Entrance to De Horsten – Sculpture “The Bather” loop from Voorschoten

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Entrance to De Horsten – Sculpture “The Bather” loop from Voorschoten

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Entrance to De Horsten – Sculpture “The Bather” loop from Voorschoten

04:13

16.7km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 2.03 km for 4.00 km

Open: • April 1-September 30: 9:00 AM-7:30 PM • October 1-March 31, Public holidays & Tuesday-Sunday: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (otherwise closed) Closed: • October 1-March 31, Monday

After 8.17 km for 321 m

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.98 km

Entrance to De Horsten

Highlight • Monument

Nice bike path, nice entrance gate

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7.73 km

Raadhuis De Paauw – Parking and Start of Landgoederenroute

Highlight • Parking

You can park your car here for free. You will also find a starting point for various walking and cycling routes here. Including the Country House Route, which has been mapped out for both cyclists and walkers.

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7.74 km

Sculpture “The Bather”

Highlight • Monument

Bronze sculpture of a bathing woman.
It was created in 1995 by Carla Rutgers-Hendriksen.

The model for the sculpture was Rembrandt's painting “Young woman bathing”, painted in 1655 with Hendrickje Stoffels as model.

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8.10 km

Entrance to De Pauwhof Estate

Highlight • Historical Site

De Pauwhof is a country house in Wassenaar that was known for half a century as a breeding ground for artists. It is a national monument, designed by Joseph Cuypers.

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8.78 km

Backershagen Deer House

Highlight • Historical Site

This national monument dates from the second half of the 18th century. The then owner, the Backer family, built the house to store food and materials for the deer that …

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9.17 km

Mosheuvels of Backershagen

Highlight • Natural Monument

9.18 km

Moss Hills – Backershagen Estate

Highlight • Natural Monument

It looks special and you become curious about what is underneath those moss dunes.

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10.4 km

Groot Eschenbosch

Forest

13.5 km

Walking Path Along Pollard Willows

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

You can easily overlook it, but a super nice walking path runs parallel to the cycle path, indicated on one side with a red / white marked gate.

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16.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.50 km

5.42 km

2.91 km

1.63 km

213 m

Surfaces

7.15 km

2.93 km

2.75 km

2.62 km

920 m

308 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

December 7, 2021,Wassenaar

Beautiful De Horsten as always. Well known area but somehow different on a quiet Tuesday morning. Thank you to Aad, I got this one from you and made some small changes since I wanted to walk the Molenpad (my favourite path in De Horsten)
No need to buy the entrance ticket at the moment.