Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Veendam · Great Friesland Trail - 19 · Updated on 6 November 2026
Groot Frieslandpad - 19 walk
Groot Frieslandpad - 19 is a walk of 16.9 km from Veendam. Along the way you'll find 44 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.
- 16.9 km
- ± 3:45 h
- ↑ 0 m · ↓ 0 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Veendam
0 km562 m · 12 benches
Veenkoloniaal museum
562 mPublic toilet and water point
16.3 km · 32 benches
Finish
16.9 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 16.2 kmBetween 712 m and 16.9 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Veenkoloniaal museum
Museum · after 636 m
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 0 m
- Down
- ↓ 0 m
- Highest point
- 2 m
- Lowest point
- 0 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
16.9 km in total- Cycleway: 4.1 km
- Road: 3.5 km
- Street: 3.4 km
- Track: 3.3 km
- Footpath: 2.3 km
- Path: 400 m
Surfaces
16.9 km in total- Gravel: 3 km
- Asphalt: 2.6 km
- Paved: 600 m
- Unknown: 10.6 km
About the walking route Groot Frieslandpad - 19
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Groot Frieslandpad - 19 is a walking route of 16.9 km that starts in Veendam. It does not end where it starts. You start in Veendam and finish in Oude Pekela. Along the way you pass Veenkoloniaal museum (after 636 m).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 0 m. Allow ± 3:45 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is cycleway (4.1 km), road (3.5 km) and street (3.4 km). Of the surface, 3 km gravel and 2.6 km asphalt. For 10.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 44 benches and picnic tables, 1 water point and 1 public toilet. You can fill your bottle after 562 m. The longest stretch without a toilet is 16.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Groot Frieslandpad (Great Friesland Trail)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
2Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
EnnemaborgAttraction · 7.8 km from the route - 2
Burcht WeddeCastle · 6.1 km from the route - 3
WelgelegenCastle · 6 km from the route - 4
GedenknaaldMemorial · 7.1 km from the route - 5
Graaf AdolfmonumentMemorial · 4.3 km from the route - 6
Museum Stoomgemaal WinschotenMuseum · 7.2 km from the route - 7
Joods MonumentMemorial · 7.9 km from the route - 8
GedenknaaldMemorial · 644 m from the route - 9
Monument tegen oorlog en geweldMemorial · 1.6 km from the route - 10
MemorialMemorial · 4.5 km from the route - 11
Voormalige Brandewijnfabriek PfaffRuins · 5.3 km from the route - 12
Joods monumentMemorial · 5.9 km from the route - 13Uitkijktoren BlauwestadObservation tower · 6.4 km from the route
- 14Uitkijktoren Ter WuppingObservation tower · 7.5 km from the route
- 15Uitkijktoren ReiderwoldeObservation tower · 7.6 km from the route
- 16Observation towerObservation tower · 8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Groot Frieslandpad - 19?
Groot Frieslandpad - 19 is 16.9 km long. Allow ± 3:45 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 Veendam to Oude Pekela.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Veendam.
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 16.2 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 Veenkoloniaal museum.
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