Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bergen · Great Friesland Trail - 2 · Updated on 6 November 2026
Groot Frieslandpad - 2 walk
Groot Frieslandpad - 2 is a walk of 16.4 km from Bergen. Along the way you'll find 31 benches and picnic tables.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 16.4 km
- ± 3:40 h
- ↑ 0 m · ↓ 6 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Bergen
0 km7.1 km · 20 benches
Kasteel Nuwendoorn and 1 more
7.1 kmObservation tower
9.3 km · 7 benches
Finish
16.4 km
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.
Ruins · after 7.1 km
Observation tower · after 7.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 0 m
- Down
- ↓ 6 m
- Highest point
- 7 m
- Lowest point
- -2 m
- 1 flight of stairs
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
16.4 km in total- Road: 7.4 km
- Street: 3.5 km
- Path: 2.7 km
- Cycleway: 2.1 km
- Track: 500 m
- Footpath: 150 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
16.4 km in total- Asphalt: 7.7 km
- Natural: 1.1 km
- Unpaved: 475 m
- Gravel: 400 m
- Paved: 300 m
- Unknown: 6.4 km
About the walking route Groot Frieslandpad - 2
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Groot Frieslandpad - 2 is a walking route of 16.4 km that starts in Bergen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Schoorl and finish in Dirkshorn. Along the way you pass Kasteel Nuwendoorn (after 7.1 km) and Observation tower (after 7.1 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 6 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 3:40 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (7.4 km), street (3.5 km) and path (2.7 km). Of the surface, 7.7 km asphalt and 1.1 km natural. For 6.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 31 benches and picnic tables. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Groot Frieslandpad (Great Friesland Trail)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Groot Frieslandpad - 1Moderate · From A to B13.9 km
- Duintoppentocht SchoorlHard · Circular walk20.5 km
- Nederlands Kustpad deel 2 - 9Hard · From A to B19.8 km
- Westfriese Omringdijk - 3Moderate · From A to B18.1 km
- Nederlands Kustpad deel 2 - 10Moderate · From A to B16.2 km
- De VlakkenEasy · From A to B6.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Grote of Sint-LaurenskerkMuseum · 8.1 km from the route - 2
WaagAttraction · 8.4 km from the route - 3
Museum KranenburghMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 4
Beatles MuseumMuseum · 7.8 km from the route - 5
Stedelijk Museum AlkmaarMuseum · 8 km from the route - 6
Dutch CheesemuseumMuseum · 8.4 km from the route - 7
Museum BroekerVeilingMuseum · 6.6 km from the route - 8
Ondergrondse resten kasteel MiddelburgArchaeological site · 8.2 km from the route - 9
MemorialMemorial · 877 m from the route - 10
De StrandvonderMemorial · 4.2 km from the route - 11
PanoramaduinViewpoint · 5.1 km from the route - 12
Een treurende stedenmaagdMemorial · 8.6 km from the route - 13Zijper MuseumMuseum · 4.3 km from the route
- 14RussenmonumentMemorial · 3 km from the route
- 15Observation towerObservation tower · 5.7 km from the route
- 16Observation towerObservation tower · 9 km from the route
- 17Ruïne Kasteel EgmondArchaeological site · 9.2 km from the route
- 18Observation towerObservation tower · 9.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Groot Frieslandpad - 2?
Groot Frieslandpad - 2 is 16.4 km long. Allow ± 3:40 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 Schoorl to Dirkshorn.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bergen.
How hard is this route?
Moderate.
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?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Kasteel Nuwendoorn and Observation tower.
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