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Alkmaar
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Round trip around Oudorp: 9 km.

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Camping Alkmaar: 500 meter van de Ringvaart Bergermeer

Starting point along the Hoornse Vaart:

From the beltway (Ring) N508 you exit at the traffic lights in the direction Oudorp. Just before the bridge you turn right. There is a free car park on your right and you'll find a kayak pier at the canal.

From the starting point you paddle west in the direction Alkmaar. Follow the canal and pass Oudorp. You'll pass several windmills and when you enter Alkmaar you come to a bigger canal, the Noordhollands Kanaal. Give way to all motorized ships here, and be prepared to meet some waves. Turn right at the canal. When you see a white building in front (Police station) keep to the left. At the end turn left under the bridge. Here you enter the Singel. When you see a wooden bridge in front, you must turn left under a narrow bridge Lamoraalsluis. When you passed another bridge you come to a canal named Oudegracht. Keep going straight on. At the end the canal makes a turn to the left and you pass a bridge named Turfmarktbrug. Here you come into the Noordhollands Kanaal again. You can turn right here to continue your trip, or make a detour trough the city center. If so, go straight on and turn left under the second bridge (there is a small ferry for pedestrians here). At the end of the canal you come at the weigh-house where the cheese-market is held on Fridays. Here you turn right and when you come back into the Noordhollands Kanaal turn right again. Pass the bridge Frieschebrug, and you come at the point where you started the detour. From here, follow the main canal to the east. When the Noordhollands Kanaal turns right (there is a shipyard on the left corner), you turn left. Just follow the canal and you'll return to the starting point.

GPS Viaanse Molen: Lat. 52.6475 Lon. 4.7371
Hoornse Vaart: Lat. 52.6402 Lon. 4.7741
't Hengelaertje: Lat. 52.6391 Lon. 4.7861
Koedijk: Lat. 52.6577 Lon. 4,7474

Overstad.

Police station at the peninsula Afgesneden Kanaalvlak.

Bergerbrug.

Singel.

Lindegracht.

The Hameipoort dates from 1725 and was restured in 2015.

Excise Tower.

Kooltuin.

Weighing tower De Waagtoren.

House with the Cannon Ball.
The year 1573 was a turning point in the siege of Alkmaar (Eighty year's war with Spain).

Platte Stenen Brug.

Kanaal Omval-Kolhorn.

From the city center there is a marked route that runs passed the Hoornse Vaart to Alkmaar North and Koedijk. Return on the Noordhollands Kanaal.

From the ponton bridge at Koedijk the distance to Schoorldam is 6.1 km. About halfway you can turn right towards the recreation area Geestmerambacht (one portage). In the middle of the lake there is a peninsula with a kayak pier. The peninsula is ment for nude recreation. The lake can not be reached from Alkmaar-North.

It is possible to navigate towards Egmond a.d. Hoef (close to the foundations of the castle). The distance from the city center is 6.8 km. You can also navigate to Egmond-Binnen. The canal ends in the pastures at some distance of the abbey.

From the city center Alkmaar to Akersloot is 8 km on the Noordhollands Kanaal. This is a long straight stretch of canal.

From the city center Alkmaar to Langedijk is 9 km.

Beermuseum.

In the center of Alkmaar there is a kayak pier at the Beermuseum.