Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Heerenveen · Great Friesland Trail - 13 · Updated on 6 November 2026
Groot Frieslandpad - 13 walk
Groot Frieslandpad - 13 is a walk of 17.2 km from Heerenveen. Along the way you'll find 12 benches and picnic tables.
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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.
- 17.2 km
- ± 3:50 h
- ↑ 3 m · ↓ 0 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Heerenveen
0 km6.1 km · 3 benches
Museum
8.4 km · 6 benches
Lyndenstein
14.5 kmCastle
2.7 km · 3 benches
Finish
17.2 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.
Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs
Museum · after 6.1 km
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Photo: A. J. van der Wal · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 14.5 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3 m
- Down
- ↓ 0 m
- Highest point
- 3 m
- Lowest point
- -2 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
17.2 km in total- Path: 4.6 km
- Cycleway: 3.8 km
- Road: 3.5 km
- Street: 2.4 km
- Track: 1.7 km
- Footpath: 775 m
- Busy road: 450 m
Surfaces
17.2 km in total- Natural: 4 km
- Paved: 1.7 km
- Asphalt: 1.6 km
- Unpaved: 1.5 km
- Gravel: 1.3 km
- Unknown: 7.1 km
About the walking route Groot Frieslandpad - 13
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Groot Frieslandpad - 13 is a walking route of 17.2 km that starts in Heerenveen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Opsterland and finish in Beetsterzwaag. Along the way you pass Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs (after 6.1 km) and Lyndenstein (after 14.5 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 3 m in total and descend 0 m. Allow ± 3:50 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (4.6 km), cycleway (3.8 km) and road (3.5 km). Of the surface, 4 km natural and 1.7 km paved. For 7.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 12 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)
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- Noardlike Fryske Wâldenpad, etappe 10: Earnewâld - BurgumModerate · From A to B18.2 km
- Noardlike Fryske Wâldenpad, etappe 10a: EarnewâldEasy · From A to B2.8 km
- Friese Woudenpad - 6Moderate · From A to B14.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Museum DrachtenMuseum · 4 km from the route - 2
HarinxmastateCastle · 201 m from the route - 3
Streekmusuem OpsterlandMuseum · 6.4 km from the route - 4
Aldheidskeamer Uldrik BottemaMuseum · 3.6 km from the route - 5
It Kokelhûs fan Jan en SjutMuseum · 7.3 km from the route - 6Fan bûgjen frjemdMemorial · 8 km from the route
- 7Observation towerObservation tower · 2.2 km from the route
- 8Uitkijktoren OudegaObservation tower · 3.8 km from the route
- 9CarillonAttraction · 4.3 km from the route
- 10RomsichtObservation tower · 5.4 km from the route
- 11toren WikelslânObservation tower · 8.5 km from the route
- 12Mineralogisch MuseumMuseum · 8.6 km from the route
- 13Observation towerObservation tower · 9.5 km from the route
- 14Museum WartenMuseum · 9.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Groot Frieslandpad - 13?
Groot Frieslandpad - 13 is 17.2 km long. Allow ± 3:50 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 Opsterland to Beetsterzwaag.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Heerenveen.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 3 m of climbing.
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 Openluchtmuseum It Damshûs and Lyndenstein.
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