Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Katwijk · Dutch Coastal Trail part 2 - 4 · Updated on 5 November 2026
Nederlands Kustpad deel 2 - 4 walk
Nederlands Kustpad deel 2 - 4 is a walk of 19.9 km from Katwijk. Along the way you'll find 93 benches and picnic tables, 19 water fountains and refill points and 4 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.
- 19.9 km
- ± 4:30 h
- ↑ 59 m · ↓ 62 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
- Colour of the signs
Start in Katwijk
0 kmAt the start: public toilet and 2 water fountains and refill points.
166 m · 5 benches
Public toilet and 3 water fountains and refill points
166 m254 m · 8 benches
Public toilet and 2 water fountains and refill points
420 m201 m · 6 benches
2 water fountains and refill points
621 m294 m · 7 benches
Water point
915 m572 m · 6 benches
Water point
1.5 km2.7 km · 4 benches
Water point
1.6 km · 19 benches
2 water fountains and refill points
5.8 km280 m · 6 benches
Wilhelmina
6.1 kmWater point
324 m
2 water fountains and refill points
6.4 km639 m · 5 benches
Water point
7 km209 m
AtlantikWall Museum
7.2 kmMuseum
7.9 km · 18 benches
Public toilet and water point
15.1 km4.8 km · 8 benches
Finish
19.9 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 14.6 kmBetween 512 m and 15.1 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
- Story
Rudolf Tappenbeck Monument
Memorial · after 4.2 km
Wilhelmina
Memorial · after 6.2 km
AtlantikWall Museum
Museum · after 7.2 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 59 m
- Down
- ↓ 62 m
- Highest point
- 21 m
- Lowest point
- 3 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
19.9 km in total- Footpath: 10.3 km
- Street: 2.8 km
- Track: 2.4 km
- Path: 2.2 km
- Cycleway: 1.7 km
- Road: 250 m
- Busy road: 200 m
Surfaces
19.9 km in total- Gravel: 7.7 km
- Paved: 3.1 km
- Natural: 2.1 km
- Unpaved: 1.4 km
- Asphalt: 825 m
- Unknown: 4.7 km
About the walking route Nederlands Kustpad deel 2 - 4
Updated on 5 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Nederlands Kustpad deel 2 - 4 is a walking route of 19.9 km that starts in Katwijk. It does not end where it starts. You start in Katwijk aan Zee and finish in De Zilk. Along the way you pass Rudolf Tappenbeck Monument (after 4.2 km), Wilhelmina (after 6.2 km) and AtlantikWall Museum (after 7.2 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 59 m in total and descend 62 m. Allow ± 4:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is footpath (10.3 km), street (2.8 km) and track (2.4 km). Of the surface, 7.7 km gravel and 3.1 km paved. For 4.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 93 benches and picnic tables, 19 water fountains and refill points and 4 public toilets. The longest stretch without a toilet is 14.6 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Nederlands Kustpad deel 2 - Hoofdroute (Dutch Coastal Trail part 2 - Main route)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
KeukenhofAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 2
Space ExpoMuseum · 877 m from the route - 3
Kasteel KeukenhofCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 4
CorpusMuseum · 5.6 km from the route - 5
Naturalis Biodiversity CentreMuseum · 7 km from the route - 6
Wereldmuseum LeidenMuseum · 7.6 km from the route - 7
Rijksmuseum BoerhaaveMuseum · 8.1 km from the route - 8
Rijksmuseum van OudhedenMuseum · 8.1 km from the route - 9
Hortus botanicus LeidenAttraction · 8.2 km from the route - 10
Museum VoorlindenMuseum · 9.7 km from the route - 11
Huys te WarmontCastle · 7 km from the route - 12
Japanmuseum SieboldHuisMuseum · 8 km from the route - 13
PieterskerkAttraction · 8.3 km from the route - 14
De WaagAttraction · 8.3 km from the route - 15
Pilgrim MuseumMuseum · 8.4 km from the route - 16
Leiden CastleViewpoint · 8.5 km from the route - 17
Oud PoelgeestCastle · 6.7 km from the route - 18
De LakenhalMuseum · 7.9 km from the route - 19
Bibliotheca ThysianaAttraction · 8 km from the route - 20
VrouwekerkRuins · 8.2 km from the route - 21
Gemaal de CruquiusMuseum · 8.6 km from the route - 22
EndegeestCastle · 6 km from the route - 23
FalconAttraction · 6.2 km from the route - 24
Het Leids WevershuisMuseum · 8.7 km from the route - 25
De NaaldMemorial · 6.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Nederlands Kustpad deel 2 - 4?
Nederlands Kustpad deel 2 - 4 is 19.9 km long. Allow ± 4:30 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 Katwijk aan Zee to De Zilk.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Katwijk.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 59 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 14.6 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 19 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Rudolf Tappenbeck Monument, Wilhelmina and AtlantikWall Museum.
Starting point
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