Cycling along the Huis te Manpad estate
Cycle route through the southern part of Kennemerland, past estates, country estates and other villas. We pass the Leiduin and Woestduin estates. The straight long avenues characterize the parks around these country estates, but were later mixed with the curved English landscape style. The Van Lennep family lived on the 18th-century estate Huis te Manpad for many years. The house can be viewed free of charge, but only by appointment. (www.huistemanpad.nl). There is a 240 meter snake wall, an orangerie and a menagerie. We cycle through the Groenendaal walking forest with its playground and petting zoo. Then we sailed through the Haarlemse Hout, an ancient city forest of Haarlem, to finally arrive at one of the most beautiful estates in the Netherlands: Landgoed Elswout. Its beautiful park with hills, bridges, gazebos and water features give it a Swiss appearance.
Difficulty: Light bike ride
Length: 30 kilometer
Duration: 2 hours
Marking: Cycle route network
Starting point: Raadhuisplein center Zandvoort: bicycle hub 79
Catering: On the road
Directions:
We start at the Raadhuisplein in the center of the village. Route junction 79. We follow the numbers 77 – 83 – 82 – 72 – 76 – 67 – 68 – 71 – 70 – 81 – 84 – 35 – 21 – 21 – 36 – 37 – From 37 we follow the signs to Zandvoort. We go straight on to Zandvoort (no number).
Along the way there are ANWB signs Manpadroute. These deviate slightly from the route and are no longer maintained by the ANWB. Sometimes they are missing. We recommend following the numbers of the route network.
The route can be shortened or extended using the cycle route network. At each junction there is a bicycle route map of the area.
Many exotic plants grow on Elswout, imported as ornamental herbs or medicinal herbs, including bright yellow spring sunflowers, stemless primroses and wild garlic.
About Manor house te Manpad
In 1634 to 1640, the Amsterdam merchant Cornelis Huerts started building the Huis te Manpad. The various owners after him have added their own extensions and improvements. The most famous here is the 240 meter snake wall, built by Wigbold Slicher Jr. After 1767, the house remained in the Van Lennep family for almost 200 years. The park can be visited regularly accompanied by a guide.
De Haarlemmerhout
The Haarlemmerhout is an ancient city forest with a lot of history. In 1426, the entire forest was even cut down to prevent Jacoba van Beieren and her troops from passing the city walls of Haarlem without kissing. In 1577 it fell for the second time. This time it was because the Spaniards besieged the city. In the 19th century, under the direction of landscape architect J.D. Zocher transformed into the English landscape style. The current curved cycle paths are a good feature of this.
Landgoed Elswout
The cycle route also passes Landgoed Elswout. Here you can follow two walks, which are also described on this site.
Brouwersvaart
Barges with pure dune water sailed over this canalized dune stream to the breweries in Haarlem. Haarlem breweries took the water from here in the 17th century, because the Spaarne was too polluted.
