Walks · Netherlands · Updated on 13 November 2026

NS walks

20 NS walks on the map of Outdoor Pitstop, with where they start and the pitstops along the way.

NS-wandeling Meijendel, walk in the Netherlands — NS-wandeling Meijendel

NS-wandeling Hemelse Berg, walk in the Netherlands — NS-wandeling Hemelse Berg

NS-wandeling Lange Duinen, walk in the Netherlands — NS-wandeling Lange Duinen

The 10 best-known NS walks

In the order of our score: a photo, points of interest along the way, a toilet or water point, a circular walk, a description and how often people search for the route.

Every route in this list is on the map; the numbers are the routes below, at their start. Pitstops count up to 100 m from the route. Walking time assumes 4.5 km an hour plus 10 minutes per 100 m of ascent.

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NS-wandeling Meijendel
Moderate
NS walk Meijendel
13.4 km · From A to B · start The Hague
0 public toilets7 water fountains and refill points114 benches
2
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Photo: Basvb · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
NS-wandeling Hemelse Berg
Moderate
NS walk Hemelse Berg
15.1 km · From A to B · start Renkum
1 public toilet1 water point79 benches
3
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Photo: Vaterloader · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
NS-wandeling Lange Duinen
Hard
NS walk Lange Duinen
22.9 km · From A to B · start Amersfoort
2 public toilets2 water fountains and refill points54 benches
4
NS-wandeling Veluwezoom
Moderate
NS walk Veluwezoom
15.6 km · From A to B · start Rheden
3 public toilets4 water fountains and refill points48 benches
5
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Photo: Victor van Werkhooven · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
NS-wandeltocht Amelisweerd
Moderate
NS walk Amelisweerd
15.2 km · From A to B · start Bunnik
5 public toilets5 water fountains and refill points227 benches
6
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Photo: Atsje · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
NS-wandeltocht Landgoed Groeneveld
Moderate
NS walk Landgoed Groeneveld
15.3 km · From A to B · start Baarn
1 public toilet3 water fountains and refill points82 benches
7
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Photo: Basvb · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
NS-wandeltocht Belmonte
Moderate
NS walk Belmonte
18 km · From A to B · start Wageningen
1 public toilet1 water point76 benches
8
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Photo: Johan Bakker · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
NS-wandeltocht Naardermeer
Moderate
NS walk Naardermeer
18.3 km · Circular walk · start Gooise Meren
1 public toilet1 water point57 benches
9
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Photo: PeHa · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
NS-Wandeling IJsselvallei
Hard
NS walk IJsselvallei
32.5 km · From A to B · start Zutphen
1 public toilet5 water fountains and refill points112 benches
10
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Photo: Zandcee · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
NS-wandeling Gein en Vecht
Moderate
NS walk Gein en Vecht
14.5 km · From A to B · start De Ronde Venen
0 public toilets1 water point51 benches

Well-known NS walks

NS walks are available at 20 locations across the Netherlands. The most widely known is the NS walk Meijendel, a 13 km route that starts in The Hague. You can also choose the NS walk Hemelse Berg, which is 15 km long and starts in Renkum. In Amersfoort, the Lange Duinen route begins and covers 23 km. Near Rheden there is a 16 km route called NS walk Veluwezoom. The NS-wandeltocht Amelisweerd in Bunnik is 15 km long.

NS walks by length

The NS walks vary a fair amount in length, with the average route measuring 17 km. The longest is the NS-Wandeling IJsselvallei, which covers 32 km and starts in Zutphen. For a shorter outing, the NS-wandeling Krickenbecker Seen is 4.7 km long and starts in Venlo. There are 20 NS walks in total, and 2 of them are circular routes that bring you back to where you started. Examples are the NS-wandeltocht Naardermeer and the NS-wandeling De Roovere.

NS walks by province

There are 8 NS walks in Gelderland, including NS-wandeling Hemelse Berg. Utrecht has 7 NS walks, and the Lange Duinen route is there too. North Holland has 2, and the NS-wandeltocht Naardermeer is the one most people know. South Holland, Noord-Brabant and Limburg each have 1 walk, such as Meijendel in South Holland.