Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Heerenveen · Jacob's Trail · Updated on 5 November 2026
Jabikspaad walk
Jabikspaad is a walk of 16.9 km from Heerenveen. Along the way you'll find 40 benches and picnic tables and 1 public toilet.
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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.
- 16.9 km
- ± 3:45 h
- ↑ 0 m · ↓ 0 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Local route
Start in Heerenveen
0 km11.6 km · 5 benches
Aldheidskeamer Uldrik Bottema
11.6 kmMuseum
5.3 km · 35 benches
Finish
16.9 kmAt the finish: public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 16.8 kmBetween 0 km and 16.8 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: Udo Ockema · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 11.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 0 m
- Down
- ↓ 0 m
- Highest point
- 2 m
- Lowest point
- -1 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
16.9 km in total- Cycleway: 7.4 km
- Road: 6.4 km
- Footpath: 1.6 km
- Street: 775 m
- Path: 675 m
Surfaces
16.9 km in total- Paved: 6.2 km
- Asphalt: 5 km
- Gravel: 125 m
- Unknown: 5.5 km
About the walking route Jabikspaad
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Jabikspaad is a walking route of 16.9 km that starts in Heerenveen. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Aldheidskeamer Uldrik Bottema (after 11.6 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 0 m. Allow ± 3:45 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is cycleway (7.4 km), road (6.4 km) and footpath (1.6 km). Of the surface, 6.2 km paved and 5 km asphalt. For 5.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 40 benches and picnic tables and 1 public toilet. The longest stretch without a toilet is 16.8 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
2Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Museum BelvédèreMuseum · 4.1 km from the route - 2
Museum HeerenveenMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 3
CrackstateCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 4
BelvedèreObservation tower · 5.4 km from the route - 5
Museum JoureMuseum · 6.2 km from the route - 6
OenemastateCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 7
Openluchtmuseum It DamshûsMuseum · 7.3 km from the route - 8
HeremastateCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 9
Nationaal Openbaar VervoermuseumMuseum · 7.2 km from the route - 10
It Kokelhûs fan Jan en SjutMuseum · 9.8 km from the route - 11Fan bûgjen frjemdMemorial · 4.6 km from the route
- 12Observation towerObservation tower · 4.4 km from the route
- 13Mineralogisch MuseumMuseum · 7.2 km from the route
- 14RomsichtObservation tower · 8.3 km from the route
- 15Uitkijktoren OudegaObservation tower · 9.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jabikspaad?
Jabikspaad is 16.9 km long. Allow ± 3:45 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Heerenveen.
How hard is this route?
Moderate.
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 16.8 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 Aldheidskeamer Uldrik Bottema.
Starting point
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