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Old Canal, Alkmaar – Ruins of Egmond Castle loop from Heiloo

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Heiloo

Old Canal, Alkmaar – Ruins of Egmond Castle loop from Heiloo

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Old Canal, Alkmaar – Ruins of Egmond Castle loop from Heiloo

01:10

19.0km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 4.70 km for 70 m

After 15.1 km for 241 m

After 15.4 km for 99 m

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.40 km

Alkmaar–Heiloo Forest Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful, newly constructed, cycle path.

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4.73 km

Piet's Mill

Highlight • Monument

"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 urban area of Alkmaar and eight others on the outer. It is a gallery Dutch mill, a typical Dutch town mill, built in 1769 of stone high and slender, as its jewelry sign shows, on the former Clarissenbollwerk on the former Kennemertor (Kennemerpoort). Cornelis Piet bought the mill in 1884 and set up a flat on the ground floor. In 1955, wings with front-end and airbrakes were installed. It has three refineries, the royal wave is an old ship's mast and thus older than the mill itself. For four generations, the family Piet operated the mill, it is still serviced by members of the Piet family, although they belong since decommissioning in 1993 the Alkmarer local government, because So far, she still grinded grain. By city council decision, the old center was declared a restricted traffic zone,

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4.94 km

Great Church, Alkmaar

Highlight • Religious Site

Very impressive building. A visit is recommended.

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5.24 km

Old Canal, Alkmaar

Highlight • River

The Oudegracht in Alkmaar is a central, historic waterway in the heart of the Dutch cheese city, surrounded by merchant houses from the 16th and 17th centuries. It is a picturesque core of the old town, ideal for boat tours to discover the city from the water.

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6.09 km

Piet's Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Inhabited windmill. You can get close to the mill through the park.

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8.83 km

Nice route

Highlight • Forest

Nice bike path

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15.2 km

Egmond Castle Ruins (Slot op den Hoef)

Highlight • Castle

Egmond Castle or Slot op den Hoef is a former castle (and ancestral castle of the House of Egmont) located in the heart of Egmond aan den Hoef in the municipality of Bergen, North Holland.
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15.5 km

Ruins of Egmond Castle

Highlight • Castle

Count Lomoraal van Egmond, together with Hendrik van Brederode, drained the Egmondermeer. Behind him lie the foundations of the castle on the Hoef. (Egmond aan den Hoef). Open access.

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19.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.72 km

4.88 km

3.95 km

391 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

5.81 km

1.58 km

284 m

241 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 28 August

22°C

17°C

91 %

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Old Canal, Alkmaar – Ruins of Egmond Castle loop from Heiloo

Alkmaar–Heiloo Forest Bike Path

Piet's Mill

Great Church, Alkmaar

Old Canal, Alkmaar

Piet's Windmill

Nice route

Egmond Castle Ruins (Slot op den Hoef)

Ruins of Egmond Castle

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