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Schiphol - De Kwakel - Pelgrimage Track - Stage 02

Hosted by the Consul of the The Hague Sports and Outdoors Group
Starts today at 09:00
Sun 19 Oct 09:00 - 17:00

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14.4 km hike
From the busstop on Schiphol East we find our way to the Amsterdam Forrest and turn south to the village of Aalsmeer. For many Dutchman Aalsmeer is know as the center of the many flowers that are send across the world through Schiphol Airport. We will pass by the remarkable art-deco watertower that was build in Protected content

After about 10 kilometers we walk by the border of the Westeinder lake with a nice restaurant Protected content

On the border of the lake we will also see fortress Kudelstaart that was build in the 19th century as part of a ring of fortresses around the city of Amsterdam to defend the city. Today’s stage ends at the fortress De Kwakel from where we take the bus to Alphen on the Rhine and from there the train back to The Hague via Leiden.