Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Deventer · Hanseatic Towns Trail - 4/5/6 · Updated on 5 November 2026
Hanzestedenpad - 4/5/6 walk
Hanzestedenpad - 4/5/6 is a walk of 55 km from Deventer. Along the way you'll find 269 benches and picnic tables, 5 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.
- 55 km
- ± 12:15 h
- ↑ 6 m · ↓ 10 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Deventer
0 kmAt the start: water point.
14.2 km · 66 benches
Water point
14.2 km32.6 km · 46 benches
Observation tower
46.8 kmObservation tower
262 m
Public toilet and water point
47.1 km4.8 km · 53 benches
Memorial
1.1 km · 46 benches
Public toilet and water point
53.1 km382 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
53.4 km164 m · 12 benches
Water point
53.6 km193 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
53.8 km587 m · 18 benches
Public toilet
578 m · 19 benches
Finish
55 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 47.1 kmBetween 0 km and 47.1 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Observation tower · after 46.8 km
Monument voor de gevallenen 1940-1945
Memorial · after 51.9 km
- Audio story · 2 min
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Photo: -Ebelien- · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum de Fundatie / Paleis aan de Blijmarkt
Museum · after 54.4 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 6 m
- Down
- ↓ 10 m
- Highest point
- 8 m
- Lowest point
- 0 m
- 7 stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
55 km in total- Road: 21.1 km
- Path: 13.2 km
- Footpath: 7.4 km
- Cycleway: 5.9 km
- Track: 3.6 km
- Street: 3.3 km
- Stairs: 7 stairs
- Busy road: 25 m
Surfaces
55 km in total- Asphalt: 21.4 km
- Paved: 7.4 km
- Natural: 6.4 km
- Gravel: 6 km
- Unpaved: 2.6 km
- Unknown: 10.9 km
About the walking route Hanzestedenpad - 4/5/6
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Hanzestedenpad - 4/5/6 is a walking route of 55 km that starts in Deventer. It does not end where it starts. You start in Deventer and finish in Zwolle. Along the way you pass Observation tower (after 46.8 km), Monument voor de gevallenen 1940-1945 (after 51.9 km) and Museum de Fundatie / Paleis aan de Blijmarkt (after 54.4 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 6 m in total and descend 10 m. There are 7 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 12:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (21.1 km), path (13.2 km) and footpath (7.4 km). Of the surface, 21.4 km asphalt and 7.4 km paved. For 10.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 269 benches and picnic tables, 5 water fountains and refill points and 5 public toilets. You can fill your bottle at the start, after 14.2 km, after 47.1 km, after 53.1 km and after 53.6 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 47.1 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hanzestedenpad (Hanseatic Towns Trail)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kasteel RechterenCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 2
Grote of LebuinuskerkAttraction · 157 m from the route - 3
Anton Pieck MuseumMuseum · 3.7 km from the route - 4
Museum EICASMuseum · 130 m from the route - 5
BolwerksmolenAttraction · 564 m from the route - 6
Monument aan de MeppelerstraatwegMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 7
FusillademonumentMemorial · 3.5 km from the route - 8
ZuivelmuseumMuseum · 3 km from the route - 9
Kasteel het NijenhuisCastle · 4.6 km from the route - 10
Het HolthuisCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 11
Historisch centrum KalkovensMuseum · 8.7 km from the route - 12
Voerman Museum HattenMuseum · 3.8 km from the route - 13
Slot WilpArchaeological site · 4.2 km from the route - 14
Trechterbeker grafveldArchaeological site · 8.5 km from the route - 15
BakkerijmuseumMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 16
MolecatenCastle · 5 km from the route - 17
Kasteel NijenbeekCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 18Museum De WaagMuseum · 484 m from the route
- 19Toy MuseumMuseum · 464 m from the route
- 20ProosdijAttraction · 229 m from the route
- 21Duursche Waarden - UitkijktorenObservation tower · 342 m from the route
- 22VerkentorenObservation tower · 3.5 km from the route
- 23Observation towerObservation tower · 5.7 km from the route
- 24Observation towerObservation tower · 6.8 km from the route
- 25't JoppeCastle · 7.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hanzestedenpad - 4/5/6?
Hanzestedenpad - 4/5/6 is 55 km long. Allow ± 12:15 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 Deventer to Zwolle.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Deventer.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 6 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 47.1 km.
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 Observation tower, Monument voor de gevallenen 1940-1945 and Museum de Fundatie / Paleis aan de Blijmarkt.
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