Egmond aan Zee – North Sea Beach loop from Egmond aan Zee

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Egmond aan Zee – North Sea Beach loop from Egmond aan Zee

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Egmond aan Zee – North Sea Beach loop from Egmond aan Zee

01:44

6.76km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Noordhollands Duinreservaat

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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551 m

Egmond aan Zee

Highlight • Beach

Great little beach town surrounded by large dune preserves and flower fields. Close to Amsterdam but cute and quiet in the off-season. Good base for bike rides along the coast.

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1.23 km

View of Egmond aan Zee Beach

Highlight • Beach

Egmond is a wonderful place to slow down.

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1.31 km

North Sea Beach

Highlight • Beach

A really great beach for long hikes

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2.04 km

Egmond a beautiful walking area from north to south and every year the last weekend of January the gathering point for thousands of participants in the walking marathon of Egmond. Only 2021 not due to corona

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3.09 km

Beach access from the Noordhollands Duinreservaat

Highlight • Beach

From the beach up through the dunes and immerse yourself in another beautiful nature!

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4.43 km

Pond and Highland cattle in the Noordhollands Duinreservaat

Highlight • Natural

The dunes between Egmond aan Zee and Castricum belong to the North Holland Dunes nature reserve. You will find many different birds here and the area is really beautiful.

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4.83 km

Ponds in the Noordhollands Duinreservaat

Highlight • Lake

With a little luck you will encounter the large grazers

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5.40 km

Pond in the Noordhollands Duinreservaat

Highlight • Lake

6.76 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.36 km

2.08 km

882 m

289 m

153 m

Surfaces

4.24 km

1.57 km

450 m

449 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 3 November

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Comments

September 22, 2021,Hunderunde mit B💋nni - Duinen bij Egmond

So the dunes didn't knock me off my stool personally. To charge an entry fee of two euros and a parking fee of 2 euros per hour ☹ The section on the beach was the nicer part of this round.

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January 25, 2023,Egmond aan Zee 25.01.2023 😎❄️🌬🏴‍☠️⚓️🛟Das Nordholländische Dünenreservat

Egmond aan Zee 25.01.2023
😎❄️🌬🏴‍☠️⚓️🛟The North Holland Dune Reserve.
The North Holland Dune Reserve is one of the largest nature reserves in the Netherlands. The area stretches from Wijk aan Zee to the Schoorlse Duinen. It is about 20 kilometers long and an average of 2.5 kilometers wide. The area includes dunes, beach, inner dune edge forests with a lot …

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January 8, 2022,Spazierrunde südlich von Egmond aan Zee

Final round south of Egmond aan Zee. More like a walk, as the weather got a bit uncomfortable and the child no longer wanted to walk 😉 ...

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March 2, 2023,NL: Egmond aan Zee, Zee - südliche Duinen - Uitzicht 🤩

Today we start with hazy weather and low tide on the almost deserted beach and hike south and Castricum. Then our way swings up through the dunes into the "Noordhollands Duinreservaat" and we dive back into a completely different world.

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