The highline is closed until further notice.
The Spaarnwoude highline is official slackline territory since Recreatieschap Spaarnwoude (manager of Spaarnwoude Park) and SlackNED worked together on making the first official midline spot possible in the spring of 2024. This 90m line spans between the eye-catching climbing wall and the hill with the “discs” monument, and offers an epic Dutch ‘highline’ experience in an aesthetic and green location.
Rules
Rigging this line is only for slackliners with proper gear and experience. Users of this highline location are responsible for their own safety and that of the other park visitors. Make sure to never leave the line unattended and to de-rig the line when the day is over. Please also make sure not to disturb any climbers during the rigging/sessioning and to keep the bicycle path below the line free at all times. Wildcamping is not allowed in the Spaarnwoude recreational area.
Rigging information
The current rigging set up is being changed as you are reading this. Updated information on how to rig this line will be shared soon.
The static side of the line is rigged on three bolts with red glue on top of the third highest block of the climbing tower. Please don’t use any of the climbing bolts that are on vertical parts of the blocks. The dynamic anchor is rigged on two trees, a couple of meters right of the disc monument (facing the hill), redirected to an A-frame. It is advised to bring a segmented highline setup.
An A-frame can be borrowed for free and picked up at SnowWorld. You can go to the front desk to ask if you can grab it from the storage room, you should know where it is before you go as not everyone that works there is aware of this agreement. Don’t know exactly where it is? Just ask your fellow SlackNED members, they will be happy to help!
SnowWorld’s opening times can be found on their website: https://www.snowworld.com/en/amsterdam. If you want to check if they are open earlier (sometimes they are), call 0255545842. Please bring the A-frame back in time so it can be stored inside again. If you are too late, you can store it on their terrace, but make sure to call the counter the next day so they can store it inside again. Alternatively you can bring your own A-frame.
It can be useful to bring trimming scissors because there can be a lot of blackberry bushes around the tree anchors that grow fast during the summer.
The line is situated at “Klimmuur Spaarnwoude Velzen-Zuid” (52.4483622, 4.6769303), within the area called Oosterbroek in Spaarnwoude Park. Access is free for everyone as long as there are no organized events (or during their build up). Please check on the website before going and make sure there’s no event in “Oosterbroek, Velzen-Zuid”. Yearly events are Strong Viking, Dance Valley, Latin Village and Dutch Valley. Events at “De Ven, Oosterbroek” are not held at the highline location!
If there is any trouble with law enforcement or other visitors of the park, refer them to the website of Spaarnwoude: https://www.spaarnwoudepark.nl/activiteiten/groepsactiviteiten/highlinen-tussen-de-heuvels-van-spaarnwoude/639
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