Walking on Vlieland

On Vlieland, where visitors leave their car on the mainland, you walk through pine woods, dune valleys and polders and across the vast sand plain of the Vliehors.

• Sand plain in the west: the Vliehors is one of the most impressive nature reserves on the island; on weekdays part of it is a military training area.
• Woods and dunes: Bomenland is the oldest pine wood on the island, and in the middle of Vlieland lies the Lange Paal woodland with its cranberry fields.
• For every level: from a stroll of under a kilometre to a 21 km stage, see the walking routes.
• Views over the island: the Vuurboetsduin with its lighthouse is one of the finest viewpoints.
• Along the tideline: the wide beach on the North Sea side is ideal for a long beach walk.
• Across the seabed: with a guide you can also go mudflat hiking at low tide.
• Prefer to cycle? Then take a look at our cycle routes on Vlieland.

8 Walking routes

The walking routes on Vlieland lead through the woods of Bomenland, past duck decoys and dune valleys and across the salt marshes on the Wadden side.

• WaddenWandelen stages 8 and 9: from the ferry harbour to the Pad van Twintig (21 km) and back (14.3 km), almost from one end of the island to the other.
• Boswachterspad Posthuiswad and Kroon's Polder: 7.4 km along the mudflats and polders in the west.
• Kikkerbult and Kooisplek: a 6.8 km route through woodland and dunes.
• Vuurboetsduin and Torenvijver: 6.6 km past the lighthouse dune and the pond in the woods.
• Lange Paal and Nieuwe Kooi: 3.9 km, mostly unpaved, to the hidden Nieuwe Kooi.
• Bomenland and Dodemansbol: 3.8 km, almost entirely unpaved, through the oldest pine wood to the bird hide.
• Oude Kooi: a short 900 metre loop to the historic Oude Kooi duck decoy.