyk polder. The grassland borders the 'Oude land van Texel' (Old land of Texel), where the growing coastline was reclaimed. Dike breaches did not deter the