Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Stadskanaal · Westerwolde Trail · Updated on 5 November 2026
Westerwoldepad walk
Westerwoldepad is a walk of 98.3 km from Stadskanaal. Along the way you'll find 59 benches and picnic tables.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 98.3 km
- ± 2:10 h per stage
- ↑ 6 m · ↓ 9 m
- Easy per stage
- From A to B
- Regional route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 59 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 water points, toilets 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
Stages (10)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 6 m
- Down
- ↓ 9 m
- Highest point
- 14 m
- Lowest point
- 1 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
98.3 km in total- Path: 30.2 km
- Track: 24 km
- Footpath: 14.3 km
- Road: 13.7 km
- Cycleway: 13.3 km
- Street: 2.5 km
- Busy road: 55 m
Surfaces
98.3 km in total- Natural: 15.9 km
- Unpaved: 14.4 km
- Paved: 8.2 km
- Asphalt: 8.1 km
- Gravel: 7.5 km
- Unknown: 43.9 km
About the walking route Westerwoldepad
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Westerwoldepad is a walking route of 98.3 km that starts in Stadskanaal. It does not end where it starts. You start in Weddermeer and finish in Weddermeer.
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 6 m in total and descend 9 m. Allow ± 2:10 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (30.2 km), track (24 km) and footpath (14.3 km). Of the surface, 15.9 km natural and 14.4 km unpaved. For 43.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 59 benches and picnic tables. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Fort BourtangeCastle · 3.4 km from the route - 2
Burcht WeddeCastle · 127 m from the route - 3
Standerdmolen Ter HaarAttraction · 495 m from the route - 4
Graaf AdolfmonumentMemorial · 9.1 km from the route - 5
Museum Stoomgemaal WinschotenMuseum · 7.3 km from the route - 6
Voormalige Brandewijnfabriek PfaffRuins · 6.5 km from the route - 7
MemorialMemorial · 6.8 km from the route - 8
OudeschansArchaeological site · 7 km from the route - 9
Uitkijktoren ReiderwoldeObservation tower · 8.2 km from the route - 10Uitkijktoren BlauwestadObservation tower · 9.1 km from the route
- 11Observation towerObservation tower · 9.1 km from the route
- 12Observation towerObservation tower · 9.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Westerwoldepad?
Westerwoldepad is 98.3 km long, in 10 stages of 9.8 km on average. Allow ± 2:10 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?
No, the route runs from Weddermeer to Weddermeer.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Stadskanaal.
How hard is this route?
Easy per stage, with 1 m per stage 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 Ter Wupping.
Starting point
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