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This route takes you across Wieringen, the former island where the Afsluitdijk meets the shore in North Holland. Here, you walk through a rolling green landscape of moraines formed during the penultimate Ice Age, about 150,000 years ago.

Discover De Hulk, the Dwaalpark, and the Markermeerdijk near Hoorn and the rustic village of Scharwoude — 4.7 km of enjoyment of water, nature, and VOC history.

Circular walk of 7.1 km from Bussum-Zuid station past heathland, Spanderswoud and Europe's longest ecoduct — Zanderij Crailoo (800 m).

The Wester house is a historic building. It was originally a service house for the water pump operator. When the pumps were powered electrically, an operator was no longer needed and the house became empty. It has been renovated and opened as a landscape viewing hut.

Zandvoort is originally a fishing village. Where the men got the fish from the sea, the women (mostly) walked to Haarlem with a heavy basket full of fish. Here they traded them in the fish halls. With the Stinkende Emmer route you follow in the footsteps of these fishmongers.

Visit Wadden has mapped out the food cycling route 'Texel & de Texelaar'. With this route, you explore the island by bike, but also its culinary delights.

Explore the enchanting waterways of the Zaan, which take you towards the beautiful Twiske and the Oostzanerveld.

This purple-marked route is a line from Busch en Dam to Krommenie. A beautiful connection with nice stops at special spots along the way.

Walk 5.5 km through the quiet Robbenoord Forest near Wieringerwerf — along water, small bridges, and with a chance of spotting roe deer in the Wieringermeer.

This route is for canoeists seeking the tranquility of the polder, the shelter of reed beds, meadows with cows and sheep, and nesting birds. The canoe route is marked in green. Enjoy the exertion and relaxation of a day of paddling under your own power.

The true holiday feeling begins as soon as you board the ferry to Texel. It makes no difference whether this Wadden Island is the starting or ending point of your walks on the North Holland Trail. Either way, you will enjoy the sheep, grassy dikes, local produce, flowers, meadow birds, and the view over the Wadden Sea. You might even spot a seal.

Walk this short but very beautiful circular walk through the Klaas Hoorn and Kijfpolder and along the shores of the Alkmaardermeer near Akersloot. The polder is a typical Dutch peat meadow area with...