The 18th edition of the Egmond Wandel Marathon will take place on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 January 2023. The varied course leads along the North Sea beach and through the Noordhollands Duinreservaat.
You can choose a distance of 10.5 of 21.1 km and whether you want to participate for one or two days. If you choose the 21.1 km for two days, you will complete the full Wandel Marathon. If you choose the 10.5, a quarter marathon on both days, you will walk a half marathon in total. The course of both distances leads you along the North Sea beach and the Noordhollands Duinreservaat. A beautiful nature reserve, which is a tough challenge to test your condition and to resist the loose sand, the changing weather conditions and the sloping terrain.
It’s possible to register for the North route in the direction of Bergen or the South route in the direction of Castricum, on both Saturday and Sunday. Participants can choose on which day they want to walk the North or South route.
North route
The North route takes you, on both the 10.5 and 21.1 km, along the North Sea beach in a northerly direction. The 21.1 km will leave the beach at the Schoorlse Duinen of Staatsbosheer. After entering the Noordhollands Duinreservaat of PWN, the participants will visit the cozy village of Bergen aan Zee. Afterwards the route will be continued along the picturesque winding roads of this dune area.
South route
The South route is for the 21.1 km participants roughly the same route as for the NN Egmond Halve Marathon runners. The route first goes south over the North Sea beach. The 21.1 km distance leaves the beach in Bakkum and then goes along the Kennemer Dune campsite through the dunes to the Middenweg. Here the route joins the 10.5 km, who have previously left the beach. The finish in Egmond aan Zee is reached via Egmond-Binnen.
Both routes finish in Egmond aan Zee. The route is plotted on the course by means of arrows and ribbons. You will also receive the directions at the start.