The dunes at Zandvoort

The big dune reserve south of the village, for walkers only. The nearest entrance is at Zandvoortselaan 130.

• Admission: a day pass is €1.50 (from age 18), an annual pass €10. Buy online, or with the QR code at the gate.
• No dogs, not even on a lead, and no bikes.
• Open from sunrise to sunset.

You're all but certain to see fallow deer. September and October are the rut, when the bucks are loud and unpredictable. Keep your distance and stay on the paths.

Waymarked routes

• Waterwandeling: past the spots where river water flows in and out of the dunes
• Routewerk: on paved and unpaved paths
• Libellenroute: along the pools and the Oosterduinrel
• Rondje Duin: thirty kilometres of dune, woodland, beach and water

Maps are sold at the visitor centre, and the GPX files are online.

AWD walking routes →

North of Zandvoort, towards Bloemendaal and Overveen. The part nearest the village, just behind the Zeeweg, is what everyone calls the Kennemerduinen. Entry is free; only parking costs money (Koevlak, Parnassia, Bleek en Berg: first half hour free, then up to about €9 a day).

• Dogs are allowed in only a few places, such as Elswout (on a lead) and the Brouwerskolkpark (off the lead). Not in the Kennemerduinen, and not at Koevlak car park.
• Assistance dogs are welcome in a harness or vest; let the visitor centre know in advance. All the dog rules →
• Cycle on the cycle paths, walk on the marked paths.
• No open fires, no barbecues, no drones.

Wisent (European bison) graze in the Kraansvlak. The Wisentenpad through their grazing ground is open from 1 September to 1 March; the rest of the year you can watch them from the viewpoints. Also lovely: Het Wed, a swimming lake in the dunes, and the sand flats at Parnassia.

NPZK walking routes → Entrances & parking →

Dunes right behind the village, with no gate and no ticket. Dogs must be on a lead in the Noordduinen and on the Visscherspad; elsewhere, go by the signs at the entrance.

The entrance is at Boulevard Barnaart 67, by Bernie's Beach, with paid parking. From the village you walk straight into the dunes.

Between posts 70 and 73, on the way to Noordwijk, lies the Noordvoort beach reserve: three kilometres of beach left to nature. No pavilions and no bins, but three viewpoints for seals and birds. You can only get there on foot, along the beach.

Beyond it, Nationaal Park Hollandse Duinen runs all the way to Hoek van Holland. Zandvoort sits just outside it, since we belong to Zuid-Kennemerland, but head south on foot or by bike and you're soon in it.

Hollandse Duinen walking routes → About Noordvoort →