Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Leeuwarden · Eleven Cities Trail - 00 - Prologue Leeuwarden · Updated on 5 November 2026
Elfstedenpad - 00 - Proloog Leeuwarden walk
Elfstedenpad - 00 - Proloog Leeuwarden is a walk of 11.9 km from Leeuwarden that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way: 92 benches and picnic tables, 3 water fountains and refill points and 5 public toilets.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 11.9 km
- ± 2:40 h
- ↑ 0 m · ↓ 3 m
- Moderate
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way: 92 benches and picnic tables, 3 water fountains and refill points and 5 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
11 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 3 more along the route are on the map.
Audio story · 2 mini
Photo: Ben Bender · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsOldehove
Attraction
Audio story · 2 mini
Photo: Natuurmuseum Fryslân · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsNatuurmuseum Fryslân
Museum
Pier Pander Museum
Museum
Pier Pandertempel
Museum
Audio story · 1 mini
Photo: Nykle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsUs Mem
Memorial
Huis Van Eysinga
Museum
Us Heit
Memorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 0 m
- Down
- ↓ 3 m
- Highest point
- 5 m
- Lowest point
- -1 m
- 2 stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
11.9 km in total- Footpath: 4 km
- Street: 3.4 km
- Cycleway: 2.7 km
- Road: 1.6 km
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
11.9 km in total- Paved: 4.9 km
- Asphalt: 999 m
- Gravel: 225 m
- Unknown: 5.6 km
About the walking route Elfstedenpad - 00 - Proloog Leeuwarden
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Elfstedenpad - 00 - Proloog Leeuwarden is a circular walk of 11.9 km from Leeuwarden: it starts and ends in the same place. You start in Leeuwarden and finish in Leeuwarden.
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 3 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 2:40 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is footpath (4 km), street (3.4 km) and cycleway (2.7 km). Of the surface, 4.9 km paved and 999 m asphalt. For 5.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 92 benches and picnic tables, 3 water fountains and refill points and 5 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Elfstedenpad (Eleven Cities Trail)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Elfstedenpad - 15 - Oenkerk-Leeuwarden, VrouwenpoortsbrugModerate · From A to B15.1 km
- Elfstedenpad - 01 - Leeuwarden-MantgumHard · From A to B20.9 km
- JornapaadEasy · Circular walk5.5 km
- Rypstjerksterpolder BlauwEasy · Circular walk3.2 km
- Rypstjerksterpolder WitEasy · Circular walk1.7 km
- Noardlike Fryske Wâldenpad, etappe 2: Quatrebras - AldtsjerkModerate · From A to B19.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Fries MuseumMuseum · 100 m from the route - 2
DekemastateMuseum · 3.2 km from the route - 3
PoptaslotCastle · 4 km from the route - 4
Fries LandbouwmuseumMuseum · 1.9 km from the route - 5
Fries VerzetsmuseumMuseum · 100 m from the route - 6
Bezoekerscentruim UniastateMuseum · 6.2 km from the route - 7
Waling DykstraMemorial · 113 m from the route - 8
De DeadenwachtMemorial · 343 m from the route - 9
Vector of MemoryMemorial · 439 m from the route - 10
Observation towerObservation tower · 4.4 km from the route - 11Observation towerObservation tower · 6.2 km from the route
- 12Tetman en Jarich de VriesMemorial · 6.5 km from the route
- 13Museum WartenMuseum · 6.8 km from the route
- 14Mineralogisch MuseumMuseum · 8.2 km from the route
- 15toren WikelslânObservation tower · 9.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Elfstedenpad - 00 - Proloog Leeuwarden?
Elfstedenpad - 00 - Proloog Leeuwarden is 11.9 km long. Allow ± 2:40 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Leeuwarden.
How hard is this route?
Moderate.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 5 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Oldehove, Natuurmuseum Fryslân and Pier Pander Museum.
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