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Haarlemmerliede C.A.

De Bretten Nature Reserve – Cable ferry De Bretten loop from Halfweg-Zwanenburg

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Hiking trails & Routes

Netherlands

North Holland

Haarlemmerliede C.A.

De Bretten Nature Reserve – Cable ferry De Bretten loop from Halfweg-Zwanenburg

Moderate

4.5

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De Bretten Nature Reserve – Cable ferry De Bretten loop from Halfweg-Zwanenburg

02:42

10.7km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 3.74 km for 2.16 km

Closed: • March 15-June 15 (otherwise open)

After 8.89 km for 529 m

Closed: • March 15-June 15 (otherwise open)

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2.01 km

Boundary post

Highlight • Monument

A stake is a stone pole that used to indicate the city boundary. Around 1650, Rembrandt depicted a banole on a painting. This ban pole was replaced in 2006 in the Geuzenbos.

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2.15 km

Wild Horses in the Geuzenbos

Highlight • Forest

The Geuzenbos is a nature reserve in the Groote IJpolder between the Spaarnwoude Recreation Area, the De Heining business park and the Spaarndammerdijk to the northeast of Halfweg in the Amsterdam district of Westpoort.
Wild horses walk on the edge of the forest. Cool to see them walking around so freely!

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3.18 km

De Bretten Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

De Bretten, sometimes also called Lange Bretten, is a nature reserve in Amsterdam's Nieuw-West district, covering an area of 130 ha. The area is named after the Huis te Bretten, one of the country houses that stood along this canal. It was demolished for the construction of the first railway line from Amsterdam to Haarlem.

The area was left undeveloped as part of the 1935 General Development Plan, based on the ideas of town planner Cornelis van Eesteren. From the 1960s, the area was part of the heaped-up areas of the port of Amsterdam. However, as the area lay fallow for a long time, spontaneous development ensued, resulting in a rough green space.
At the western end of Lange Bretten lies the 30-hectare nature reserve De Kluut, which was created and managed by the North Holland Region in 2000. In 2008 the area was put under management by the Landschap Noord-Holland for a period of 25 years to convert it into a nature reserve. The area is freely accessible, and there are also some recreational facilities.

Source: Wikipedia

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