Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Leeuwarden · Great Friesland Trail - 12 · Updated on 6 November 2026
Groot Frieslandpad - 12 walk
Groot Frieslandpad - 12 is a walk of 16.8 km from Leeuwarden. Along the way you'll find 47 benches and picnic tables and 2 public toilets.
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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.
- 16.8 km
- ± 3:45 h
- ↑ 3 m · ↓ 6 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Leeuwarden
0 km3.1 km · 7 benches
Public toilet
3.1 km5.2 km · 34 benches
Aldheidskeamer Uldrik Bottema
8.2 kmMuseum
376 m · bench
Public toilet
8.6 km8.2 km · 5 benches
Finish
16.8 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 8.2 kmBetween 8.6 km and 16.8 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.
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Photo: Udo Ockema · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 8.2 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3 m
- Down
- ↓ 6 m
- Highest point
- 7 m
- Lowest point
- -1 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
16.8 km in total- Road: 8.5 km
- Cycleway: 5 km
- Footpath: 1.7 km
- Street: 800 m
- Path: 425 m
- Busy road: 325 m
Surfaces
16.8 km in total- Asphalt: 5.3 km
- Paved: 1.5 km
- Gravel: 550 m
- Unknown: 9.4 km
About the walking route Groot Frieslandpad - 12
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Groot Frieslandpad - 12 is a walking route of 16.8 km that starts in Leeuwarden. It does not end where it starts. You start in Oude Schouw and finish in Opsterland. Along the way you pass Aldheidskeamer Uldrik Bottema (after 8.2 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 3 m in total and descend 6 m. Allow ± 3:45 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (8.5 km), cycleway (5 km) and footpath (1.7 km). Of the surface, 5.3 km asphalt and 1.5 km paved. For 9.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 47 benches and picnic tables and 2 public toilets. The longest stretch without a toilet is 8.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Groot Frieslandpad (Great Friesland Trail)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Groot Frieslandpad - 11Moderate · From A to B14.8 km
- JabikspaadModerate · From A to B16.9 km
- Elfstedenpad - 02 - Mantgum-SneekModerate · From A to B18.7 km
- Elfstedenpad - 01 - Leeuwarden-MantgumHard · From A to B20.9 km
- MeaneweipaadEasy · Circular walk5.5 km
- Groot Frieslandpad - 13Moderate · From A to B17.2 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Museum HeerenveenMuseum · 9.9 km from the route - 2
CrackstateCastle · 9.7 km from the route - 3
HarinxmastateCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 4
Museum JoureMuseum · 9.4 km from the route - 5
OenemastateCastle · 9.9 km from the route - 6
Openluchtmuseum It DamshûsMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 7
HeremastateCastle · 9.3 km from the route - 8
It Kokelhûs fan Jan en SjutMuseum · 5.8 km from the route - 9
LyndensteinCastle · 8.1 km from the route - 10Fan bûgjen frjemdMemorial · 3.6 km from the route
- 11RomsichtObservation tower · 3.9 km from the route
- 12Uitkijktoren OudegaObservation tower · 4.2 km from the route
- 13Mineralogisch MuseumMuseum · 6.8 km from the route
- 14toren WikelslânObservation tower · 7 km from the route
- 15Museum WartenMuseum · 8.4 km from the route
- 16Observation towerObservation tower · 9.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Groot Frieslandpad - 12?
Groot Frieslandpad - 12 is 16.8 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 Oude Schouw to Opsterland.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Leeuwarden.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 3 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 8.2 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 Aldheidskeamer Uldrik Bottema.
Starting point
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