Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bergen · Migratory Bird Trail - 1 · Updated on 5 November 2026
Trekvogelpad - 1 walk
Trekvogelpad - 1 is a walk of 21.7 km from Bergen. Along the way you'll find 75 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 4 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.
- 21.7 km
- ± 4:55 h
- ↑ 61 m · ↓ 66 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Bergen
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
351 m · 7 benches
Public toilet and water point
351 m400 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
751 m11.1 km · 10 benches
Ruïne Kasteel Egmond
11.8 kmArchaeological site
8.5 km · 26 benches
Een treurende stedenmaagd
20.4 kmMemorial
1.3 km · 30 benches
Finish
21.7 kmAt the finish: public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 20.9 kmBetween 751 m and 21.7 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.
Archaeological site · after 11.8 km
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Photo: Brbbl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 20.4 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 61 m
- Down
- ↓ 66 m
- Highest point
- 24 m
- Lowest point
- -1 m
- 2 stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
21.7 km in total- Path: 13.2 km
- Cycleway: 3.3 km
- Footpath: 1.7 km
- Street: 1.6 km
- Road: 825 m
- Track: 400 m
- Busy road: 400 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
21.7 km in total- Unpaved: 4.8 km
- Natural: 4.3 km
- Paved: 4 km
- Asphalt: 2.1 km
- Gravel: 900 m
- Unknown: 5.6 km
About the walking route Trekvogelpad - 1
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Trekvogelpad - 1 is a walking route of 21.7 km that starts in Bergen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bergen aan Zee and finish in Alkmaar. Along the way you pass Ruïne Kasteel Egmond (after 11.8 km) and Een treurende stedenmaagd (after 20.4 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 61 m in total and descend 66 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 4:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (13.2 km), cycleway (3.3 km) and footpath (1.7 km). Of the surface, 4.8 km unpaved and 4.3 km natural. For 5.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 75 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 4 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 351 m. The longest stretch without a toilet is 20.9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Trekvogelpad - Hoofdroute (Migratory Bird Trail - Main route)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Hortus BulborumAttraction · 5.4 km from the route - 2
Huis van HildeMuseum · 8.1 km from the route - 3
Grote of Sint-LaurenskerkMuseum · 179 m from the route - 4
WaagAttraction · 572 m from the route - 5
Museum KranenburghMuseum · 2 km from the route - 6
Beatles MuseumMuseum · 656 m from the route - 7
Stedelijk Museum AlkmaarMuseum · 112 m from the route - 8
Dutch CheesemuseumMuseum · 575 m from the route - 9
Ondermolen DMuseum · 9.5 km from the route - 10
Museum BroekerVeilingMuseum · 6.7 km from the route - 11
Fort bij Marken-BinnenFort · 10 km from the route - 12
JaepieMemorial · 1.5 km from the route - 13
Ondergrondse resten kasteel MiddelburgArchaeological site · 1.5 km from the route - 14
Museum Van EgmondMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 15
AdelbertusputMemorial · 2.5 km from the route - 16
De StrandvonderMemorial · 6.1 km from the route - 17
MemorialMemorial · 7.1 km from the route - 18Observation towerObservation tower · 457 m from the route
- 19Het GroentjeMemorial · 1.1 km from the route
- 20RussenmonumentMemorial · 2.7 km from the route
- 21Observation towerObservation tower · 3.4 km from the route
- 22Observation towerObservation tower · 8 km from the route
- 23Kasteel NuwendoornRuins · 8 km from the route
- 24PapenbergViewpoint · 8.3 km from the route
- 25Observation towerObservation tower · 8.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Trekvogelpad - 1?
Trekvogelpad - 1 is 21.7 km long. Allow ± 4:55 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 runs from Bergen aan Zee to Alkmaar.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bergen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 61 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 20.9 km.
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 Ruïne Kasteel Egmond and Een treurende stedenmaagd.
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