Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Zwolle · Westerbork Trail - 20 · Updated on 5 November 2026
Westerborkpad - 20 walk
Westerborkpad - 20 is a walk of 23.1 km from Zwolle. Along the way you'll find 90 benches and picnic tables, 2 water fountains and refill points 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.
- 23.1 km
- ± 5:10 h
- ↑ 3 m · ↓ 3 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Zwolle
0 kmAt the start: water point.
793 m · 31 benches
Public toilet
793 m455 m · 5 benches
Memorial
9.7 km · 44 benches
Water point
11 km12.1 km · 3 benches
Finish
23.1 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 22.3 kmBetween 793 m and 23.1 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Monument voor de gevallenen 1940-1945
Memorial · after 1.2 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3 m
- Down
- ↓ 3 m
- Highest point
- 6 m
- Lowest point
- -0 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
23.1 km in total- Road: 9.6 km
- Cycleway: 5.9 km
- Track: 3.2 km
- Footpath: 2.8 km
- Street: 1.5 km
Surfaces
23.1 km in total- Asphalt: 12.4 km
- Paved: 4.4 km
- Gravel: 375 m
- Unknown: 5.9 km
About the walking route Westerborkpad - 20
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Westerborkpad - 20 is a walking route of 23.1 km that starts in Zwolle. It does not end where it starts. You start in Zwolle and finish in Lichtmis. Along the way you pass Monument voor de gevallenen 1940-1945 (after 1.2 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 3 m in total and descend 3 m. Allow ± 5:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (9.6 km), cycleway (5.9 km) and track (3.2 km). Of the surface, 12.4 km asphalt and 4.4 km paved. For 5.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 90 benches and picnic tables, 2 water fountains and refill points and 1 public toilet. You can fill your bottle at the start and after 11 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 22.3 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Westerborkpad (hoofdroute) (Westerbork Trail (main route))
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kasteel RechterenCastle · 5.7 km from the route - 2
Museum de Fundatie / Paleis aan de BlijmarktMuseum · 188 m from the route - 3
Anton Pieck MuseumMuseum · 3.8 km from the route - 4
Monument aan de MeppelerstraatwegMemorial · 478 m from the route - 5
Uitkijktoren de StokteObservation tower · 5.7 km from the route - 6
FusillademonumentMemorial · 3.5 km from the route - 7
ZuivelmuseumMuseum · 9 km from the route - 8
Historisch centrum KalkovensMuseum · 6.9 km from the route - 9
Voerman Museum HattenMuseum · 3.8 km from the route - 10
Trechterbeker grafveldArchaeological site · 4.2 km from the route - 11
BisschopsschansArchaeological site · 339 m from the route - 12
BakkerijmuseumMuseum · 3.8 km from the route - 13
MolecatenCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 14Observation towerObservation tower · 2.5 km from the route
- 15VerkentorenObservation tower · 3.9 km from the route
- 16Observation towerObservation tower · 9.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Westerborkpad - 20?
Westerborkpad - 20 is 23.1 km long. Allow ± 5:10 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 Zwolle to Lichtmis.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Zwolle.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3 m of climbing.
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 22.3 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Monument voor de gevallenen 1940-1945.
Starting point
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