The walking network in North Holland offers walkers opportunities for a healthy, sporty and interesting walk in beautiful North Holland. The various walks run through beautiful landscapes, ribbon villages and nature reserves, along farmland paths, centuries-old dikes and past historic locations. You can start walking directly from one of the starting points, where you can choose from several marked routes. You choose the length and environment of your walk. The walking network gives you a lot of convenience and walking pleasure. New routes are added every year, so that the walking network in North Holland offers more and more possibilities. Various routes of the walking network can be started from the Helderse Vallei: – The green Mariëndal route (2.15 km) is a short exploration of this wooded valley. – The blue Donkere Duinen Route (6.1 km) runs over the 17th-century Zanddijk and the foredune and through the Donkere Duinenbos. – The red Grafelijkheidsduinen route (8.72 km) runs along the foredune to Fort Kijkduin in Huisduinen. Return via the eastern edge of the Grafelijkheidsduinen and the Donkere Duinenbos. – The orange Koegras route (9.4 km) runs through the bulb fields of the Koegras polder to De Zandloper beach in Julianadorp aan Zee. Back through the North Dunes. – The yellow Nolletjes route (11.4 km) takes you to the Liniedijk and the green ravelin of Fort Dirksz. Admiral of the Defense Line of Den Helder. Furthermore, to the undulating salt marsh dunes or ‘nolls’ at Den Helder-Zuid station. – The black Helderse Vallei route (2.63 km) explores the southern edge of the dune area and the adjacent Mariëndal nature reserve. You can view the map with all the above routes via this link. More information about the walking network can be found at www.wandelnetwerknoordholland.nl
Hiking Network Noord-Holland
Nearby locations
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Balgzand
- Location
- Den Helder
Nowhere in North Holland is bird life as rich as on Balgzand. The land here is wide and beautiful. From a number of points on the sea dyke you have a beautiful view of the mudflats. A good point to look at is ’t Kuitje Information Centre on the Oostoeverweg in Den Helder. Note the tides, for with rising water the thousands of birds fly in large swirling clouds towards the dike to spend time there.
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WSV Onrust
- Location
- Den Helder
Marina with 100 berths in the heart of Den Helder, near the Onrust district.
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Fort Westoever
- Location
- Den Helder
Fort Westoever was built around 1825 to defend the newly constructed North Holland Canal against attacks on the harbor of...
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Street organ the Harmonica
- Location
- Den Helder
Our Dutch culture seems to be fading, but not in Den Helder. Since 1975, the Helderse Draaiorgelvrienden have been active to maintain a tradition. The 90-key street organ 'de Harmonica' is managed and operated by the volunteers of 'Stichting Helderse Draaiorgelvrienden'. Almost every Saturday they are with the organ in the city center of Den Helder. On an original wooden, three-wheeled push cart and always turned by hand, as happened a century ago.
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Kunsthal 45
- Location
- Den Helder
Contemporary art in a raw edge of Den Helder, free admission
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Station Den Helder Centraal
- Location
- Den Helder
Station Den Helder Centraal brengt je in het hartje van Den Helder. Vanaf hier wandel je richting het gezellige stadshart van Den Helder met vele leuke winkels en restaurants. Ook voormalige Rijkswerf Willemsoord ligt een steenworp afstand van het station.
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Lunch café Njoy
- Location
- Den helder
- Today's opening hours
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Open today from
12:00 until 22:00
Visit our cozy, homely lunch café at Willemsoord. Our café has a beautiful, old industrial look to it. We offer you an excellent and surprising lunch menu. Enjoy over 20 different kinds of coffee and 12 flavours of tea. We make all our products ourself. For (corporate) parties, we provide high tea's, high beers and high wines, all for a good price.
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Duinpassage Falga Den Helder
- Location
- Den Helder
- Today's opening hours
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Open today from
08:00 until 22:00
Shopping arcade in Den Helder with daily shops nearby.
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Choir Onrust
- Location
- Den helder
The choir gives performances from time to time. For more information, visit the WSV Onrust website.