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Moderate Hiking Trails in Netherlands

We track 708 routes that match this search in Netherlands. They average 10.5 km and 231 m (758 ft) of ascent.

That is 33 percent of the 2,162 routes we map in Netherlands.

Moderate routes are the sweet spot for most regular walkers: enough climbing to feel like a proper day out, never enough to turn into an ordeal. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Moderate

Dwars door Brabant - 8

Van Gogh · North Brabant

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.2 mi
Elevation gain
218 m
Typical duration
2 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Groot Frieslandpad - 17

Drentsche Aa · Drenthe

Distance
10.4 km
/ 6.5 mi
Elevation gain
230 m
Typical duration
2 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pelgrimspad 1 - 12

Van Gogh · North Brabant

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
266 m
Typical duration
2 hr 55 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pieterpad deel 1 - 11

De Sallandse Heuvelrug · Overijssel

Distance
15.5 km
/ 9.6 mi
Elevation gain
340 m
Typical duration
3 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pionierspad - 02

Weerribben-Wieden · Overijssel

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
329 m
Typical duration
3 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Trekvogelpad - 12

Utrechtse Heuvelrug · Utrecht

Distance
11.1 km
/ 6.9 mi
Elevation gain
245 m
Typical duration
2 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Trekvogelpad - 17

De Hoge Veluwe · Gelderland

Distance
14.8 km
/ 9.2 mi
Elevation gain
327 m
Typical duration
3 hr 35 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Duin en Kruidbergroute

Zuid-Kennemerland · North Holland

Distance
11.4 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
251 m
Typical duration
2 hr 45 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Heuven Beekhuizen Veluwezoom

Veluwezoom · Gelderland

Distance
9.8 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
215 m
Typical duration
2 hr 21 min
  • River
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Hertog Hendrikpad - 10

Van Gogh · North Brabant

Distance
6.9 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
153 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Hertog Hendrikpad - 11

Van Gogh · North Brabant

Distance
9.1 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
199 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Hünenweg - 19

Drentsche Aa · Drenthe

Distance
11.5 km
/ 7.2 mi
Elevation gain
253 m
Typical duration
2 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Oosterscheldepad - 05

Oosterschelde · Zeeland

Distance
12.4 km
/ 7.7 mi
Elevation gain
273 m
Typical duration
3 hr
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Oosterscheldepad - 10

Oosterschelde · Zeeland

Distance
15.0 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
330 m
Typical duration
3 hr 37 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Oosterscheldepad - 14

Oosterschelde · Zeeland

Distance
12.4 km
/ 7.7 mi
Elevation gain
272 m
Typical duration
2 hr 59 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rondom de Sint Jan - 07

Van Gogh · North Brabant

Distance
7.4 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
163 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rondom de Sint Jan - 08

Van Gogh · North Brabant

Distance
11.8 km
/ 7.3 mi
Elevation gain
260 m
Typical duration
2 hr 51 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rondom de Sint Jan - 09

Van Gogh · North Brabant

Distance
14.7 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
323 m
Typical duration
3 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rondom de Sint Jan - 10

Van Gogh · North Brabant

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
189 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rondom de Sint Jan - 11

Van Gogh · North Brabant

Distance
12.3 km
/ 7.6 mi
Elevation gain
270 m
Typical duration
2 hr 57 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Utrechtpad etappe04

Utrechtse Heuvelrug · Utrecht

Distance
13.6 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
299 m
Typical duration
3 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Veluwe Zwerfpad - etappe 17

Veluwezoom · Gelderland

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
165 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Veluwe Zwerfpad - etappe 18

Veluwezoom · Gelderland

Distance
13.0 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
287 m
Typical duration
3 hr 9 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

GR 5 NL - 4 - Rockanje-Goedereede

South Holland · Netherlands

Distance
14.0 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
309 m
Typical duration
3 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

't Langepad

Nieuw Land · Flevoland

Distance
6.7 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
148 m
Typical duration
1 hr 37 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

14 vennen

Van Gogh · North Brabant

Distance
9.3 km
/ 5.8 mi
Elevation gain
205 m
Typical duration
2 hr 15 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Dwars door Brabant - 8Van Gogh9.9 km218 m2 hr 23 minModerateApril to October
Groot Frieslandpad - 17Drentsche Aa10.4 km230 m2 hr 31 minModerateApril to October
Pelgrimspad 1 - 12Van Gogh12.1 km266 m2 hr 55 minModerateApril to October
Pieterpad deel 1 - 11De Sallandse Heuvelrug15.5 km340 m3 hr 45 minModerateApril to October
Pionierspad - 02Weerribben-Wieden14.9 km329 m3 hr 36 minModerateApril to October
Trekvogelpad - 12Utrechtse Heuvelrug11.1 km245 m2 hr 41 minModerateApril to October
Trekvogelpad - 17De Hoge Veluwe14.8 km327 m3 hr 35 minModerateApril to October
Het Groene Woud Pad - 01 - Boxtel - SchijndelVan Gogh12.8 km281 m3 hr 5 minModerateApril to October
Het Groene Woud Pad - 05 - Best - Eindhoven-NoordVan Gogh15.2 km335 m3 hr 41 minModerateApril to October
Het Groene Woud Pad - 12 - Oisterwijk - HelvoirtVan Gogh14.2 km313 m3 hr 26 minModerateApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Dwars door Brabant - 8, Trekvogelpad - 12, Pionierspad - 02. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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