Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Alkmaar · Short circular walk Eilandspolder · Updated on 6 November 2026
Ommetje Eilandspolder walk
Ommetje Eilandspolder is a walk of 6.7 km from Alkmaar that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 9 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 2 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.
- 6.7 km
- ± 1:30 h
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- Easy
- Circular walk
- Local route
- Colour of the signs
Start in Alkmaar
0 km1.2 km · bench
Public toilet
1.2 km3.9 km
Museum In 't Houten Huis
5.2 kmMuseum
226 m · bench
Public toilet
5.4 km484 m · 3 benches
Water point
5.9 km875 m · 4 benches
Back at the start
6.7 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 4.2 kmBetween 1.2 km and 5.4 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.
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Photo: Marcel mulder · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 5.2 km
Elevation and terrain
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- Highest point
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- Lowest point
- -2 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
6.7 km in total- Road: 3.8 km
- Path: 1.6 km
- Street: 825 m
- Footpath: 425 m
- Track: 125 m
Surfaces
6.7 km in total- Natural: 1.6 km
- Paved: 1.2 km
- Asphalt: 200 m
- Unpaved: 100 m
- Unknown: 3.7 km
About the walking route Ommetje Eilandspolder
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Ommetje Eilandspolder is a circular walk of 6.7 km from Alkmaar: it starts and ends in the same place. Along the way you pass Museum In 't Houten Huis (after 5.2 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 0 m. Allow ± 1:30 h, without breaks. The level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (3.8 km), path (1.6 km) and street (825 m). Of the surface, 1.6 km natural and 1.2 km paved. For 3.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 9 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 2 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 5.9 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 4.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Zaans MuseumMuseum · 9.7 km from the route - 2
Hortus BulborumAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 3
WaagAttraction · 8.7 km from the route - 4
Grote of Sint-LaurenskerkMuseum · 9.1 km from the route - 5
Fort bij SpijkerboorFort · 2.1 km from the route - 6
Purmerends MuseumMuseum · 8.1 km from the route - 7
Fort aan den HamFort · 9.2 km from the route - 8
Beatles MuseumMuseum · 9.2 km from the route - 9
Stedelijk Museum AlkmaarMuseum · 9.1 km from the route - 10
Dutch CheesemuseumMuseum · 8.7 km from the route - 11
Fort bij KrommeniedijkFort · 7.7 km from the route - 12
Fort benoorden PurmerendFort · 7.2 km from the route - 13
Ondermolen DMuseum · 3.2 km from the route - 14
Fort aan de MiddenwegFort · 5.1 km from the route - 15
Fort aan de NekkerwegFort · 5.9 km from the route - 16
Fort bij Marken-BinnenFort · 4.6 km from the route - 17
Ondergrondse resten kasteel MiddelburgArchaeological site · 8.5 km from the route - 18
Fort aan de JisperwegFort · 4 km from the route - 19
JustitiaMemorial · 8.2 km from the route - 20
Een treurende stedenmaagdMemorial · 9 km from the route - 21
Museum Zaanse TijdMuseum · 10 km from the route - 22Museum Jan BoonMuseum · 113 m from the route
- 23Het GroentjeMemorial · 8.9 km from the route
- 24JisperhuisjeMuseum · 9.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Ommetje Eilandspolder?
Ommetje Eilandspolder is 6.7 km long. Allow ± 1:30 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Alkmaar.
How hard is this route?
Easy.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 4.2 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Museum In 't Houten Huis.
Starting point
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