Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Olst-Wijhe · Jacob's Trail · Updated on 5 November 2026
Jacobspad walk
Jacobspad is a walk of 60.5 km from Olst-Wijhe. Along the way you'll find 186 benches and picnic tables, 5 water fountains and refill points and 6 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.
- 60.5 km
- ± 13:30 h
- ↑ 33 m · ↓ 30 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 186 benches and picnic tables, 5 water fountains and refill points and 6 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 sights 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: PeHa · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsGrote of Lebuinuskerk
Attraction
Museum EICAS
Museum
Museum
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 33 m
- Down
- ↓ 30 m
- Highest point
- 12 m
- Lowest point
- 0 m
- 9 stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
60.5 km in total- Road: 30.3 km
- Path: 7.2 km
- Cycleway: 7 km
- Street: 7 km
- Footpath: 6.2 km
- Track: 1.6 km
- Busy road: 425 m
- Stairs: 9 stairs
- Unknown: 175 m
Surfaces
60.5 km in total- Asphalt: 27.4 km
- Paved: 14.8 km
- Natural: 7.8 km
- Gravel: 3.3 km
- Unpaved: 700 m
- Unknown: 6.2 km
About the walking route Jacobspad
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Jacobspad is a walking route of 60.5 km that starts in Olst-Wijhe. It does not end where it starts. You start in Hasselt and finish in Nijmegen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 33 m in total and descend 30 m. There are 9 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 13:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (30.3 km), path (7.2 km) and cycleway (7 km). Of the surface, 27.4 km asphalt and 14.8 km paved. For 6.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 186 benches and picnic tables, 5 water fountains and refill points and 6 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- WNW Salland - Welsum/Welsum-Vosseweg - groene routeEasy · Circular walk8.7 km
- WNW Salland - Welsum - gele routeEasy · Circular walk3.7 km
- WNW Salland - Diepenveen - groene routeEasy · Circular walk6.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Museum de Fundatie / Paleis aan de BlijmarktMuseum · 127 m from the route - 2
Kasteel CannenburchMuseum · 8.2 km from the route - 3
Anton Pieck MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 4
BolwerksmolenAttraction · 493 m from the route - 5
Monument aan de MeppelerstraatwegMemorial · 478 m from the route - 6
FusillademonumentMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 7
ZuivelmuseumMuseum · 3 km from the route - 8
Kasteel het NijenhuisCastle · 3.4 km from the route - 9
Het HolthuisCastle · 2 km from the route - 10
Historisch centrum KalkovensMuseum · 317 m from the route - 11
Voerman Museum HattenMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 12
Slot WilpArchaeological site · 2.4 km from the route - 13
Trechterbeker grafveldArchaeological site · 9.9 km from the route - 14
BisschopsschansArchaeological site · 5.8 km from the route - 15
BakkerijmuseumMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 16
MolecatenCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 17
Stoomgemaal MastenbroekMuseum · 4.8 km from the route - 18
Kasteel NijenbeekCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 19
ProosdijAttraction · 145 m from the route - 20VerkentorenObservation tower · 1.2 km from the route
- 21Duursche Waarden - UitkijktorenObservation tower · 1.3 km from the route
- 22Observation towerObservation tower · 3.1 km from the route
- 23Observation towerObservation tower · 3.8 km from the route
- 24't JoppeCastle · 5.4 km from the route
- 25Observation towerObservation tower · 8.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jacobspad?
Jacobspad is 60.5 km long. Allow ± 13:30 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?
No, the route runs from Hasselt to Nijmegen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Olst-Wijhe.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 33 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 6 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 5 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Grote of Lebuinuskerk, Monument voor de gevallenen 1940-1945 and Museum EICAS.
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