Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Noordoostpolder · Pioneers' Trail - 4 · Updated on 5 November 2026
Pionierspad - 4 walk
Pionierspad - 4 is a walk of 18.9 km from Noordoostpolder. Along the way you'll find 20 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.
- 18.9 km
- ± 4:15 h
- ↑ 13 m · ↓ 15 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Noordoostpolder
0 km13.3 km · 10 benches
Museum Schokland
13.3 kmMuseum
1.7 km · bench
Kerk Zuidpunt
15 kmRuins
2.9 km · 5 benches
Public toilet and water point
17.9 km1 km · 4 benches
Finish
18.9 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 17.9 kmBetween 0 km and 17.9 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 Schokland
Museum · after 13.3 km
Ruins · after 15 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 13 m
- Down
- ↓ 15 m
- Highest point
- 3 m
- Lowest point
- -4 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
18.9 km in total- Road: 10.3 km
- Cycleway: 5.5 km
- Track: 1.5 km
- Path: 1.2 km
- Street: 400 m
Surfaces
18.9 km in total- Asphalt: 11.3 km
- Gravel: 3.1 km
- Paved: 1.9 km
- Natural: 1.6 km
- Unknown: 1.1 km
About the walking route Pionierspad - 4
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Pionierspad - 4 is a walking route of 18.9 km that starts in Noordoostpolder. It does not end where it starts. You start in Voorsterbos and finish in Ketelmeer. Along the way you pass Museum Schokland (after 13.3 km) and Kerk Zuidpunt (after 15 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 13 m in total and descend 15 m. Allow ± 4:15 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (10.3 km), cycleway (5.5 km) and track (1.5 km). Of the surface, 11.3 km asphalt and 3.1 km gravel. For 1.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 20 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 1 public toilet. You can fill your bottle after 17.9 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 17.9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Pionierspad (Pioneers' Trail)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Pionierspad - 3Moderate · From A to B13.7 km
- Zuiderzeepad - 17Moderate · From A to B19.1 km
- Dagwandeling Oud-KraggenburgModerate · Circular walk10.8 km
- WaterReijkpadHard · Circular walk142.4 km
- Zuiderzeepad - B - Rondwandeling VollenhoveEasy · Circular walk6.7 km
- Christoffelpad Etappe 2Hard · From A to B20.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
PoldertorenViewpoint · 5 km from the route - 2
RamspoltorenObservation tower · 4.6 km from the route - 3Observation towerObservation tower · 6.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pionierspad - 4?
Pionierspad - 4 is 18.9 km long. Allow ± 4:15 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 Voorsterbos to Ketelmeer.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Noordoostpolder.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 13 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 17.9 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 Museum Schokland and Kerk Zuidpunt.
Starting point
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