Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Leeuwarden · Eleven Cities Trail · Updated on 5 November 2026
Elfstedenpad walk
Elfstedenpad is a walk of 298.7 km from Leeuwarden that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 612 benches and picnic tables, 18 water fountains and refill points and 40 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.
- 298.7 km
- ± 4:10 h per stage
- ↑ 65 m · ↓ 67 m
- Moderate per stage
- Circular walk
- Regional route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 612 benches and picnic tables, 18 water fountains and refill points and 40 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
29 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 21 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Brbbl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
- Audio story · 2 min
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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
Stages (16)
- 100 - Proloog Leeuwarden00 - Prologue Leeuwarden11.9 km
- 201 - Leeuwarden-Mantgum20.9 km
- 302 - Mantgum-Sneek18.7 km
- 403 - Sneek-Balk23.4 km
- 504 - Balk-Skouleane18.3 km
- 605 - Skouleane-Stavoren21.8 km
- 706 - Stavoren-Workum17.7 km
- 807 - Workum-Bolsward19.1 km
- 908 - Bolsward-Waddenzeedijk20.4 km
- 1009 - Waddenzeedijk-Herbaijum17.9 km
- 1110 - Herbaijum-Berlikum19.8 km
- 1211 - Berlikum-Hallumerhoek15.7 km
- 1312 - Hallumerhoek-Dokkum, Jaachpaad23.1 km
- 1413 - Dokkum, Jaachpaad-Wouterswoude16.6 km
- 1514 - Wouterswoude-Oenkerk17.9 km
- 1615 - Oenkerk-Leeuwarden, Vrouwenpoortsbrug15.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 65 m
- Down
- ↓ 67 m
- Highest point
- 12 m
- Lowest point
- -3 m
- 23 stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
298.7 km in total- Road: 117.4 km
- Cycleway: 84.8 km
- Street: 30.6 km
- Path: 26.4 km
- Footpath: 20.3 km
- Track: 12 km
- Busy road: 4.3 km
- Stairs: 23 stairs
Surfaces
298.7 km in total- Asphalt: 95.4 km
- Paved: 73.3 km
- Natural: 12.6 km
- Gravel: 11.9 km
- Unpaved: 4.2 km
- Unknown: 99.5 km
About the walking route Elfstedenpad
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Elfstedenpad is a circular walk of 298.7 km from Leeuwarden: it starts and ends in the same place. You start in Leeuwarden and finish in Leeuwarden.
How hard is the route?
You climb 65 m in total and descend 67 m. There are 23 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 4:10 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (117.4 km), cycleway (84.8 km) and street (30.6 km). Of the surface, 95.4 km asphalt and 73.3 km paved. For 99.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 612 benches and picnic tables, 18 water fountains and refill points and 40 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- 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
- MeaneweipaadEasy · Circular walk5.5 km
- Rondje WartenEasy · Circular walk4.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Fries MuseumMuseum · 100 m from the route - 2
Fries Scheepvaart MuseumMuseum · 125 m from the route - 3
PoptaslotCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 4
DekemastateMuseum · 2.2 km from the route - 5
SchierstinsCastle · 4.8 km from the route - 6
FogelsanghstateMuseum · 4.6 km from the route - 7
Dam Holwerd-AmelandRuins · 8.2 km from the route - 8
LiauckamastateCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 9
Ir. D.F. Wouda-gemaalMuseum · 4.6 km from the route - 10
Molenmuseum De EendrachtMuseum · 8.2 km from the route - 11
VissersmonumentMemorial · 9.6 km from the route - 12
Museum JoureMuseum · 9.7 km from the route - 13
Fries LandbouwmuseumMuseum · 1.9 km from the route - 14
Museum HindeloopenMuseum · 209 m from the route - 15
Fries VerzetsmuseumMuseum · 100 m from the route - 16
EpemastateCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 17
ObserveumMuseum · 7.6 km from the route - 18
Bezoekerscentruim UniastateMuseum · 118 m from the route - 19
Kerkmuseum JannumMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 20
Kazemattenmuseum KornwerderzandMuseum · 8 km from the route - 21
De SlikwerkerMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 22
Modelspoor MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 23
HeremastateCastle · 9.3 km from the route - 24
De HoanneMemorial · 2.8 km from the route - 25
De DeadenwachtMemorial · 277 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Elfstedenpad?
Elfstedenpad is 298.7 km long, in 16 stages of 18.7 km on average. Allow ± 4:10 h per stage 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 per stage, with 4 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 40 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 18 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Joods monument, Oldehove and Natuurmuseum Fryslân.
Starting point
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