Hi! Welcome at my kayak site. My name is Johan. One of my hobbies is kayaking. I like to explore new places where you can kayak.
I also like photography and working on websites.
So the result is a website about where you can kayak and lots of photo's on it.
This is a personal page about touristic kayaking. So no information about white water or sea kayaking.
You can read where to kayak in the Netherlands and you can also find information about some places in other countries where I've been.
I like to share the information I gathered over the years. It is not a coverage of all the places where you can kayak, there's still a lot to explore.
So every year I write updates and I still add new pages to the site.
I hope you will enjoy it and that it may inspire you to take your kayak to the water.
If you may find something incorrect in the described routes, or if you have any suggestions, please let me know. Then I can make corrections so other people can benefit from it.
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copyright protected. If you are interested in using anything from this site, please contact me.
Expected precipitation for the next 3 hours
kanoweb/kanokaart.nl. A map of the Netherlands with kayak related information.
Information about the weather on
weeronline.nl.
Images and info about the weather on
Meteotines.
Windy. Worldmap about wind and more.
TKBN Touristic kayak club of the Netherlands.
Air BNB Find a place to stay overnight.
GPS Coordinates for calculation between Ddmmss and DDmmmm (decimal minutes).
Routeradar Up-to-date traffic information.
The Naked Kayaker Here you find a map with kayak rentals.
I don't rent out kayaks myself!
Just to be clear: I only share information about where to kayak. If there is a kayak rental, it is mentioned on the page.
You have to contact the kayak-rental yourself, I'm not a middleman.
News:
October 2019
- I made a round trip in Grootebroek, Bovenkarspel and Broekerhaven. I renewed the page Enkhuizen with a new map, new photo's, a GPS-track and new text.
New in this area are numbered waypoints that help you find directions.
September 2019
- I made a new page of the Angstelroute with a new map and GPS-track.
In the past this was part of the page Vinkeveense Plassen, but after I made some new photo's I decided to make a new page.
- I went to the Eilandspolder.
The routes with the bird-names made place for routes marked by coloured arrows.
I updated the map.
June 2019
- I did the round trip Zijpe again.
There are new photo's, a new map, a GPS-track and the text has been updated.
- In the south of Rotterdam there is a new kayak route named
De Blauwe Verbinding.
I navigated the waterway to discover it's only finished for about two third of the distance.
May 2019
- There is a new route to Lollum on the page about
Franeker.
I also did the existing route starting at Tzum again, and made new photo's.
There are GPS-tracks of both routes.
October 2018
- I made a trip in Amersfoort and I paddled on the Barneveldse Beek.
On de Leusden page you can find a new map, a GPS-track and new photo's.
- There is a new kayak route in the wetlands Onlanden near Leek.
I did some exploring. New photo's, a new map and a GPS-track can be seen on the Leekstermeer page.
- I made a trip on the Zevenhuizerplas and the Willem Alexander Roeibaan (rowing course).
You can see new photo's and a GPS-track on the Rotterdam page.
September 2018
- I went for a trip on the Rotte from Bleiswijk to the center of Rotterdam.
In the area are many facilities for kayaks, like new routes and numbered poles to mark the
locations. I should really come here again to do some more
exploring. I drew a new map and there are new photo's on the
page.
- Alkmaar Noord was a part of the Alkmaar-page. I made a new page now: Alkmaar Noord.
There is a new starting point at tennis club De Zes Wielen along the Hoornse Vaart. This also is a portage point.
I have rewritten the route, and it now also goes along the Alkmaar city center. I made new photo's for the page.
August 2018
- Earlier this year I drew a new map ofLeiden.
This month I've been there again to make some new new photo's.
- I did the round trip from Middelie in the Polder Zeevang and passed Purmerend again. There are new photo's on the site.
July 2018
- A new kayak route has been opened at the
Apeldoorns Kanaal and the Weteringen.
I have kayaked here before, but there wer no kayak piers then.
I did not have the opportunity to kayak this route. But I've cycled around to make some photo's.
More info and a detailed map are on the page.
June 2018
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After the updates of Makkum en Bolsward I did the route passed the
Blauwhuisterpollen again.
I made a new page with actual information, new photo's and a new map.
There's an update of the
Bolsward page.
I went on a trip passed Wommels and Oosterend and I noticed the Marne-route is marked now.
I drew a new map and there are new photo's on the page.
- The page Bolsward had three routes, one of them to Makkum. I made a new page for
Makkum. The map has been updated, and there are new photo's.
May 2018
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New route from Oegstgeest to
Katwijk.
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The page about Harlingen has been updated. I made some corrections on the map. And there are new photo's.
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New route on the Zandwetering and info about the Soestwetering near
Deventer.
April 2018
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New starting point and new photo's on my page about
Lisse.
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I've spent a few days in France at the Canal de l'Ourcq.
I had been here a few times before, but the last time was in 2007, so it was time to renew the page.
I've been cycling along the canal and did some paddling. There are new photo's.
March 2018
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I tried out my new camera on a bike-trip along
De Zaan.
