Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Leeuwarden · Eleven Cities Trail - 01 - Leeuwarden-Mantgum · Updated on 5 November 2026
Elfstedenpad - 01 - Leeuwarden-Mantgum walk
Elfstedenpad - 01 - Leeuwarden-Mantgum is a walk of 20.9 km from Leeuwarden. Along the way you'll find 46 benches and picnic tables.
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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.
- 20.9 km
- ± 4:40 h
- ↑ 0 m · ↓ 0 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Leeuwarden
0 km14.4 km · 36 benches
Observation tower
14.4 kmObservation tower
6.5 km · 9 benches
Finish
20.9 km
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Observation tower · after 14.4 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 0 m
- Down
- ↓ 0 m
- Highest point
- 3 m
- Lowest point
- -0 m
- 2 stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
20.9 km in total- Road: 8.7 km
- Cycleway: 7 km
- Footpath: 2.6 km
- Street: 1.9 km
- Track: 300 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
- Path: 75 m
Surfaces
20.9 km in total- Paved: 6.7 km
- Asphalt: 3.6 km
- Gravel: 250 m
- Unknown: 10.2 km
About the walking route Elfstedenpad - 01 - Leeuwarden-Mantgum
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Elfstedenpad - 01 - Leeuwarden-Mantgum is a walking route of 20.9 km that starts in Leeuwarden. It does not end where it starts. You start in Leeuwarden and finish in Mantgum. Along the way you pass Observation tower (after 14.4 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 0 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 4:40 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (8.7 km), cycleway (7 km) and footpath (2.6 km). Of the surface, 6.7 km paved and 3.6 km asphalt. For 10.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 46 benches and picnic tables. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. 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 - 00 - Proloog LeeuwardenModerate · Circular walk11.9 km
- JornapaadEasy · Circular walk5.5 km
- Rypstjerksterpolder BlauwEasy · Circular walk3.2 km
- MeaneweipaadEasy · Circular walk5.5 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.
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Fries MuseumMuseum · 500 m from the route - 2
OldehoveAttraction · 116 m from the route - 3
Keramiekmuseum PrincessehofMuseum · 265 m from the route - 4
Natuurmuseum FryslânMuseum · 549 m from the route - 5
PoptaslotCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 6
DekemastateMuseum · 3.4 km from the route - 7
Historisch Centrum LeeuwardenMuseum · 275 m from the route - 8
Fries LandbouwmuseumMuseum · 2.3 km from the route - 9
Fries VerzetsmuseumMuseum · 521 m from the route - 10
Huis Van EysingaMuseum · 832 m from the route - 11
Us MemMemorial · 154 m from the route - 12
Us HeitMemorial · 488 m from the route - 13
Pier Pander MuseumMuseum · 457 m from the route - 14
Pier PandertempelMuseum · 149 m from the route - 15
Museum de GrutterswinkelMuseum · 336 m from the route - 16
Bezoekerscentruim UniastateMuseum · 118 m from the route - 17
Joods monumentMemorial · 584 m from the route - 18
Waling DykstraMemorial · 715 m from the route - 19
De DeadenwachtMemorial · 723 m from the route - 20
Vector of MemoryMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 21
It TsiispakhúsMuseum · 9.2 km from the route - 22Fan bûgjen frjemdMemorial · 7.8 km from the route
- 23Tetman en Jarich de VriesMemorial · 4.4 km from the route
- 24Observation towerObservation tower · 6.5 km from the route
- 25Mineralogisch MuseumMuseum · 8.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Elfstedenpad - 01 - Leeuwarden-Mantgum?
Elfstedenpad - 01 - Leeuwarden-Mantgum is 20.9 km long. Allow ± 4:40 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?
No, the route runs from Leeuwarden to Mantgum.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Leeuwarden.
How hard is this route?
Hard.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Observation tower.
Starting point
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