Saturday 22 September 2012; free format hike near Hoek van Holland inspired by the Hollands Kustpad LAW (Dutch Coast Trail), 12 kilometers. An interesting mix of nature, leisure, transport and industry hiking the beach and dunes. From all points of view an extremely dynamic area…
The trail takes you from the parking in Hoek van Holland (‘Hook’) to the long pier, beach, dunes and back to the parking (and Atlantik Wall museum and Rescue museum). Condition of the trail obviously varies with the weather… The same applies for the number of people visiting. Looking at the huge parking places it’s probably very crowded on a sunny day in summer… A visit to the Zeetoren (‘Sea tower’), especially with nice weather is recommended. Guides are (often) there to tell you about the interesting history of the tower and the natural surroundings! Please note the panoramic view (to the south) from the tower. Until the 1970’s the sea came up to area marked with the red arrow (old sea promenade, now car-park) and with a dotted line in the map on the right. All the ‘nature’ in that area was the result of sand replenishment (‘Van Dixhoorn driehoek’) and to just let nature take its course from there on! From the tower you have a magnificant view at Delft, Rotterdam, The Hague and a new, innovative project ‘De Zandmotor’ (the Sand engine) to protect the Dutch coast against the elements.
2012-09-22 Hoek van Holland
