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Hiking Trails Under 10 km in North Holland

There are 704 hikes in North Holland in our database that fit. They average 4.6 km and 101 m (331 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 9.9 km.

That is 79 percent of the 889 routes we map in North Holland. They are shorter than the local average, 4.6 km against 6.9 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 101 m (331 ft) against 152 m (499 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Half-day routes: long enough to feel like a proper walk, short enough to leave the afternoon free. Most of these are on the gentler end, which makes the list a good starting point if you are new to the area. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Easy

Speuren in de Duinen

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bleekersvallei

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
131 m
Typical duration
1 hr 26 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bollekamer

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Dennen

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
85 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Seeting

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
102 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Het Geheim

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hoge Nol

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
95 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Hoornderslag

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
8.4 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
184 m
Typical duration
2 hr 1 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Horspolders

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
71 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Natuurpad Alloo

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
110 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Natuurpad De Mient

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
99 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Desert
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Duinruggenroute

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
213 m
Typical duration
2 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Heerenduinen

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
96 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kennemermeerroute

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
96 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Koepelbergroute

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Konikroute

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
165 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Landgoed Koningshof

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ommetje Bertusnol

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ommetje Eierlandse Gat

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
82 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ommetje Okusnol

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Paggapad

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
107 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Parkbos Koningshof

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pieter Rozenvlak

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
46 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ploegelanden

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
46 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Princenboschroute

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rondje Brederodeberg

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
124 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rondje Caprera

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
64 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rondje Hazenberg

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
87 m
Typical duration
57 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rondje Hogeduin

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
75 m
Typical duration
50 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rondje Kamperberg

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
84 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rondje Konijnenberg

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rondje Maartenshuis

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
140 m
Typical duration
1 hr 32 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rondje Tureluur

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Slufterpad

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Sommeltjespad

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Tien Bergenroute

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
203 m
Typical duration
2 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Vogels luisteren

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Vossendel

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
61 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Vuurtorenroute

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
69 m
Typical duration
46 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

WNW Noord-Holland 78-94

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
0.4 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Waterralpad

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Westerduinroute

Dunes of Texel · North Holland

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Speuren in de DuinenZuid-Kennemerland1.9 km42 m28 minEasyApril to October
BleekersvalleiDunes of Texel6.0 km131 m1 hr 26 minEasyApril to October
BollekamerDunes of Texel3.0 km65 m43 minEasyApril to October
De DennenDunes of Texel3.9 km85 m56 minEasyApril to October
De SeetingDunes of Texel4.6 km102 m1 hr 7 minEasyApril to October
Het GeheimDunes of Texel2.6 km57 m38 minEasyApril to October
Hoge NolDunes of Texel4.3 km95 m1 hr 3 minEasyApril to October
HoornderslagDunes of Texel8.4 km184 m2 hr 1 minModerateApril to October
HorspoldersDunes of Texel3.2 km71 m47 minEasyApril to October
Natuurpad AllooDunes of Texel5.0 km110 m1 hr 13 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Speuren in de Duinen, Natuurpad De Mient, Het Geheim. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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