Biking in Hollandse Duinen National Park

2026-06-23 17:00

Biked in Hollandse Duinen National Park with a distance of 37.40 kilometres.

Hollandse Duinen National Park runs along the South Holland coast from Hook of Holland to Katwijk, wrapping around The Hague. Its dunes, beaches, and dune lakes form one of the largest coastal nature areas in the Netherlands, threaded with cycling paths and alive with birds.

Ride report

Through The Hague and into the woods

Tarmac cycle path through a leafy city park beside a busy road and tower blocks. Vintage yellow camper van parked on grass before a modern blue office building, with poppies nearby. Cycle path crossing an ornate wooden footbridge into dense green woodland. Motion-blurred earthen track running between tall straight trees in summer woodland. Sunlit unpaved forest path curving beneath a high green canopy. Handlebar view of a bicycle speeding along a sandy woodland track. A large spreading tree overhanging a quiet gravel path beside a grassy clearing. Brick-paved avenue lined with conifers leading to ornamental gateway pillars under a cloudy sky. Red asphalt cycle path with a lone cyclist beneath an avenue of trees beside a road. Narrow earthen path edged by a wire fence and overhanging trees, strewn with fallen leaves. Faint singletrack trail winding through dense undergrowth and tall trees, with logs piled to the right.

Castles and country estates

A turreted brick country house reflected in a still moat ringed by trees under blue sky. Brick castle with turret and steep roofs reflected in a green, algae-covered moat. Reddish woodland path running dead straight between rows of tall beech trunks. Sun-dappled forest track curving past smooth grey beech trunks and dense undergrowth. Large brick villa with tall chimneys behind a black iron fence and clipped garden. Tree-lined residential lane with paved verges and a brick house glimpsed through foliage. Brick chapel with a small bell tower and tiled porch beside a gravel path. Brick church with a square tower and arched entrance set on a grassy lawn. Smooth tarmac lane stretching ahead beneath an avenue of tall oak trees. Brick terraced houses flying a Belgian flag behind neat hedges along a paved pavement. Brick-paved cycle path running alongside a narrow tree-shaded canal with a parked car.

Into the dunes

Grassy dune meadow behind a wooden post fence under a bright blue sky with wispy clouds. Quiet tarmac cycle road winding through low dune scrub under deep blue summer sky. Open dune grassland dotted with scattered shrubs and trees under a wide blue sky. A dune ridge topped with dark pines rising above scrubby green vegetation. View across the North Sea with distant cargo ships and offshore wind turbines. Gentle waves rolling onto wet brown sand under a clear blue sky. A broad sandy beach with sunbathers, umbrellas and bins beside the sea. A weathered wooden door set into a grassy dune, a former bunker entrance. Rolling dune scrub with grasses and yellow wildflowers in the foreground. Bare and vegetated dune hummocks under a partly clouded sky. A paved cycle path running straight through shady deciduous woodland. A brick cycle path climbing past a steep bank of pale dune sand. A brick cycle path curving through low dunes beside drifting sand and shrubs. A herringbone brick cycle path stretching ahead through grassy dunes.

The Scheveningen seafront

Two cyclists ride a curving dune path with a distant Ferris wheel and tower beyond grassy hills. A paved cycle path leads through dune woodland towards the domed Zandvoort water tower. A tall brick water tower with a dark dome stands behind rough dune grass and a single tree. An empty city square with tram tracks, a cycle lane and rows of parked bicycles by tall buildings. A wide tiled seafront promenade beside beach kiosks marked Take Away and Twins under blue sky. A giant yellow-and-brown giraffe sculpture towers over a paved square in front of apartment blocks. The grand domed Kurhaus building rises above seafront cafe terraces with yellow parasols. Gentle waves break on a sandy beach with Scheveningen pier and its Ferris wheel in the distance. A low-angle view along Scheveningen pier on stilts with the white Ferris wheel under deep blue sky. A blue post with a Groeten uit Scheveningen sign stands on a busy sandy beach by the sea. Footprinted sand stretches towards the ornate Kurhaus hotel framed by beach bar parasols. A giant pale green Sea You sunglasses sculpture sits on the beach near the pier and Ferris wheel. Stone war memorial with carved soldiers beside the domed Kurhaus building at Scheveningen. Glass-walled kiosk reading The Bible The Word of God on a sunny brick promenade with parked bikes. Wooden pier boardwalk leading towards a Ferris wheel, with the sandy beach and sea beyond. Elevated view over beach clubs, terraces and a playground on the wide sandy shore under blue sky. Aerial view of breaking waves rolling onto a curving beach dotted with sunbathers and loungers. Long sandy beach and gentle surf stretching towards the town of Scheveningen in the distance. Spiral bungy jump tower with a crane rising above a round pier building over the green sea. Large white Ferris wheel mounted on the pier above the beach, town and coastline behind. Hazy horizon over the North Sea with a cargo ship, distant rig and small orange boat. Airy beach club interior with palm trees, pendant lights, bar stools and a hanging surfboard.

Promenade sculptures and the coast

Blue tourist road train parked on a tiled square before arched shops and tall apartment blocks. Whimsical bronze creature sculpture sprawled beside steps on the tiled seafront promenade. Bronze cartoon-style cat sculpture against a rusted steel wall, set on paved stone. Whimsical bronze figures at a desk on a sunlit seafront promenade, sea beyond. Two playful bronze bird-like sculptures on a stone plaza beside steps and railings. Open promenade with metal cage artworks and scattered sculptures running down to the sea. Long reclining bronze sculpture on the promenade as people walk past beach huts behind. Tall curling tendril-like bronze sculpture arching over paved steps above a sunlit seafront. Empty red cycle path curving along the seafront beside a beach, parked car on the left. Sandy beach and deep blue sea with a jet ski, swimmers and distant offshore wind turbines. Bronze statue of a robed woman on a plinth with flowers laid below, bicycles and sea behind. Resort buildings and a church spire seen across a cobbled road under a clear sky. Bicycles parked along the promenade beside the rust-clad Waterreus beach pavilion and tower. Lighthouse and apartments rising above a grassy dune beside a cyclist on a red bike path.

Harbour and back to The Hague

A yellow and black fisheries vessel named Tridens moored at a harbour quay with two bikes leaning on the railing. A three-masted white sailing ship berthed in calm dock water before industrial sheds. A turreted brown brick building beside a tram-wire crossroads under a clear blue sky. Cyclists riding a red cycle lane between tram tracks towards a distant church tower. A tall brick church with a white spire rising behind parked cars on a paved square. A shaded woodland path dappled with sunlight, a bench set among dense green trees. A quiet city street lined with grand brick townhouses and parked cars under bright sun. An ornamental fountain and flower bed on a grassy roundabout before stately townhouses. A cobbled residential street with parked cars, orange shutters and a chapel at its end. A dark grey church spire towering over red brick flats beside a paved playground walkway. A broad tree-lined gravel avenue with benches and grand buildings in dappled shade. The diamond-patterned canopy of The Hague Central Station above commuters and platforms.