Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Noordenveld · Drenthe Trail - 7 · Updated on 6 November 2026
Drenthepad - 7 walk
Drenthepad - 7 is a walk of 18 km from Noordenveld. Along the way you'll find 45 benches and picnic tables and 1 public toilet.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 18 km
- ± 4:00 h
- ↑ 6 m · ↓ 12 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Noordenveld
0 km17.3 km · 37 benches
Mensinge
17.3 kmMuseum
176 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
17.5 km474 m · 5 benches
Finish
18 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 17.5 kmBetween 0 km and 17.5 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.
- Story
Mensinge
Museum · after 17.3 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 6 m
- Down
- ↓ 12 m
- Highest point
- 10 m
- Lowest point
- -0 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
18 km in total- Path: 6 km
- Track: 5.2 km
- Road: 4.6 km
- Cycleway: 1 km
- Footpath: 875 m
- Street: 325 m
Surfaces
18 km in total- Natural: 4.4 km
- Asphalt: 3.6 km
- Paved: 2.3 km
- Unpaved: 1.8 km
- Gravel: 425 m
- Unknown: 5.5 km
About the walking route Drenthepad - 7
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Drenthepad - 7 is a walking route of 18 km that starts in Noordenveld. It does not end where it starts. You start in Norg and finish in Roden. Along the way you pass Mensinge (after 17.3 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 6 m in total and descend 12 m. Allow ± 4:00 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (6 km), track (5.2 km) and road (4.6 km). Of the surface, 4.4 km natural and 3.6 km asphalt. For 5.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 45 benches and picnic tables and 1 public toilet. The longest stretch without a toilet is 17.5 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Drenthepad (Drenthe Trail)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Internationaal KlompenmuseumMuseum · 7.6 km from the route - 2
Hunebed D2 WesterveldeArchaeological site · 1.5 km from the route - 3
Hunebed D1 SteenbergenArchaeological site · 1.5 km from the route - 4
GevangenismuseumMuseum · 5.4 km from the route - 5
Wall House #2Museum · 8.4 km from the route - 6
Museum De BuitenplaatsMuseum · 7.2 km from the route - 7
Museum VosbergenMuseum · 8.8 km from the route - 8
Stoottroepen museumMuseum · 9.9 km from the route - 9
Iwema SteenhuisMuseum · 7.5 km from the route - 10
CoendersborgCastle · 8.9 km from the route - 11
ZwartendijksterschansArchaeological site · 5.9 km from the route - 12
Hunebed D5 ZeijenArchaeological site · 4.8 km from the route - 13
De WaterburchtArchaeological site · 7.4 km from the route - 14
1940-1945Memorial · 7.5 km from the route - 15
Huize LemferdingeCastle · 8.1 km from the route - 16
CastleCastle · 7.3 km from the route - 17
MemorialMemorial · 9.3 km from the route - 18Observation towerObservation tower · 4.2 km from the route
- 19Observation towerObservation tower · 5.1 km from the route
- 20De Rode PannenMuseum · 5.4 km from the route
- 21Het BeeldObservation tower · 5.4 km from the route
- 22Uitkijktoren de VeenmanObservation tower · 5.6 km from the route
- 23Observation towerObservation tower · 6.8 km from the route
- 24Uitkijktoren De Drie PoldersObservation tower · 7 km from the route
- 25UitkijktorenObservation tower · 7.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Drenthepad - 7?
Drenthepad - 7 is 18 km long. Allow ± 4:00 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 Norg to Roden.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Noordenveld.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 6 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 17.5 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 Mensinge.
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