Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Gooise Meren · Zuiderzee Trail - 8 · Updated on 5 November 2026
Zuiderzeepad - 8 walk
Zuiderzeepad - 8 is a walk of 19 km from Gooise Meren. Along the way you'll find 99 benches and picnic tables, 3 water fountains and refill points and 5 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.
- 19 km
- ± 4:15 h
- ↑ 26 m · ↓ 26 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
- Colour of the signs
Start in Gooise Meren
0 kmAt the start: public toilet and water point.
3.2 km · 13 benches
Public toilet
3.2 km686 m · 12 benches
Public toilet
3.9 km392 m
Public toilet
4.3 km3.2 km · 13 benches
Public toilet and water point
7.5 km181 m · 5 benches
Naarden Fortress and 1 more
7.7 kmWeegschaalmuseum
10.5 km · 45 benches
Water point
18.1 km805 m · 5 benches
Finish
19 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 11.5 kmBetween 7.5 km and 19 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights 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: Joost1948 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 7.7 km
Weegschaalmuseum
Museum · after 7.7 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 26 m
- Down
- ↓ 26 m
- Highest point
- 30 m
- Lowest point
- 0 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
19 km in total- Footpath: 5 km
- Cycleway: 3.4 km
- Path: 3.4 km
- Road: 2.5 km
- Street: 2.4 km
- Track: 2.2 km
Surfaces
19 km in total- Paved: 4.1 km
- Natural: 3.9 km
- Asphalt: 2.9 km
- Gravel: 2.2 km
- Unpaved: 1.6 km
- Unknown: 4.3 km
About the walking route Zuiderzeepad - 8
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Zuiderzeepad - 8 is a walking route of 19 km that starts in Gooise Meren. It does not end where it starts. You start in Muiderberg and finish in Blaricum. Along the way you pass Naarden Fortress (after 7.7 km) and Weegschaalmuseum (after 7.7 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 26 m in total and descend 26 m. Allow ± 4:15 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is footpath (5 km), cycleway (3.4 km) and path (3.4 km). Of the surface, 4.1 km paved and 3.9 km natural. For 4.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 99 benches and picnic tables, 3 water fountains and refill points and 5 public toilets. You can fill your bottle at the start, after 7.5 km and after 18.1 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 11.5 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Zuiderzeepad - Hoofdroute (Zuiderzee Trail - Main route)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
MuiderslotMuseum · 3.4 km from the route - 2
Paleis SoestdijkAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 3
Fort RonduitFort · 525 m from the route - 4
Kasteel GroeneveldMuseum · 6.2 km from the route - 5
ZonnestraalAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 6
Beeld & GeluidMuseum · 5.4 km from the route - 7
TrompenburghCastle · 7 km from the route - 8
Mouse FortFort · 3.3 km from the route - 9
Fort bij UitermeerFort · 4.5 km from the route - 10
Fort PampusFort · 5.3 km from the route - 11
Fort HinderdamFort · 6.4 km from the route - 12
Fort bij NigtevechtFort · 9.2 km from the route - 13
GooilustCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 14
Kasteel de Hooge VuurscheCastle · 7.8 km from the route - 15
Museum WeespMuseum · 5.8 km from the route - 16
Geologisch Museum HoflandMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 17
Fotomuseum HilversumMuseum · 6.6 km from the route - 18
Fort Werk IVFort · 1.7 km from the route - 19
De Boom die alles zagMemorial · 10 km from the route - 20
De KeiMemorial · 6.5 km from the route - 21
De VriendschapAttraction · 5.5 km from the route - 22
Torenfort aan de OssenmarktFort · 5.6 km from the route - 23
BevrijdingsmonumentMemorial · 7.7 km from the route - 24
De MarinierMemorial · 7.6 km from the route - 25
Kustbatterij bij DiemerdamFort · 7.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Zuiderzeepad - 8?
Zuiderzeepad - 8 is 19 km long. Allow ± 4:15 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 Muiderberg to Blaricum.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Gooise Meren.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 26 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 5 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 11.5 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Naarden Fortress and Weegschaalmuseum.
Starting point
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