The Evening 4 days of Schoorl/Groet 2012
This year it was
already the third time that
the four-day
evening event was hosted by
the new organization.
Just like last year, they
mapped out other routes, what
makes this event different.
The first evening
was started at
Pavilion Struin
in Camperduin formerly known as
Pavilion Minkema.
First we went through the
polder, then through the dunes
over
the beach and back to Pavilion
Struin.
Day two
we started at Cafe
MereBoer, from there
we went through
the town of Groet into the polder to
turn back
to
Groet
and then walk along the
forest back to Cafe Mere
Boer.
The third night
we started like last year at the
Visitorcentre SchoorlseDuinen.
A beautiful route through
the forest and
dune area which
lies behind
Schoorl,
another nice new route
were there was a lot to see.
The last day started
again at the bottom of
the climbing dune in
Schoorl.
From here we walked
towards Bergen where we
walked behind
Hotel Blooming and then
back through the forest
towards Schoorl
where you
ended
on top of the climbing
dune from there you only
had to
go down
to the finish.
They had with
this third edition
a lot of
luck with the weather
because the weeks before it was
terrible weather.
Here we had just
four days that you could walk in your
t-shirt and that because of the
nice warm weather
these days.
This year was again a
great success, so on to next year for
the fourth edition.
Here some pics from the evenig walk 2012
The Evening 4 days of Schoorl/Groet 2011
Also this year they organized the evening fourdays.
A nice
surprise was
that they
had
new
routes
for the
edition of
2011.
The
starting points
were
from four
different
places,
just like
last year.
Just
like
last
year
was the start
the first evening
at Pavilion
in
Minkema
Camperduin,
the
route
ran
through
the
polder
where
you
pass the
Hondsbossche
sleeperdike
and follow
the
Hargervaart
back till Groet.
Eventually
you'll cross
over
the
Heereweg to go into the
dunes in the direction of the beach.
From there
you go over the beach back to the finish at Paviljoen Minkema.
Day two we
started at Restaurant de Bokkesprong, from there we went first again into the polder
to come back and go over the
Heereweg
again into the forest and dune area.
After a nice
walk through this area, not affected by the forestfires we came back at the
finish at
Restaurant de Bokkensprong.
The
third
night
was
started
at
the
Visitor
Centre Schoorlse
Duinen.
We
could
start
at
1800 under
need a nice
evening
sun.
This
third
evening was
the route perfect,
and I must
say
maybe
also
the
heaviest,
because
after
a
nice part
through the
forest
we went
from
the
vogelmeer into
the
dunes
where
we
had to follow the
blue and
white
arrows
route.
These
routes
are
existing
routes through the
dunes and the paths are going through the
loose
dune sand.
After
a
big
part
to have
gone
through the
dunes
we reached
the
vogelmeer again
where we go along
with the 5
km
walkers.
Here
we went
through
last
year
burned
down area where
now all
trees
were
cut down,
a
very sad
side to look at.
After a short
part through the forest we come back at the finish at
Visitor
Centre Schoorlse Duinen.
The
last evening
we started
from
the
Red
Square
at the bottom of
the
climbing
dune.
Also
now there
was a
nice
evening
sun
and
a
pleasant
atmosphere
on the
Red
Square,
where many
children
of the 5
Km
were
dressed
as
witches,
princess
and
I even spotted
spongebob.
The
last
route
was
swinging
through
Schoorl,
if
you think
that
there
are
beautiful houses
in
Bergen,
in Schoorl
you find also
very nice
houses in
equally
beautiful
avenues.
After
four evenings came
also a end to this
second evening four
days of Schoorl,
that
again
was a
big
success.
I'm
sure this
will
come
back
in
a
sequel
next
year,
so I
say
see you
next
year.
Under some pictures of the evening four days of 2011
The Evening 4 days of Schoorl/Groet 2010
It was many years ago this event was walked, now a new organisation decided to
start this walking event again.
And I can
say, they did a good job, because they made nice routes around Schoorl and Groet.
Also they
where very lucky, because of the nice weather a lot of people came to walk this
event.
The fun part
of this event was the start, every evening you started from a different
location.
The distance
you good do where 5 of 10 km, I choose the last one because I needed some extra
practice for Alkmaar walk.
The first day
the start was at Paviljoen Minkema in Camperduin,
where we went in the direction of Petten,
we walked over
the Hondsbossche
Zeewiering next to the seashore.
After a small
kilometer we had to go over the dike in to the polder.
Walking
through the polder in the direction of Groet where at Restaurants Heereweg a
small refreshment was for everybody.
From there we
went into the woods going to Hargen where we went on the beach following the
seaback to Paviljoen Minkema
were the finishline was.
On day two
the start was on the Kerkbrink in Groet, here stands also a small White church
close to the centre of Groet.
First we went
through and then around a neigbourhood where the streets have all birdnames.
After that
neighbourhood they send us into the dunedistrict near Groet.
Here we came
through the area where last August was the big fire.
Not a nice
sight but it started already to recover, here and there was already some green
to see, mostly grass and because of that
they have put
some sheep and cows in the area to take care of to much grass growing there.
Also is there
a nice dunelake where if you are lucky can spot a spoonbill.
Day two was
also a very nice and varying route.
On day three
the start was at the local firestation of Schoorl.
From here we
walked on the outside of Schoorl, there we made a 10 km loop through the
farmland with a good view on the
town of Schoorl
and the forrest and dunes behind it.
We leave the
farmland behind us and go through Schoorl, at the sanddune of Catrijp was
something to drink and was there for
a bag of chips or
a stroopwafel.
I was so
suprised to see so many new things of this town.
The last day
we started again from a nice location, it was the Red Lionsquare ( in Dutch Roode Leeuwplein
).
Whit a lot of
balloons and some good music there was a good atmosfeer.
This last
day the route went the most part through Schoorl and for the walkers on the 10 km
there was a little loop in the last
3
kilometers through the forrest.
At the finish
was it very cosy and there was also somebody interviewing the walkers how they
like the 4 days.
This evening
four days was a nice and good event with beauiful routes in the area of Schoorl
and
Groet.
This one
shall I do again, so see you maybe next year.
Some Pictures
More info over the Evening four days of Schoorl/Groet you find here www.avondvierdaagseschoorlgroet.nl
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Update on 31th May '10