Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Alkmaar · Migratory Bird Trail - 3 · Updated on 5 November 2026
Trekvogelpad - 3 walk
Trekvogelpad - 3 is a walk of 14.8 km from Alkmaar. Along the way you'll find 32 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point 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.
- 14.8 km
- ± 3:20 h
- ↑ 0 m · ↓ 0 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Alkmaar
0 km868 m · 4 benches
Water point
868 m265 m · bench
Museum Jan Boon
1.1 kmPublic toilet
416 m · 4 benches
Museum In 't Houten Huis
1.5 kmMuseum
13.3 km · 23 benches
Finish
14.8 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 13.6 kmBetween 1.3 km and 14.8 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Museum · after 1.1 km
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Photo: Marcel mulder · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 1.5 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 0 m
- Down
- ↓ 0 m
- Highest point
- 1 m
- Lowest point
- -3 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
14.8 km in total- Road: 8.8 km
- Footpath: 2.5 km
- Path: 2.1 km
- Street: 1.1 km
- Track: 250 m
- Cycleway: 50 m
Surfaces
14.8 km in total- Paved: 2.4 km
- Asphalt: 1.7 km
- Gravel: 1.7 km
- Unpaved: 400 m
- Unknown: 8.6 km
About the walking route Trekvogelpad - 3
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Trekvogelpad - 3 is a walking route of 14.8 km that starts in Alkmaar. It does not end where it starts. You start in Graft and finish in Wormer. Along the way you pass Museum Jan Boon (after 1.1 km) and Museum In 't Houten Huis (after 1.5 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 0 m. Allow ± 3:20 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (8.8 km), footpath (2.5 km) and path (2.1 km). Of the surface, 2.4 km paved and 1.7 km asphalt. For 8.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 32 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 1 public toilet. You can fill your bottle after 868 m. The longest stretch without a toilet is 13.6 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Trekvogelpad - Hoofdroute (Migratory Bird Trail - Main route)
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Zaans MuseumMuseum · 2.9 km from the route - 2
Czar Peter HouseMuseum · 6.9 km from the route - 3
Hortus BulborumAttraction · 8.4 km from the route - 4
Huis van HildeMuseum · 9.4 km from the route - 5
Slot AssumburgCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 6
WaagAttraction · 9.6 km from the route - 7
Grote of Sint-LaurenskerkMuseum · 9.9 km from the route - 8
De BazaarAttraction · 8.7 km from the route - 9
Fort bij SpijkerboorFort · 268 m from the route - 10
Fort aan den HamFort · 3.9 km from the route - 11
Purmerends MuseumMuseum · 8 km from the route - 12
Stedelijk Museum AlkmaarMuseum · 10 km from the route - 13
Dutch CheesemuseumMuseum · 9.6 km from the route - 14
Hembrug MuseumMuseum · 8.6 km from the route - 15
Fort bij KrommeniedijkFort · 3.2 km from the route - 16
Fort benoorden PurmerendFort · 7.4 km from the route - 17
HuldtoneelArchaeological site · 9.4 km from the route - 18
Fort bij VeldhuisFort · 6 km from the route - 19
Ondermolen DMuseum · 4.7 km from the route - 20
Mill MuseumMuseum · 3.6 km from the route - 21
Fort aan de MiddenwegFort · 4.4 km from the route - 22
Fort aan de NekkerwegFort · 6 km from the route - 23
Fort aan de St. AagtendijkFort · 8.1 km from the route - 24
Fort bij Marken-BinnenFort · 1.6 km from the route - 25
Fort bij VelsenFort · 9.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Trekvogelpad - 3?
Trekvogelpad - 3 is 14.8 km long. Allow ± 3:20 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 Graft to Wormer.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Alkmaar.
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 13.6 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 Museum Jan Boon and Museum In 't Houten Huis.
Starting point
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