Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Netherlands |
Next Big City |
Amsterdam |
Next Town |
Hoorn |
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Shop, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
Shells |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Fresh water lake, knee to chest deep for 1-2 km. Flat water with very small waves now and then (about 50 cm). Shells on the bottom. Better to wear shoes as protection.
Type: |
Grass, Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Very small beach, nice grassland though. Beach about 60 meters. Grassland a few hundred. Lots of space, but can get packed on good days.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
Air: May-August about 15-30°C, Sept-April: 0-15°C. Water: May-August fine (a shorty will do), from Sept-April you need a wetsuit, in Dec/Jan it can get cold (around zero degrees Celsius). Jan-Aug unpredictable, can be anything. Sept-Dec usually cloudy/rainy weather though in this period, especially when there's wind.
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SE, S, SW, W |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW |
January to August unpredictable, can be anything. September to December wind nearly every day, and usually some pretty good weeks. Usually cloudy/rainy weather though in this period, especially when there's wind. Best directions W, SW, S and SE.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Amsterdam take the car or train to Hoorn, from there you'll need a car (you can rent one in Hoorn), from Hoorn it's about 10-15 min. drive. Follow the signs HN80, as soon as you've taken the right to the Industry Plan HN80, take a right again, follow the road until the dike, take a left. Free parking.
Rules |
Zones |
Windsurfing only.