Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Ermelo · Zuiderzee Trail - 12 · Updated on 5 November 2026
Zuiderzeepad - 12 walk
Zuiderzeepad - 12 is a walk of 8.4 km from Ermelo. Along the way you'll find 36 benches and picnic tables and 4 water fountains and refill points.
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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.
- 8.4 km
- ± 1:50 h
- ↑ 0 m · ↓ 6 m
- Easy
- From A to B
- National route
- Colour of the signs
Start in Ermelo
0 km5.3 km · 8 benches
Water point
5.3 km296 m · 3 benches
Water point
5.6 km2.3 km · 15 benches
Water point
7.8 km565 m · 4 benches
Finish
8.4 kmAt the finish: Stadsmuseum Harderwijk, Marius van Dokkum Museum and water point.
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.
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Photo: Ben Bender · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 8.3 km
Marius van Dokkum Museum
Museum · after 8.4 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 0 m
- Down
- ↓ 6 m
- Highest point
- 9 m
- Lowest point
- 1 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
8.4 km in total- Footpath: 2.2 km
- Cycleway: 1.6 km
- Street: 1.5 km
- Path: 1.4 km
- Road: 1.2 km
- Track: 500 m
- Busy road: 25 m
Surfaces
8.4 km in total- Paved: 2.5 km
- Asphalt: 1.9 km
- Gravel: 1.4 km
- Unpaved: 200 m
- Unknown: 2.4 km
About the walking route Zuiderzeepad - 12
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Zuiderzeepad - 12 is a walking route of 8.4 km that starts in Ermelo. It does not end where it starts. You start in Ermelo and finish in Harderwijk. Along the way you pass Stadsmuseum Harderwijk (after 8.3 km) and Marius van Dokkum Museum (after 8.4 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 6 m. Allow ± 1:50 h, without breaks. The level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is footpath (2.2 km), cycleway (1.6 km) and street (1.5 km). Of the surface, 2.5 km paved and 1.9 km asphalt. For 2.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 36 benches and picnic tables and 4 water fountains and refill points. You can fill your bottle after 5.3 km, after 5.6 km, after 7.8 km and at the finish. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Zuiderzeepad - Hoofdroute (Zuiderzee Trail - Main route)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
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- Zuiderzeepad - 11Moderate · From A to B15.6 km
- WNW Veluwe - Ermelo-Station - gele routeModerate · Circular walk12.8 km
- WNW Veluwe - Ermelo-Station - groene routeModerate · Circular walk11.2 km
- WNW Veluwe - Ermelo-Station - rode routeEasy · Circular walk4.7 km
- Westerborkpad - 12Moderate · From A to B14.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kasteel De EssenburghCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 2
Kasteel StaverdenCastle · 9.7 km from the route - 3
Kasteel OldenallerCastle · 7 km from the route - 4
FlevoniceAttraction · 9.7 km from the route - 5Toekantoren Van der Valk HarderwijkObservation tower · 2.1 km from the route
- 6De Tien MalenMuseum · 5.2 km from the route
- 7BostorenObservation tower · 5.5 km from the route
- 8TuurtorenObservation tower · 8.5 km from the route
- 9Archaeological siteArchaeological site · 9.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Zuiderzeepad - 12?
Zuiderzeepad - 12 is 8.4 km long. Allow ± 1:50 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 Ermelo to Harderwijk.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Ermelo.
How hard is this route?
Easy.
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 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Stadsmuseum Harderwijk and Marius van Dokkum Museum.
Starting point
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