Quick Walks include walks that either in part or overall, take at the most 30 minutes to complete.
Noorderneg, Heiloo
There are two parts to the walking areas in Heiloo that we tend to visit. Noorderneg is essentially a long pathway or two that runs parallel to the water ways and this is a lovely spot in summer to cool off, and the other area is Heilooërbos, which is more of a forest area. Noorderneg…
Dunes, Egmond aan Zee
Egmond aan Zee is, like most of the beaches in the Netherlands, closed to dogs during the daytime in the summer months. However, you can still snap a little sea air in a section of the dunes adjacent to the beach. The Dunes at Egmond aan Zee is surprisingly large, simply walking the perimeter will…
Meester Enschedepark, Aerdenhout
Meester Enschedepark is a little hideaway on the road from Haarlem towards the dunes in Zandvoort, and is a section made available to the public at the bottom of the larger conservation area. This little park makes up for it’s lack of size by throwing you a tiny maze of pathways, all beautifully overgrown with…
Het Naaldenveld, Bentveld
This is a small area with a single pathway through the middle (there and back), which seems to be a bit of a walk-through for the local walkers and cyclists, but with a little creative zig-zagging it can be stretched out to a decent foraging walk if you go off the track a little. Being…
Hulkensteijnsebos, Zeewolde
Hulkensteijnsebos is about a 25 minute drive from Almere, or 15 minutes from Zeewolde. It is a huge walking area with at least 2 off leash spots along the Slingerweg, which runs around the area. The first thing we did was park near the camping/glamping site De Parel where an app told us we could…
Blinkertpad, Haarlem
This is not an official spot, but on the corner of the Houtmanpad and Westerlikje Randweg, is a field that is pretty much surrounded by canals, making it quite a safe spot to play in. The Blinkertpad is the pathway that runs from De Beartrixschool down the middle of the two parts of the field,…
Wethouder van Gelukpark (“Bokkedoorns”)
Everyone calls this walk the Bokkedoorns but that is actually the name of the restaurant on the edge of the park. This spot has the cleanest, freshest water and is perfect for hot summer days. The walk goes around the edge of two lakes that partially join in the middle. The path surrounding the water…
Schoteroog, Waarderpolder (Spaarnwoude Park)
Another one of those places that you can make your walk as long or as short as you like. Schoteroog used to be a landfill that got cleaned up and turned into a park and is popular with sunbathers and picnickers. Every now and then there are children events near the water but you can…
Haarlemmerhout, Haarlem
In the heart of the city this oasis is separated into a park for people and children, and a more natural dog walking area. There are entrances to the park from several sides which immediately take you into a safe, off-leash area. Plenty of paths crossing each other give you the chance of walking for…
Duinvliet, Haarlem
Duinvliet is pretty much our backyard and we go there sometimes twice a day. It offers everything you want for a dog walk in a compact area: a number of nice circular forest walks that you can stretch to 15-20 minutes each, a huge grassy field for playing and socialising, and it is surrounded by…
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