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Historic Centre of Alkmaar – View of the Waag in Alkmaar loop from Alkmaar

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Alkmaar

Historic Centre of Alkmaar – View of the Waag in Alkmaar loop from Alkmaar

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Historic Centre of Alkmaar – View of the Waag in Alkmaar loop from Alkmaar

02:48

11.0km

30m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 6.37 km for 10 m

After 6.48 km for 9 m

After 6.67 km for 6 m

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3.91 km

Piet's Mill

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"Mill the Great", as it was then called, or after 1884 also "Mill of Piet" (Molen De Groot / Molen van Piet) is one of five mills on the actual …

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3.97 km

Kennemerbolwerk

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These are the former city walls, now known as 'Het Bolwerk'. It was converted into an English landscape style park in the 19th century.

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4.71 km

De Mient, Alkmaar

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The pillory used to be here. Three striking facades from right to left: the Silkworm, the Kroon, and the Leeuwenburg.

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4.81 km

The Canals of Alkmaar

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In Alkmaar, the canal sprites chuckle, with Frisian spirit and seagull murmurs. Bridges poop echoes over green waves, and bicycles sail like crazy bells.

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5.43 km

Turfhaven

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5.97 km

Fnidsen Shopping Street, Alkmaar

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Beautiful and cozy shopping street

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6.44 km

Historic Centre of Alkmaar

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Super nice old town with many small streets and shops. Definitely recommendable: a canal tour by boat.

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6.49 km

View of the Waag in Alkmaar

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Nothing would have worked without the cheese scales. It's definitely worth a visit 😉.

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8.32 km

Alkmaar city centre

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Battle of Alkmaar in 1573

In 1254 Alkmaar was granted city charter by the Dutch Earl Wilhelm II. But as early as the 11th century, a settlement of traders and …

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11.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.32 km

3.50 km

1.90 km

872 m

427 m

Surfaces

8.55 km

2.18 km

164 m

106 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 15 July

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June 30, 2023,🇵🇾 Stadtrundgang Alkmaar (mit Käsemarkt)

This route was the template for the short city walk through the beautiful old town of Alkmaar:
routeyou.com/nl-nl/route/view/5309075/wandelroute/stadswandeling-in-alkmaar-ontdek-alkmaar-langs-de-10-mooiste-plekken

All information about the cheese market can be found here:
kaasmarkt.nl/de

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September 23, 2022,🇳🇱 Alkmaar und der Käse

Today is another glorious gray day with a lot of rain at the wrong time.
Almost 700 years ago, Alkmaar was already a cheese town. Based on historical records, Alkmaar already had a cheese scale in 1365.
For more than 400 years, the cheese carriers of the four different "vemen" (groups) have been carrying out their work in their traditional …

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June 17, 2022,🇳🇱Alkmaar17.6.2022

relive.cc/view/vrqDAR3jMLv

Alkmaar is of course not only CHEESE MARKET, which takes place every Friday from 10am-1pm on the Waagplein, but also...
The cheese market in Alkmaar is the best-known of the five Dutch cheese markets, where local farmers have been selling their cheese since the Middle Ages. It has been held weekly on the Waagplein in Alkmaar for centuries, but …

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June 17, 2025,Stadtbummel und Grachtenfahrt in Alkmaar, Nordholland.

The video of the tour is on my YouTube channel "Berti der Genusstourer":

(available from 6:00 AM on July 16, 2025)

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February 26, 2022,Alkmaar

Alkmaar is an impressive city that shines especially through the old town, located on canals 😍.

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Historic Centre of Alkmaar – View of the Waag in Alkmaar loop from Alkmaar

Piet's Mill

Kennemerbolwerk

De Mient, Alkmaar

The Canals of Alkmaar

Fnidsen Shopping Street, Alkmaar

Historic Centre of Alkmaar

View of the Waag in Alkmaar

Alkmaar city centre

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