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Kop van Schouwen Dunes – Kop van Schouwen Forest Lake loop from Schouwen

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Schouwen-Duiveland

Kop van Schouwen Dunes – Kop van Schouwen Forest Lake loop from Schouwen

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Kop van Schouwen Dunes – Kop van Schouwen Forest Lake loop from Schouwen

04:38

18.0km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 8.56 km for 2.17 km

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

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.85 km

View of the North Sea from the Kop van Schouwen

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Area completely set for walking.

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3.48 km

Boompjesput

Highlight • Lake

I love to go hiking in this area - absolutely amazing landscape with forest, lakes, dunes and sea

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3.78 km

Path to the Dunes at Kop van Schouwen

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By taking this path, go towards the dunes. Here are many bushes and shrubs where many smaller birds hide, but also a chance of nice overflyers etc. along the sea strip.

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4.13 km

Kop van Schouwen Dunes

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This dune landscape is beautiful and you have a breathtaking view from here.

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4.84 km

Beach

6.98 km

Nieuw Haamstede Beach

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Great beach for hiking

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8.53 km

Kop van Schouwen Dune Nature Trail

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Pay attention. This route is closed from March 15 to July 15 due to breeding season!

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11.6 km

Kop van Schouwen Forest Lake

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For me one of the most beautiful hiking areas of the Netherlands and this forest lake is absolutely a highlight.

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13.6 km

View of the dunes at Kop van Schouwen

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A wide viewpoint over the dunes in the Kop van Schouwen, where sand, beach grass and dune valleys alternate. The highest point offers a spectacular panorama over the vast dune landscape, a paradise for hikers and nature lovers.

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18.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

4.39 km

1.59 km

958 m

Surfaces

9.73 km

3.35 km

2.39 km

1.58 km

932 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 25 June

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Kop van Schouwen Dunes – Kop van Schouwen Forest Lake loop from Schouwen

View of the North Sea from the Kop van Schouwen

Boompjesput

Path to the Dunes at Kop van Schouwen

Kop van Schouwen Dunes

Nieuw Haamstede Beach

Kop van Schouwen Dune Nature Trail

Kop van Schouwen Forest Lake

View of the dunes at Kop van Schouwen

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