Haarlem on bike

Lion King · Post by **Lion King** » Tue 9th Feb 2010 08:54 am

Thanks all

@adamster 'the nude beachzz in ....' Sounds interesting. Is the name a secret??

@spidergawd I hear u brother. Sativas are the best natural 'doping'.
Do you, when touring, bring all your stuff on the bike or do you have a base??

Adamster · Post by **Adamster** » Tue 9th Feb 2010 05:04 pm

NO! the one on TEXEL island is probably the best in country...best time is Weekends or mid summer holidays..beach #9-27

Zandvoort 2km from normal beach youll find a nudist beach stretching between poles 68 and 71
Scheveningen beach between poles 96 and 98 and its clearly marked« also near Katwijk i know you can run down the beach NUDE cause iv done it

«aint much ppl on these beaches
then you got Callantsoog « very small one about 1.5km long

A naturalist park also 32Hec of naturalists

called Flevo Natuur
http://www.flevonatuur.nl/en/p_kamperen.lp

spidergawd · Post by **spidergawd** » Tue 9th Feb 2010 07:05 pm

LK. I take my bike over on the ferry, so my stuff is in rear pannier bags, I'm good at packing so I can carry a suprising amount in just the throw over the rear carrier type. I would imagine if you hire a bike in Holland they would also have stuff like that available for you. If you want to tour in an organised way I see loads of groups of people who's baggage is being transported ahead for them so they're not carting an extra 50 lbs of kit all day, but to be honest man I just like to do my own thing.

Lion King · Post by **Lion King** » Tue 9th Feb 2010 11:02 pm

Thanks guys

@adamster Flevo natuur looks nice. Have u been there??

@spidergawd I wish i could bring my own bike http://www.24.dk/image/56254/540x448 but its very expensive and complicated to bring it on the train. I live more than 600 km from Holland it would take me almost a week to get there on bike.
I will have to rent one in holland that is appropriate for longer distances.

I cant decide if i should to go south or north when reaching the west coast/zandvoort

Adamster · Post by **Adamster** » Wed 10th Feb 2010 03:44 am

No havent been!

Best thing you should do is Take train to Zanvoort once on beach walk south

if you walk north from Zanvoort you wont get much beach!
If you thinking of Texel once off the ferry they rent bikes for cheap (6-8euro a day)
Renting a bike in amsterdam you need a credit card or leave Passport most rental are about 10euro a day some charge extra for bags...

StonedSince67 · Post by **StonedSince67** » Wed 10th Feb 2010 07:38 am

Lion King wrote:I cant decide if i should to go south or north when reaching the west coast/zandvoort

the area to the north of the road from haarlem to zandvoort is the Nationaal Park Zuid Kennemerland

dutch: http://www.npzk.nl/
english: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuid-Kenne ... ional_Park

this lovely national park is covered with cycle trails and dunes and forests and lakes and deer and highland cows ... and is perfect for a day's meandering on a bicycle

and at the end of the day you are within easy reach of zandvoort or haarlem for a well-deserved smoke

Adamster · Post by **Adamster** » Wed 10th Feb 2010 04:55 pm

What StonedSince'67 Sayed! The Duines CAN get boring on North sea route once pass Ijmuidenn and long! the Promenade of Zanvoort goin North will bring you to Bloemendaal aan zee once there N200 will bring you to Haarlem...

B4 Zanvoort (south) youll find Amsterdame Duinwaterleidin
National parks « nicer the the one north and easyer to get by SEA
Best is gettin to Schenvenningen (by train) or DEnHaag (4-5km by bike)
and ride trou the DUIN parks all the way to Zaanvort (42km) or all the way to Denhelder (92?km) « bike ride youll never forget

done it and do it again

last time did AMD-Haarlem-Denhelder (100km) 1 full day and few hours

Lion King · Post by **Lion King** » Thu 11th Feb 2010 08:10 pm

Thanks for the inspiration guys i am ready to jump on the bike right now unfortunately i have to wait a few months.
My mission on this trip is to learn more about dutch culture and lifestyle and cant wait to visit the small towns,beaches and national parks along the west coast.

South or north?? Im still considering...

Adamster · Post by **Adamster** » Fri 12th Feb 2010 03:01 pm

LOL!
am thinking the same North or south?
Last year started biking from amsterdam to harlem them North to Texel
(was kinna boring from Ijmuiden & on ,maybe cause the day was getting to be long and lost many times)
and thinking now should i start up north after 2 day break by beach and work myself down to Denhaag or start at other end and finish in texel...

i know goin south north most of the time wind is in you back not facing you so should be easyer to cycle

i guess ill do like i do each year wait for the day i leave to deside

« hope i aint to high when i deside cause it over 130km to deside over...

LK when you doin your biking?

Lion King · Post by **Lion King** » Sat 13th Feb 2010 11:57 am

Exactly my thoughts adamster cant decide either

Im going in april with my gf biking to Haarlem and to the coast.
Planning a solo trip this summer Amsterdam-Haarlem-DenHaag or Den Helder

Adamster · Post by **Adamster** » Sat 13th Feb 2010 04:55 pm

here this is what youll need to fallow from North to south or other way around

if your coming from amsterdam once in Zanvoort kinna hard to find if not already on track! the marking on N200 aint marked its missing a post!
if you coming from Haarlem and you on n200 and see a camping ground turn back till you see an entry to a park that have and entry on other side of the street (or just cross and check its posted on other side)

i should be on trail sometime at end of may

Lion King · Post by **Lion King** » Sat 13th Feb 2010 08:38 pm

Thanks adamster I hope to catch you on the trail sometime.

Im curious what kind of bike do you prefer?? I was thinking about renting a mountainbike because i wanna go offroad on beaches, dunes etc

Adamster · Post by **Adamster** » Sun 14th Feb 2010 04:55 pm

the kind of bike wit 2 weels

no realy any bike that got good tires and brakes..MTB i dont know any where that rent them

you know of any rentals for MTB's? im always stuck wit a 3 speed and mite get a Hybrid bike this year if not too $$$ « ill see what i can get once there!

Balou · Post by **Balou** » Sun 14th Feb 2010 05:31 pm

Adamster wrote:the kind of bike wit 2 weels no realy any bike that got good tires and brakes..MTB i dont know any where that rent them you know of any rentals for MTB's? im always stuck wit a 3 speed and mite get a Hybrid bike this year if not too $$$ « ill see what i can get once there!

I thought the same thing on my trip in 2008. I rented a 7 speed from Bike City, http://www.bikecity.nl/ . They have a 2 day minimum for the hybrid bikes but still resonable.

Peace,
Balou

Adamster · Post by **Adamster** » Sun 14th Feb 2010 07:18 pm

Balou Thanx for link!
i just checked the booking they want 99euro for 7days for a 7 speed
the 3 speed is 89euro « price wit insurane of 2.50 a day and wit 2 bags

« that way out of what my budget is for a bike

Checked Macbikes they want 87euro for 7 days for hybrid
Yellow Bike « 10euro a day dont know if any special price on 7days
frederic bikes « Pff last 40euro 7days 1out2 bike are good last one SUCKED!
AmsterBike

they told me last year they rent me a good bike for under 40euro « almost rented till guy ask for pasport

cause i didnt have CC wit me

and since the ppl know me at Frederic's i got away wit just leaving them 50euro... so i mite get the Amster bike this year ...if bike is good shape no gears i dont realy care..good legs