Top 2: Vlaggeduin Katwijk, Zuid Holland - 14.5 km / 18 Photos

1-Mar-2023
To visit the Vlaggeduin I found a nice hike around Katwijk at Sea that I adjusted hereb and there. After my sister arrived at my place in The Hague we had a coffee and then took the bus to Katwijk to start our second hike to a provincial top in the country.
After following the old Rhine river and a lunch on the beach we took off to the beautiful sand dune area on the south of Katwijk with amazing landscape and views. On our way back to Katwijk we climbed the Vlaggeduin, the highest point in South Holland.
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The cycling and hiking paths that is taking us to the sea side following the old river Rhine
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Looking behind us we see the dam with sluice gates in the old Rhine river that we just passed heading south to Katwijk and the sand dunes
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The sand dunes of Katwijk at Sea with the village on the left and the beach on the right. Under the sand dunes big underground parking garages were build for tourists and bathers
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The beach with the beach pavillion where we had our lunch
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My lunch
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On our way again in the wide sand dune area that runs all the way to The Hague
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There are many pools and great vieuws in this nature area the protects us against flooding from the North Sea
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The going is tough when the path runs through the loose dune sand ...
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... but the views remain magnificent with the great spring weather we have
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Also this time of the year the sun comes down early giving nice pictures like this
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Remains of the Atlantic Wall, the Germans build durig the 2nd World War
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This concrete wall was supposed to stop allied tanks if they decided to land on the flat Dutch beaches
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The first clear view we have of the Vlaggeduin, the purpose of this hike
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From the top of the Vlaggeduin we can just see the Skyline of The Hague
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To the west we see the newest appartment blocks near the south boulevard of Katwijk at Sea and the North Sea beyond
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We finish the hike at the bus stop near the village Town Hall to go back to The Hague
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The tour we made starting from the Katwijk town hall
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The province of South Holland is where I live in The Hague where also the government and the royal family are based. The blue dots north of The Hague indicate the dune area south of Katwijk where the hike was
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