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Shown below are the best routes through beautiful landscapes, charming rural villages and nature reserves, over farmland paths, centuries-old dikes and past historical locations.
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Water Tower Route (red)
The Water Tower Route (red) connects the green corridor on the south side of the Heerenduinweg with the old town of IJmuiden, the North Sea Canal and the impressive lock complex. You’ll journey over the embankment of the old railway line to the port. Going along quiet streets, you’ll reach the
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Cruytbergh Route (orange)
The Cruytbergh Route (orange) and the Princenbosch Route (purple) both can alo be started at Santpoort-Noord station and go through the beautiful landscape garden at the imposing Duin en Kruidberg manor in Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. The orange route is marked in two
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Zwanenburg route (blue)
The Zwanenburg route (blue) leads you through Zwanenburg and Halfweg. Along the way you will see the old sugar factory, the Zwanenburg walking park with petting zoo, and the new park on the outskirts of the village. On the Amsterdam side of the ring canal you look out over the Osdorper Bovenpolder
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Park Walk (red)
The Park Walk (red) is a short walk through the newer recreation area in Zwanenburg. The designers have created a kind of English landscape garden for the 35 ha park. A thousand trees have been planted in the park to compensate for the construction of the High Speed Line (HSL). You can walk on
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Pioneer Route (yellow)
The Pioneer Route (yellow) between Zwaanshoek and Hoofddorp leads through the new parks and neighbourhoods of the Floriande district and the brushland in PARK21. This park will extend to Nieuw-Vennep, pioneer country. Floriande has a rich variety of architecture. Among other things, you will pass
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Zwanen Route (green)
The Zwanen Route (green) leads along the new housing development that arose from the 1970s between Bennebroekerbuurt and Hoofddorp and which deserved a new name. So it became Zwaanshoek, named after the swans that would have stayed here in large numbers. The reclamation put an end to that but new
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Bennebroekerbuurt Route (red)
The Bennebroekerbuurt Route (red) from starting point Zwaanshoek travels through the old countryside along the Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer Polder. The land opposite the bridge to Bennebroek was called Bennebroekerbuurt until the middle of the last century. Rightly so, because the grounds in
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Groenendaal Route (black) in
The Groenendaal Route (black) in Heemstede explores the corners of the Groenendaal walking forest. Dogs are not allowed on this route.
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Heksen Route (purple)
The Heksen Route (purple) in Heemstede meanders towards the wooded hill of Heksenheuvel. When the forest is closed after sunset, it’s time to dance. Short detours from the route offer the opportunity to visit the petting zoo or the Belvederèberg.
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Bosbeek Route (blue)
The Bosbeek Route (blue) in Heemstede leads to the Bosbeek country estate, the one-time main house of Groenendaal for the Hope family. It has housed a care centre since 1950. The name of Meerzicht (lake view) country estate refers to the nearby Haarlemmermeer at the time. The route follows the
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