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Trails in Netherlands

9 mapped routes in the Netherlands: 4 cycling routes, 3 hiking trails and 2 scenic drives. Together they cover 309 km with 961 m of climbing, and the highest point reaches 105 m. Every route has a GPX download, elevation profile, gradient and surface analysis.

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Plate NL · 9 routes · GPS traced
Mapped routes
9
Total distance
309km
Total climbing
961m
Highest point
105m

Destination guide

About trails in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is flat but still varied, and its routes cover more than polders. In Gelderland, the Rheden and Rozendaal Veluwe Ride climbs the Veluwezoom, where forest and heath rise on glacial moraine, some of the hilliest riding in the country. In North Brabant, the Somerense Heide and Pan Hugten Ride is a longer gravel-and-path loop across the heathland near Heeze-Leende.

Walkers can take the Grift and Graftenpad Walk, Rhenen along the Utrechtse Heuvelrug ridge above the Nederrijn, or the Anderen Drenthe Walk through the quiet farmland and woods of the northeast. The Houten to Hilversum Utrecht Ride links the Kromme Rijn countryside with the Gooi. One route is not in Europe at all: the Seru Largu Santa Martha Hike, Curaçao climbs a small hill on the Caribbean island.

Best time to go
April to October is best. Heather on the Veluwe and Brabant heaths blooms purple in August and early September, and strong headwinds and short days make winter riding harder work.
Terrain
Almost everything is flat, with the high point near 105 m. Expect paved cycle paths, sandy heath tracks and forest trails. All routes are rated easy or moderate.
Permits & access
Cycling routes follow the national junction-network signs (knooppunten), which makes navigation easy. OV-fiets rental bikes are available at many train stations for travelers with a Dutch public-transport card.

Ways to explore

Activities in the Netherlands

Difficulty spectrum

How hard are trails in the Netherlands?

Easy
56%5 trails
Moderate
44%4 trails

Signature routes

Limitless routes in the Netherlands

Interactive map

Map of trails in the Netherlands

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Navigate the Netherlands with TrailX

Download any route as GPX, or open it in the TrailX app to follow it on the trail and record your own.