Walk around the estate Leyduin, Woestduin and Vinkenduin
The walk goes through a beautiful estate with traces of an old horse race track. You will pass a white stone watchtower in neo-Gothic style. There was a finch track on the Vinkenduin estate. The track can still be recognized by high earthen walls that surround a field with lime trees. Finches used to be caught in nets here.
Difficulty: light walk
Length: 4,6 kilometers
Duration: 1 hour
Marking: Red arrows
Starting points: Manpadslaan car park in Vogelenzang (Use as navigation address Woestduinweg 4 in Vogelenzang).
Public transport: From Zandvoort Connexion Bus 80 to Heemstede/Aerdenhout. Transfer to Connexion city bus line 14 to Woestrduinweg.
Catering: On the road: Gasterij Leyduin, 2e Leijweg 7A, 2114 BG Vogelenzang
Free access
Parking: Free
Directions:
From the parking lot we follow the red arrows. We walk past Huis Leyduin. On the other side we see a stork nest, where storks often breed. We are now passing Gasterij Leyduin. We continue our journey and cross a lake on stones. Then we see the remains of a launch site of V1 bombs, which were fired at London. We continue to follow the red arrows. We are now passing through the Vinkenduin estate. At Woestduin the landscape becomes more open. Via the blue arrows we return to the parking lot. In the bulb season we can enjoy the bulb fields here.
Walking combination
The walk can be combined with the walk through Vinkenduin and Oud Woestduin. (White posts). We then see the different landscape styles: austere French, varied English and mixed with modern ecological forest management. Many different birds breed here: the hawfinch, the gray flycatcher, various woodpecker species, thrushes and nuthatches. Several wealthy families used the estates as summer residences. The houses cannot be visited.
