Tour of highlights of Den Helder

Den Helder, North Holland, The Netherlands

Hiking route: 3196759

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11.2 km
02:48 h
638 kcal
3 m

Description

Your route starts at Camperplaats Jachtwerf Willemsoord. With the sea on three sides, Den Helder has a unique location. Napoleon Bonaparte also noticed this. In 1811 he called the town the Gibraltar of the North. The ideal place to station a naval fleet. And the rest is history. Every Dutch person now knows Den Helder because of the position and naval base of the same name. This walking route takes you to one of those old forts, Fort Dirksz. Admiral. The fort was built by the French in 1813. At the end of the nineteenth century it was provided with bomb-proof shelters, with rooms for the troops and powder rooms. During the Second World War, the Germans placed an anti-aircraft battery on top of the old barracks. You walk back through the city center of Den Helder.
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# Description Distance
Camperplaats Jachtwerf Willemsoord (Willemsoord, 1781 AS, Den Helder, North Holland, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
12
12 (Kanaalweg, 1781KZ, Den Helder, North Holland, The Netherlands) 1.07 km
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16 (Den Helder, North Holland, The Netherlands) 2.54 km
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17 (1782BA, Den Helder, North Holland, The Netherlands) 4.40 km
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23 (1782DM, Den Helder, North Holland, The Netherlands) 4.49 km
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22 (1782NT, Den Helder, North Holland, The Netherlands) 4.76 km

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