This is the officially first leg of this roundwalk. We made this one this Sunday because it is the shortest (15 Km), Franka should be in good shape on Monday (agility training, a longer walk might cuase early exhaustion), and because there is no trouble in traveling between end and start. We parked the car on the P&R site in Zoetermeer, took the train to Delft (over The Hague CS) and walked back.
The route is easy. It’s pretty handy to have the booklet at hand in Delft because signalling is sometimes missing, or obscured. Also, part of the route was blocked to due work on a bridge, and a diversion was not signposted at all (it hardly ever will be) but getting around it was easy – having the booklet…
At some places, you have to take a good look where to go – again, is is advisable to have the booklet at hand.
The only stop underway is a “teahouse” named “Het Rieten Dak” (“The Thathed Roof”), refreshments can be obtained halfway in Pijnacker but you will have to get off the route. You won’t find anything en route in Zoetermeer either.
These are the images giving an impression of the area, and the tracks are available in GPX and CSV-format.
The booklet “Groene Hart Pad” (Streekpad 12) is published by NIVON (2004), ISBN 90-70601 85 0. It contains descriptions, maps and general information.