Updated 13-10-02. Links for Netherlands:
 
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Hikers home pages
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Tourist information
Commercial sites
Ezines
Climbing
Trails and regions
   Amsterdamse Ommegang
   Camino de Santiago
   Deltapad, LAW5-1
   Drenthepad
   Drenthe
   Duin en polderpad, LAW5-3
   Floris V pad, LAW1-3
   Four Days Marches Nijmegen
   Friese Kustpad
   Gelrepad
   Grenslandpad, LAW11
   Jabikspaad
   Kennedy March
   Krijtlandpad
   Leemputten
   Limburg
   Lingepad, LAW6-2
   Maarten van Rossumpad, LAW202
   Nijmegen
   Noaberpad, LAW10
   Peellandpad, LAW701
   Pelgrimspad, LAW7
   Pieterpad, LAW9
   Rondje Nederland
   Salland
   Terschelling
   Texelpad
   Trekvogelpad, LAW2
   Twentepad
   Veluwe
   Vennekespad
   Vierstromenpad
   Voerstreektocht
   Van Zeewolde tot Zeewolde tocht
   Wad- en Wierdenpad, LAW5-5
   Wadlopen
   Zuiderzeepad, LAW8
   Others
Netherlands  

General Pages for this Country:

  • Dutch Border Stones (De Grenspalen van Nederland ) Project to visit all the 400 borderstones between Holland and Belgium (kind of Dutch variety on the three peaks challenge)
  • Long Distance Walks in the Netherlands Links to all Dutch Long Distance Footpaths (partly in Dutch)
  • LAW-paden in the Netherlands Official page Long Distance Path’s (Lange Afstands Wandelpaden). This page has ceased to exist.
  • LAW in the Netherlands Map with the Long Distance Footpaths (LAW): short descriptions (Dutch)
  • Hollandschap Export or Dutch Landscape Export. Original site, describing places in Europe where the Dutch left their marks in the landscape: polders in Germany, England, France, Poland and Italy. Hopefully, the author will translate his site in English one day. (Btw: this provider, planet.nl, has a very bad performance. Usually the page will not turn up)
  • Published article in newsgroup nl.wandel Index of Dutch hiking newsgroup. Up to date. Useful!
  • RTC Hiking Club Lots of information on hiking in Holland. Partly in English. This site has grown rapidly over the last few months and offers a lot of useful information on hiking in the Netherlands. Large page on simple accomodation in Holland.
  • Short walks in the Netherlands.  Very useful page because it links to short walks described on many other sites. Good place to start your weekend planning. Including a search engine to assist you in finding your walk (if you read Dutch)
  • Short walks in the Netherlands by public transport. A service of the Dutch Railways
  • Sportive hikes of 40 km and longer Wandeltochten van 40 km en langer. Sport hiking. Links and overview of coming events in Holland, organised by month. You can add your own event. (Dutch)
  • Travelmarker General portal for Dutch Travelers (Dutch)
  • Trouw Natuurtochten More than 300 short walks, collected over the years by the Dutch newspaper Trouw. Very well presented, using a map of the country. Every walk goes with a map, elaborate instructions, and background information on what you’re going to see. A must see (dutch)
  • Wandel.pagina.nl Dutch start page for hiking. Many links, very well presented. (Dutch)
  • Walking in the Netherlands Descriptions of a dozen paths in the Netherlands. It doesn’t work with my browser (Dutch)
  • Walks in and around Holland Special interest for parents with young children: look here (Dutch)
  • Stichting Wandelplatform - Wandelnet - LAW Long distance Walks in the Netherlands. Guides, routes, maps. You can order them here (Stichting Lange-Afstands Wandelpaden; in Dutch)
  • Wandelpark Hiking in the Netherlands (ANWB - partly for members only, in Dutch)
  • Wandelweg door Nederland Site about hiking in the Netherlands. List of LAW’s (Long Distance Walks) (Dutch)
  • WWW.INFORM.NL Starting pages are getting very popular in Holland. This is the hiking section of this Starting Page. Not much content yet, but growing. (Dutch)
  • Zondagsnomaden - Weekend Nomads Day hikes, about ten currently. Well written, good place to find hiking suggestions. Good website (Dutch)

Hiker's home pages in this country:

Organisations, Clubs and Alpine associations:

Tourist information:

Commercial sites: shops, travel agencies, book stores, courses

Ezines about hiking and outdoor activities:

  • "Op Lemen Voeten" Dutch Walking Periodical.(Dutch)
  • "Op Pad" Dutch magazine for active holidays. Part of it is only for members of the paper magazine (Dutch)
  • Travelsource.nl Travel Portal Well presented travel stories from many countries. Some of them are about walking. Also country information, bookings, reservations etc. Commercial site for the Dutch market. (Dutch)
  • De Bergvrung Club

Climbing:

Trails and regions:

   Amsterdamse Ommegang:    Camino de Santiago:    Deltapad, LAW5-1:
  • Deltapad - LAW5-1 the southwest of Holland, over dykes and along the coast. A very short trip report with one pictures (Dutch)
  • Deltapad Very short description (Dutch)
   Drenthepad:
  • Drenthepad - Streekpad 6 This trail is 260 km long. It is situated in the sandy, wooded central part of the Netherlands. Trail report, map, pictures (Dutch)
   Drenthe:    Duin en polderpad, LAW5-3:    Floris V pad, LAW1-3:
  • Graaf Floris V Trail Pictures of this part, in the historical centre of Holland
  • Floris V Pad, LAW 1-3 Nice trip report. Linda walked six stages until now. A scetch map at the end of the report. A pity this readable story is only in … (Dutch)
   Four Days Marches Nijmegen:    Friese Kustpad:    Gelrepad:
  • Gelrepad Good pictures, short description, a scetch map of this Long Distance Trail
  • Gelrepad A map and a short description (dutch)
   Grenslandpad, LAW11:
  • Grenslandpad, LAW 11 294 km along the border between Belgium and Holland. Many photographs, maps, and a detailed trip report (dutch)
   Jabikspaad:
  • It Jabikspaad This is a path in Friesland that connects to the Santiago Road. In Friesian it says: Swalke lns it Jabikspaad fan St.Jabik nei Hasselt, as opstapke nei de Camino de Santiago. Keep educated, you! (Friesian)
   Kennedy March:    Krijtlandpad:    Leemputten:    Limburg:    Lingepad, LAW6-2:    Maarten van Rossumpad, LAW202:    Nijmegen:    Noaberpad, LAW10:
  • Noaberpad, LAW 10 Short description of this path on the border of Germany (dutch)
  • Noaberpad This long distance walk is 379 km long. Fred Triep describes the walk, and adds many pictures, including a map
   Peellandpad, LAW701:    Pelgrimspad, LAW7:    Pieterpad, LAW9:    Rondje Nederland:
  • Rondje Nederland Trail described by an enthusiastic hiker, Rob Douwers. This site lists the stretches, altogether 2000 km along coastline and borders. Also difficulties. Petty: it’s in … (Dutch)
   Salland:
  • Hiking in Salland in the east of the Netherlands, on the German border. Shorter and longer walks, by region, by name. Very well presented, with maps, pictures and backgrounds. (Dutch)
   Terschelling:
  • Terschelling Not a hike, exactly. On this island you can walk freely. Short impression and nice pictures (Dutch)
   Texelpad:
  • Texelpad 60 km in one day. Well written. (dutch)
  • Texelpad Description (dutch)
  • Texelpad Short description of this LAW (Fred Triep, dutch).
   Trekvogelpad, LAW2:    Twentepad:
  • Twentepad A circular tour in the East of the Netherlands. Trip report and pictures (dutch)
   Veluwe:    Vennekespad:    Vierstromenpad:
  • Vierstromenpad Good pictures, short description, a scetch map of this Long Distance Trail
   Voerstreektocht:
  • Voerstreektocht a path in Limburg, the southernmost tip of Holland. Trip report, beautiful pictures (Dutch)
   Van Zeewolde tot Zeewolde tocht:    Wad- en Wierdenpad, LAW5-5:    Wadlopen:    Zuiderzeepad, LAW8:    Others: