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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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Unpaved path (partly)
No dogs allowed
Closed during bird breeding season
Off-leash dogs allowed on part of this route
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Groenendaal Route (black) in
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Groenendaal Route (black) in
Unpaved path (partly) No dogs allowed

The Groenendaal Route (black) in Heemstede explores the corners of the Groenendaal walking forest. Dogs are not allowed on this route.

4.12 km
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Heksen Route (purple)
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Heksen Route (purple)
Unpaved path (partly)

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.

2.75 km
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Bosbeek Route (blue)
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Bosbeek Route (blue)
Unpaved path (partly)

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

2.48 km
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Jamboree Route (red)
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Jamboree Route (red)
Unpaved path (partly) No dogs allowed

The Jamboree Route (red) is named after the World Jamboree the Boy Scouts held here in 1937. The meadows were insufficient for this festival, so people even ended up camping on the Leyduin estate. The route passes the Teylingerbosch and 't Huis the Vogelenzang estates and along the old centre of

4.7 km
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Doodweg Route (blue)
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Doodweg Route (blue)
Unpaved path (partly)

The Doodweg Route (blue) connects the church path through the meadows with the Tweede Doodweg between the bulb fields and the old village centre of Vogelenzang. The Doodweg once continued as part of the Buurweg between the abbeys of Rijnsburg and Egmond, a road that was supposed to be maintained by

3.47 km
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Geniedijk Route (yellow)
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Geniedijk Route (yellow)
Unpaved path (partly)

The Geniedijk Route (yellow) near Vijfhuizen leads over the dike, sometimes shared with sheep, along the green areas of Groene Weelde and Haarlemmermeerse Bos, and to the Plesmanhoek, a relatively new area set aside as nature compensation for the expansion of Schiphol.

5.69 km
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Vijfhuizen Walk (purple)
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Vijfhuizen Walk (purple)
Unpaved path (partly)

The Vijfhuizen Walk (purple) goes along the edges of Vijfhuizen past the train station, (art) fort, Ringvaart, old village centre and Park Vijfhuizen. Linking to the fortress is a circular walk paved with tombstones, which evokes contemplation. Another place of reflection is the landscape art

4.59 km
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Olmenhorst Route (black)
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Olmenhorst Route (black)
Unpaved path (partly) No dogs allowed

The Olmenhorst Route (black) between Nieuw-Vennep and Lisserbroek is a long route through the new nature of Venneperhout and Zwaansbroek. The route also takes you over the fields of the Elisabeth Hoeve and through the orchards of the Olmenhorst estate. So you get to enjoy a variety of nature. At

12.06 km
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IJ Tour Walk (orange)
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IJ Tour Walk (orange)
Unpaved path (partly)

The somewhat longer IJ Tour Walk (orange) at Nieuw-Vennep connects the blue and green routes of the IJ tour, the Lentepark and the Zomerpark in the Getsewoud district with the quietest places in the forest of Zwaansbroek.

9.98 km
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Landleven Route (red)
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Landleven Route (red)
Unpaved path (partly)

The Landleven Route (red) at Nieuw-Vennep leads to the ends of the Venneperhout and offers the best opportunity to get a complete impression of the young park forest.

5.2 km
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