Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Deventer · Schipbeek Trail · Updated on 5 November 2026
Schipbeekpad walk
Schipbeekpad is a walk of 80.2 km from Deventer. Along the way you'll find 116 benches and picnic tables and 1 water point.
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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.
- 80.2 km
- ± 17:55 h
- ↑ 47 m · ↓ 16 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Deventer
0 kmAt the start: water point.
10.3 km · 36 benches
Observation tower
10.3 kmObservation tower
58.8 km · 55 benches
Harrevelderschans
69.1 kmFort
11.1 km · 23 benches
Finish
80.2 km
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
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.
Observation tower · after 10.3 km
- Story
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Photo: Capital Press Schiphol (Fotograaf) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsHarrevelderschans
Fort · after 69.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 47 m
- Down
- ↓ 16 m
- Highest point
- 39 m
- Lowest point
- 5 m
- 2 stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
80.2 km in total- Path: 25.2 km
- Road: 20.3 km
- Track: 14.5 km
- Cycleway: 14.3 km
- Footpath: 3.3 km
- Street: 1.8 km
- Busy road: 375 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
80.2 km in total- Asphalt: 25.3 km
- Natural: 22.7 km
- Gravel: 7.2 km
- Paved: 6.8 km
- Unpaved: 3.5 km
- Unknown: 14.5 km
About the walking route Schipbeekpad
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Schipbeekpad is a walking route of 80.2 km that starts in Deventer. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Observation tower (after 10.3 km) and Harrevelderschans (after 69.1 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 47 m in total and descend 16 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 17:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (25.2 km), road (20.3 km) and track (14.5 km). Of the surface, 25.3 km asphalt and 22.7 km natural. For 14.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 116 benches and picnic tables and 1 water point. You can fill your bottle at the start. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The Schipbeekpad follows the Schipbeek stream from Deventer, past Lochem and Haaksbergen, to Ahaus across the German border. Along the way you pass the Harrevelderschans earthwork and walk through nature areas such as Het Lankheet, the Buurserzand and the Witte Veen. Drinking water is scarce: we know of just one tap on the whole route.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Huis VerwoldeCastle · 4.3 km from the route - 2
Rijksmuseum TwentheMuseum · 9.5 km from the route - 3
Grote of LebuinuskerkAttraction · 108 m from the route - 4
Kasteel AmpsenCastle · 6 km from the route - 5
SeinhuisjeAttraction · 5.4 km from the route - 6
Museum EICASMuseum · 130 m from the route - 7
BolwerksmolenAttraction · 445 m from the route - 8
Gideon-monumentMemorial · 10 km from the route - 9
Provinciaal Verzetsmonument OverijsselMemorial · 1.3 km from the route - 10
WeldamCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 11
Huis het VeldeCastle · 10 km from the route - 12
Het HolthuisCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 13
Slot WilpArchaeological site · 2.4 km from the route - 14
ViewpointViewpoint · 3.1 km from the route - 15
Kasteel NijenbeekCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 16
KristalmuseumMuseum · 6.8 km from the route - 17
OratoriumMonument · 7.9 km from the route - 18Museum De WaagMuseum · 221 m from the route
- 19Toy MuseumMuseum · 150 m from the route
- 20ProosdijAttraction · 212 m from the route
- 21Observation towerObservation tower · 1.8 km from the route
- 22Natuurobservatietoren 'De Needse Berg'Observation tower · 2.1 km from the route
- 23't JoppeCastle · 3.5 km from the route
- 24Observation towerObservation tower · 3.8 km from the route
- 25Belvedere torenObservation tower · 7.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Schipbeekpad?
Schipbeekpad is 80.2 km long. Allow ± 17:55 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 Deventer.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 47 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Observation tower and Harrevelderschans.
Starting point
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