Cape Horn – Dune landscape ‘Om Aest’ loop from Hoorn

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Cape Horn – Dune landscape ‘Om Aest’ loop from Hoorn

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Cape Horn – Dune landscape ‘Om Aest’ loop from Hoorn

01:36

6.31km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

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Duinen Terschelling

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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80 m

Cape Horn

Highlight • Cafe

Open: do t/m zo

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126 m

Kaap Hoorn Beach Pavilion

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic place, especially now that the terraces have just reopened!

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895 m

Group of European Goldfinches

Highlight • Forest

1.08 km

Terschelling Hoorn - Beautiful Heath

Highlight • Natural

1.73 km

Dune landscape ‘Om Aest’

Highlight • Natural

This point is called 'Douwkesplak'. Here you have a beautiful view of the wild dune landscape 'Om Aest'. It used to be one drifting sand mass here, but at the …

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2.67 km

Pond in Duinen Terschelling

Highlight • Lake

Nice spot for the dogs on the way to the sea or Cape Horn

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3.75 km

House of Gloves (Huisje met de Handschoenen)

Highlight • Structure

The gloves come from the fishing industry and indicate how Terschelling is still connected to the sea. The cottage with the gloves is an authentic farmhouse. After a large-scale renovation …

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4.59 km

Along the Koegelwiecksduin

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

The Koegelwiecksduin used to be a so-called 'walking' dune. It was a mile more to the north-west. From a height of more than twenty meters you have a beautiful view.

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6.31 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.93 km

2.06 km

308 m

< 100 m

Surfaces