Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Súdwest-Fryslân · Eleven Cities Trail - 03 - Sneek-Balk · Updated on 6 November 2026
Elfstedenpad - 03 - Sneek-Balk walk
Elfstedenpad - 03 - Sneek-Balk is a walk of 23.4 km from Súdwest-Fryslân. Along the way you'll find 17 benches and picnic tables and 7 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.
- 23.4 km
- ± 5:10 h
- ↑ 6 m · ↓ 6 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Súdwest-Fryslân
0 km4.1 km · bench
Public toilet
4.1 km11.2 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
15.3 km380 m
Public toilet
15.7 km151 m · 2 benches
Molenhuis De Jager
15.8 kmMuseum · Audio story · 2 min
6.3 km · 6 benches
2 public toilets
22.2 km752 m · bench
2 public toilets
22.9 km445 m · 2 benches
Finish
23.4 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 11.2 kmBetween 4.1 km and 15.3 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
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.
- Audio story · 2 min
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Photo: Udo Ockema · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMolenhuis De Jager
Museum · after 15.8 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 6 m
- Down
- ↓ 6 m
- Highest point
- 3 m
- Lowest point
- -2 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
23.4 km in total- Road: 11.3 km
- Cycleway: 6.3 km
- Street: 2.5 km
- Path: 1.9 km
- Footpath: 1.4 km
Surfaces
23.4 km in total- Asphalt: 14.4 km
- Paved: 1.8 km
- Natural: 25 m
- Unknown: 7.1 km
About the walking route Elfstedenpad - 03 - Sneek-Balk
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Elfstedenpad - 03 - Sneek-Balk is a walking route of 23.4 km that starts in Súdwest-Fryslân. It does not end where it starts. You start in Sneek and finish in Balk. Along the way you pass Molenhuis De Jager (after 15.8 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 6 m in total and descend 6 m. Allow ± 5:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (11.3 km), cycleway (6.3 km) and street (2.5 km). Of the surface, 14.4 km asphalt and 1.8 km paved. For 7.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 17 benches and picnic tables and 7 public toilets. The longest stretch without a toilet is 11.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Elfstedenpad (Eleven Cities Trail)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
5Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Fries Scheepvaart MuseumMuseum · 706 m from the route - 2
Ir. D.F. Wouda-gemaalMuseum · 8.5 km from the route - 3
Museum JoureMuseum · 9.7 km from the route - 4
EpemastateCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 5
Modelspoor MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 6
HeremastateCastle · 9.3 km from the route - 7
De HoanneMemorial · 2.8 km from the route - 8
OsingastateCastle · 4.6 km from the route - 9
It TsiispakhúsMuseum · 9.8 km from the route - 10Observation towerObservation tower · 1 km from the route
- 11Wite en Swarte Brekken - UitkijktorenObservation tower · 1.2 km from the route
- 12Museum SlotenMuseum · 3.4 km from the route
- 13Observation towerObservation tower · 6.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Elfstedenpad - 03 - Sneek-Balk?
Elfstedenpad - 03 - Sneek-Balk is 23.4 km long. Allow ± 5:10 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 Sneek to Balk.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Súdwest-Fryslân.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 6 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 7 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 11.2 km.
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 Molenhuis De Jager.
Starting point
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