Roode Steen Square – Hoofdtoren loop from Hoorn

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Netherlands

North Holland

Hoorn

Roode Steen Square – Hoofdtoren loop from Hoorn

Easy

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Roode Steen Square – Hoofdtoren loop from Hoorn

00:47

3.08km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

Check opening times.

After 2.49 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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681 m

West Frisian Museum, Hoorn

Highlight • Historical Site

So-called duplicates of already existing highlights are created again and again. It would be much better if you contributed something to the already existing hiking highlights with your own texts …

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835 m

Great Church, Hoorn

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The Grote Kerk was closed for worship in 1968 and sold to be converted into a building with a commercial function. The church was bought in 1984 to be converted …

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1.45 km

Historic Center of Hoorn

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Beautiful city with a lot of history and just as many crooked facades.

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1.72 km

Statenlogement, Hoorn

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The Statenlogement is a monumental building in the town centre of Hoorn, situated at the intersection of five streets. It was built in 1613 and has a double stepped gable. …

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1.86 km

Historic Centre of Hoorn

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Really a very beautiful old town with many different shops :-) Worth a visit :-D

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1.93 km

Hoorn 1587 - Batavia 1629
Merchant, director-general and governor-general of the VOC.
Praised as an energetic and visionary administrator, but also criticized for his violent actions in acquiring trade monopolies …

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2.38 km

Hoofdtoren

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This structure is one of the last surviving defenses in Hoorn. The tower was built in 1464. Today the tower houses a restaurant.

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2.71 km

Bossu Houses

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The façade stones of these 17th-century houses resemble a comic strip: They tell the story of the Battle of the Zuiderzee, which the West Frisians fought against Admiral Bossu's Spanish …

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3.08 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.07 km

618 m

277 m

< 100 m

Surfaces