Sea, dune, dike and polder

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18 km
16 m
01h12
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Last verified: 10 April 2025
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Experience the country between Petten and Camperduin

This bike tour takes you, via the new cycle path along the Hondsbossche and Pettemer Zeewering, to the hinterland. The country with sleeper dikes and beautiful dune riots. The route tells you about coastal defense, fresh and salt water, flooding and old sea defenses.

You cycle the route counterclockwise.

Made on behalf of the Hoogheemraadscha p Hollands Noorderkwartier, by Belevenisonderwijs

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Difficulty level: Easy (17/100)

Length: 18 km

Duration: 01h12


Total ascent: 16 m

Maximal slope: 1.1 %

Average slope: 0.1 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 16 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 7.79 km (43 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Bike paths: 1.09 km (6 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 1.09 km (6 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start and end: Strandweg, Schagen, Nederland

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        Places of interest

        1. Panorama dune

          0 · Dunes

          At the end of the seawall, near Petten, there is the Panorama dune. As the name implies, from this …

          Heleen Baetslé
        2. Hondsbossche Zeewering

          0 · Dike
          In the Middle Ages, the coast near Petten consisted of a dune bar that was a kilometer further …
          MX-5 Roadster Club NL
        3. THE HONDSBOSSCHE SEAWALL

          0 · Coast

          In the Middle Ages, the coast near Petten consisted of a dune bar that was a kilometer further …

          Biker
        4. Query 5

          0 · POI
          At the parking lot at the end.
          Take a picture and move on!!!!!
          Rob Smit
        5. Search 5 and clay lake

          0 · POI
          At the parking lot at the end.
          Take a picture and move on!!!!!
          Rob Smit
        6. Search 5 and Clay Lake Geocache

          0 · POI
          At the parking lot at the end.
          Take a picture and move on!!!!!
          Rob Smit
        7. HMS Prince George

          0 · POI
          HMS Prince George was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1895. She was named …
          Wikipedia
        8. Picknickplek

          0 · POI
          harrebas
        9. Hondsbossche Zeewering

          0 · Dike

          The Hondsbossche and Pettemer Seawall was built in 1880 after the natural dunes were breached by …

          Heleen Baetslé
        10. Camperduin

          0 · Signpost
          This is where the Schoorl dunes start: a very wide buffer against the sea.
          We continue cycling …
          Rob Smit
        11. Strandhotel Camperduin

          0 · Hotel
          harrebas
        12. Camperduin

          0 · Municipality
          Camperduin is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of …
          Wikipedia
        13. Hargen

          0 · Municipality
          Hargen is a hamlet in the municipality of Bergen], in the provinces of North Holland, the …
          Wikipedia
        14. Weirs

          0 · POI
          In every polder area you will regularly find these types of weirs. These are used to regulate the …
          Rob Smit
        15. Weirs (same place as 13)

          0 · POI
          In every polder area you will regularly find these types of weirs. These are used to regulate the …
          Rob Smit
        16. Slaperdijk

          0 · POI
          You can see the sleeper dike from 1526. This dike is a secondary barrier. Should something go …
          Rob Smit
        17. Very fresh and clean seepage water

          0 · POI
          You drive here a short distance on a bike path along a busy road. If the car traffic turns sharply …
          Rob Smit
        18. Reinstated Duinrel

          0 · Dunes
          In many places, old dune riots are being restored. A few years ago in Schoorl itself, because …
          Rob Smit
        19. Groet

          0 · Municipality
          Groet is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of …
          Wikipedia
        20. The Groetermolen

          0 · Windmill
          The Groetermolen
          Landschapsatlas
        21. Groetermolen

          0 · Mill
          The Groetermolen is a polder mill built in 1890 with a pine wood octagon. The mill is a so-called …
          Wikipedia
        22. Bosom water (has nothing to do with breasts)

          0 · POI
          We are going over a broad speed here. This canal brings the water to the North Holland canal. It …
          Rob Smit
        23. Monument to a fusillade in Zijpersluis

          0 · Monument
          The monument to a fusillade in Zijpersluis is a memorial in memory of victims of the Second World …
          Wikipedia
        24. Clay pits

          0 · Geological POI
          Just a trip to the old schoorl seawall.
          Climb on the dike, see the area between the dike and the …
          Rob Smit
        25. Query 3

          0 · POI
          just like the previous one put back
          You can also look here
          Rob Smit
        26. Harger mill

          0 · Windmill
          Harger mill
          Landschapsatlas
        27. Harger mill

          0 · Mill
          The Hargermolen is a polder mill built in 1804 on the Mosterdweg in the Harger- and …
          Wikipedia
        28. Huge stock of stones

          0 · POI
          Huge stock of stones Caps
          Rob Smit
        29. Caps

          0 · Village
          Petten is said to have originated in 739. The name refers to the three wells that were located on …
          MX-5 Roadster Club NL
        30. Petten

          0 · Municipality
          Petten is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of …
          Wikipedia

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        Panorama dune
        Hondsbossche Zeewering
        THE HONDSBOSSCHE SEAWALL
        Query 5
        Search 5 and clay lake
        Search 5 and Clay Lake Geocache
        HMS Prince George
        Picknickplek
        Hondsbossche Zeewering
        Camperduin
        Strandhotel Camperduin
        Camperduin
        Hargen
        Weirs
        Weirs (same place as 13)
        Slaperdijk
        Very fresh and clean seepage water
        Reinstated Duinrel
        Groet
        The Groetermolen
        Groetermolen
        Bosom water (has nothing to do with breasts)
        Monument to a fusillade in Zijpersluis
        Clay pits
        Query 3
        Harger mill
        Harger mill
        Huge stock of stones
        Caps
        Petten
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