Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Opsterland · Great Friesland Trail - 14 · Updated on 6 November 2026
Groot Frieslandpad - 14 walk
Groot Frieslandpad - 14 is a walk of 24.1 km from Opsterland. Along the way you'll find 19 benches and picnic tables 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.
- 24.1 km
- ± 5:20 h
- ↑ 3 m · ↓ 0 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Opsterland
0 km5 km · 2 benches
Observation tower
5 kmObservation tower
6.4 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
11.4 km12.7 km · 12 benches
Finish
24.1 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 12.7 kmBetween 11.4 km and 24.1 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.
Observation tower · after 5 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3 m
- Down
- ↓ 0 m
- Highest point
- 8 m
- Lowest point
- 1 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
24.1 km in total- Road: 7.5 km
- Path: 6.8 km
- Track: 5.4 km
- Cycleway: 2.1 km
- Footpath: 2.1 km
- Street: 250 m
Surfaces
24.1 km in total- Asphalt: 3.2 km
- Natural: 3 km
- Unpaved: 2.4 km
- Gravel: 2 km
- Paved: 325 m
- Unknown: 13.2 km
About the walking route Groot Frieslandpad - 14
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Groot Frieslandpad - 14 is a walking route of 24.1 km that starts in Opsterland. It does not end where it starts. You start in Beetsterzwaag and finish in Waskemeer. Along the way you pass Observation tower (after 5 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 3 m in total and descend 0 m. Allow ± 5:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (7.5 km), path (6.8 km) and track (5.4 km). Of the surface, 3.2 km asphalt and 3 km natural. For 13.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 19 benches and picnic tables and 1 public toilet. The longest stretch without a toilet is 12.7 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Groot Frieslandpad (Great Friesland Trail)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
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- Friese Woudenpad - 5Hard · From A to B22.7 km
- Friese Woudenpad - 6Moderate · From A to B14.7 km
- Friese Woudenpad - 11 - Variant-Ureterp-HoornsterzwaagModerate · From A to B19.5 km
- Noardlike Fryske Wâldenpad, etappe 9: Opeinde - EarnewâldModerate · From A to B13.3 km
- Friese Woudenpad - 4Moderate · From A to B16.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Museum DrachtenMuseum · 4.2 km from the route - 2
HarinxmastateCastle · 786 m from the route - 3
Streekmusuem OpsterlandMuseum · 5.3 km from the route - 4
GevangenismuseumMuseum · 7.5 km from the route - 5
ZwartendijksterschansArchaeological site · 6.5 km from the route - 6
Openluchtmuseum It DamshûsMuseum · 6.8 km from the route - 7
LyndensteinCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 8Observation towerObservation tower · 2.7 km from the route
- 9CarillonAttraction · 4.4 km from the route
- 10De Rode PannenMuseum · 7.4 km from the route
- 11Uitkijktoren OudegaObservation tower · 8.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Groot Frieslandpad - 14?
Groot Frieslandpad - 14 is 24.1 km long. Allow ± 5:20 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 Beetsterzwaag to Waskemeer.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Opsterland.
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 12.7 km.
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 Observation tower.
Starting point
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