Walking route · Losser · Smuggler's Route · Updated on 5 November 2026
Smokkelroute walk
Smokkelroute is a walk of 58.9 km from Losser. Along the way: 67 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.
- 58.9 km
- ± 13:05 h
- ↑ 15 m · ↓ 31 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
- Colour of the signs
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way: 67 benches and picnic tables.
Follow these steps in the appNo 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.
Uitkijktoren
Observation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 15 m
- Down
- ↓ 31 m
- Highest point
- 52 m
- Lowest point
- 22 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
58.9 km in total- Road: 19 km
- Track: 16.5 km
- Cycleway: 8.9 km
- Path: 6 km
- Street: 5 km
- Footpath: 3 km
- Busy road: 425 m
Surfaces
58.9 km in total- Asphalt: 17.1 km
- Gravel: 10 km
- Natural: 9.8 km
- Paved: 5.1 km
- Unpaved: 2.3 km
- Unknown: 14.5 km
About the walking route Smokkelroute
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Smokkelroute is a walking route of 58.9 km that starts in Losser. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 15 m in total and descend 31 m. Allow ± 13:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (19 km), track (16.5 km) and cycleway (8.9 km). Of the surface, 17.1 km asphalt and 10 km gravel. For 14.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 67 benches and picnic tables. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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- WNW Twente - Boerskotten - groene routeEasy · Circular walk4.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Rijksmuseum TwentheMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 2
De HunenborgArchaeological site · 3.9 km from the route - 3
Rock'n'PopmuseumMuseum · 926 m from the route - 4
Gut BrandlechtCastle · 4 km from the route - 5
Otto-Pankok-MuseumMuseum · 4 km from the route - 6
Kriegerdenkmal HesepeMemorial · 4.8 km from the route - 7
Stadtmuseum NordhornMuseum · 4.8 km from the route - 8
Schwarzer GartenMemorial · 5.2 km from the route - 9
PovelturmObservation tower · 5.4 km from the route - 10
KronenburgAttraction · 7.6 km from the route - 11
Museum Electro-Radio-NostalgieMuseum · 9.1 km from the route - 12
RettungsturmObservation tower · 594 m from the route - 13
Observation towerObservation tower · 4.4 km from the route - 14
Aussichtsturm IsterbergObservation tower · 5.2 km from the route - 15
De MuseumfabriekMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 16
Observation towerObservation tower · 6.6 km from the route - 17
FranzosenfriedhofMemorial · 7 km from the route - 18
Schiffahrts-Museum NordhornMuseum · 7 km from the route - 19
SandsteinmuseumMuseum · 7.5 km from the route - 20
Observation towerObservation tower · 9.1 km from the route - 21
Burgruine LageAttraction · 9.1 km from the route - 22
TöpfereimuseumMuseum · 9.3 km from the route - 23
Observation towerObservation tower · 9.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Smokkelroute?
Smokkelroute is 58.9 km long. Allow ± 13:05 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Losser.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 15 m of climbing.
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 Uitkijktoren.
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