The Zuiderzeepad, a loop round the old Zuiderzee from Enkhuizen, in Wandelnet's 27 stages: by Hoorn and Edam to Amsterdam, along the shore by Harderwijk to Kampen, up to Lemmer and Stavoren on the Frisian coast, over the Afsluitdijk and back through Den Oever and Medemblik.
Best season: All year. The Zuiderzeepad runs on dikes and through polders and can be walked all year; it is waymarked white and red in both directions. Some crossings are seasonal: the free Fietsbus over the Afsluitdijk locks does not run from 1 November 2026 to 1 March 2027, so stage 25 cannot then be crossed on foot; the Eemdijk–Eemnes ferry on stage 9 runs from March to October and never on Sundays; and the Enkhuizen–Stavoren ferry, a short cut across the IJsselmeer, ran from mid-April to 27 September in 2026. In the breeding season stages 3, 6 and 26 take Wandelnet's alternatives. Before you go
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Twenty-seven stages, Wandelnet's own, from 8.3 km (Ermelo to Harderwijk) to 29.5 km over the Afsluitdijk, about 25 km of it on foot. The route is flat. Wandelnet lists few stays, and many stage ends are villages with buses only; trains reach Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Amsterdam, Nijkerk, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Nunspeet, Kampen and Stavoren, so the loop splits into shorter trips. Choose a plan, or pick your own start, finish and nights below.
Changing where you stay suggests a new number of days: the fewest that keep each day under 8 h of walking and in daylight, where a place to stay allows.
Days end where the route has a stay, a camp or a village.
Stage 1: From Enkhuizen to Wijdenes on the Markermeer: 17.2 km, Wandelnet says; it publishes no times. Camping De Gouwe Stek, a farm campsite near Bovenkarspel, is about 1 km off the trail after 4 km.
Overnight
Camping spot
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A village on the Markermeer dike, with no station: buses only. De Appelhoek, a farm with camping, apartments and B&B rooms, is on the dike just past the stage end.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 2: To Scharwoude, through Hoorn with its station halfway: 15.9 km. Between Hoorn and Durgerdam (stages 2 to 5) the dikes are being rebuilt until mid-2027: expect long stretches on asphalt and no view of the Markermeer.
Scharwoude Town or village
A small village. Wandelnet lists no stay here; Hoorn, passed earlier on the stage, has beds and a station.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 3: To Edam bus station: 16.8 km by the stage page (the overview card still says 18 km). Just past Schardam the path outside the dike is now a protected bird area all year: take Wandelnet's breeding-season alternative there; our line may still show the dike path. Wandelnet lists a campsite at Schardam.
Edam Town or village
The stage ends at Edam bus station. Wandelnet lists no stay in Edam; it names a campsite at Schardam, halfway along stage 3.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 4: From Edam bus station to Monnickendam: 13.2 km. Our line follows Wandelnet's current stage file. Dike works block the way between Edam and Volendam, and Wandelnet says there is no good walking alternative: until the works end (expected at the end of 2026) take the bus from Edam bus station on the Egbert Snijderplantsoen to Volendam centre, or walk this stage later. Our km and time still include that stretch. The Marken day loop (6 km) starts near here; it is not drawn.
Monnickendam Town or village
A small town with buses. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 5: To Durgerdam on the edge of Amsterdam: 16.4 km by the stage page (the overview card still says 17.6 km). Until the end of 2027 the route from Dijkeinde to Durgerdam follows the Trekvogelpad while the dike is rebuilt, so Uitdam and Holysloot are not reached. Our line follows that diversion.
Durgerdam Town or village
A village on the dike on the edge of Amsterdam. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 6: Into Amsterdam, across the IJ by ferry, to the Flevopark: 16.5 km. Wandelnet does not name the ferry line. In the breeding season take the alternative near the start. Wandelnet lists B&B Zeeburg by the Schellingwouderbrug, about 10 km in; the Stayokay hostel is about 2 km before the end.
Overnight
Hostel or bunkhouse
Pick a date to check the season.
A park in the east of Amsterdam, about 1.8 km from Amsterdam Muiderpoort station. The Stayokay Amsterdam Oost hostel is about 2 km before the stage end, by the trail.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 7: From the Flevopark to Muiderberg: 17.1 km by Wandelnet, 17.4 km on our line.
Overnight
Hotel
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A village. Hotel-restaurant Het Rechthuis is on the village green.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 8: By Naarden to Blaricum: 20.3 km by the stage page (the overview card still says 19.6 km), 19.4 km on our line. Near Muiderberg the line takes a dike path that OpenStreetMap marks as closed and overgrown; it is on Wandelnet's own line, so follow the waymarks and any signs on the ground.
Blaricum Town or village
A village with buses. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 9: To Bunschoten-Spakenburg: 20.1 km, with the Eemdijk–Eemnes cable ferry. It runs in March and October from 13:00 to 18:00, in April and September from 06:30 to 20:00 and from May to August from 06:30 to 21:00, never on Sundays, and Wandelnet's stage PDF gives no times from November to February. Its PDF maps an alternative for when the ferry is not running; our line takes the ferry.
Bunschoten-Spakenburg Town or village
A town with buses. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 10: To Nijkerk station: 12.3 km.
Nijkerk Town or village
The stage ends at Nijkerk station. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 11: To Ermelo: 15.4 km. A footway through an estate on this stage is marked private on OpenStreetMap but is on Wandelnet's line: follow the waymarks.
Ermelo Town or village
A town whose station is about 1 to 1.5 km from the stage end. Wandelnet lists a B&B at the start of stage 12.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 12: To Harderwijk, the shortest stage: 8.3 km. Wandelnet lists a B&B in Ermelo at the start.
Harderwijk Town or village
A town whose station is about 1 km south of the stage end. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 13: To Nunspeet station: 19.6 km by the stage page (the overview card still says 19.5 km).
Nunspeet Town or village
The stage ends at Nunspeet station. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 14: By Elburg to Oosterwolde, a village with no station: 19 km by Wandelnet, 19.2 km on our line.
Oosterwolde Town or village
A small village in Gelderland, near Oldebroek, with no station. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 15: To Kampen station: 21.7 km by the stage page (the overview card still says 21.2 km), the longest stage before the Afsluitdijk.
Kampen Town or village
A town; the stage ends at Kampen station. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 16: From Kampen to Genemuiden: 18.5 km on the regular route. From 15 April to 15 October Wandelnet also offers a summer variant by Kampereiland and Mandjeswaard, 23.4 km, with two small self-service ferries (their own schedule says to 10 October); it is not drawn here.
Genemuiden Town or village
A small town on the Zwarte Water, with buses; stage 17 starts with the cable ferry across to Zwartsluis. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 17: To Vollenhove: 19.1 km, starting with the cable ferry across the Zwarte Water from Genemuiden to Zwartsluis (all year: weekdays 06:00 to 22:00, Saturdays 08:00 to 19:00, Sundays 09:00 to 19:00). The bridge at Kadoelen is closed until the end of November 2026: a temporary pontoon bridge takes walkers only on weekdays from 07:00 to 16:45, and not for 45 minutes from 8.45, 10.45, 13.45 and 16.45. At weekends and on holidays take Wandelnet's alternative along the Overijssels Havezatenpad. The Vollenhove day loop (6.5 km) is not drawn.
Vollenhove Town or village
A small town with buses. The De Oldenhof campsite is on stage 17, about 6 km in and 1 km off the trail.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 18: By Blokzijl and the Weerribben to Ossenzijl: 20.1 km. Wandelnet lists B&B De Weerribben about 7 km before the end.
Ossenzijl Town or village
A village in the Weerribben national park. Wandelnet lists no stay at the stage end; it names a B&B about 7 km before it, on the trail.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 19: To Echtenerbrug and Delfstrahuizen: 16.3 km by Wandelnet, 16.2 km on our line. Camping Turfland is at the end.
Overnight
Camping spot
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Echtenerbrug and Delfstrahuizen, either side of the Tjonger, with buses. Camping Turfland on the Turfkade welcomes walkers, with a furnished caravan or room for your own tent.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 20: To Lemmer: 15.6 km by the stage page (the overview card still says 15.7 km).
Lemmer Town or village
A harbour town on the IJsselmeer, with a bus station. Wandelnet lists two guesthouses in Lemmer.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 21: To Oudemirdum: 15.5 km.
Oudemirdum Town or village
A village. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 22: To Stavoren, its station and the ferry quay: 17.9 km by Wandelnet, 18.1 km on our line.
Overnight
Hotel
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A harbour town with the station of the Arriva line to Leeuwarden and the ferry quay for Enkhuizen. Hotel De Vrouwe van Stavoren is on the Havenweg.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 23: By Hindeloopen and Workum, both with stations, to Ferwoude: 19.1 km.
Ferwoude Town or village
A tiny village. Wandelnet lists no stay here; Workum, passed earlier on stage 23, has a station.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 24: By Makkum to the Frisian head of the Afsluitdijk: 11.7 km. Wandelnet lists Hotel Afsluitdijk at the stage end.
Afsluitdijk Town or village
The Frisian head of the Afsluitdijk, between Zurich and Kornwerderzand: no village here, but Wandelnet lists Hotel Afsluitdijk; book it before you set off. From here the free Fietsbus carries walkers over the locks; it does not run from 1 November 2026 to 1 March 2027.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
By bus, train or ferry: 4.7 km with no walking route (see the stage's notes), not in the walking distance or time.
km 3.9–4.5: No walking route here: the official route crosses by bus, train or ferry. See the operator's description.
km 7.1–10.1: No walking route here: the official route crosses by bus, train or ferry. See the operator's description.
km 28.3–29.4: No walking route here: the official route crosses by bus, train or ferry. See the operator's description.
Closed on set days: km 3.9–29.4 of stage 25. The free Fietsbus that carries walkers past the Afsluitdijk’s locks does not run from 1 November 2026 to 1 March 2027, and the dike cannot then be fully crossed on foot: the paid line bus 350 stops only at Monument Noord. Walk this stage outside the winter stop.
Stage 25: Over the Afsluitdijk to Den Oever: 29.5 km by Wandelnet, 29.7 km on our line, of which 4.7 km has no walking route: over the locks at Kornwerderzand, the 3 km west of them that Wandelnet crosses in one straight line, and the last 1.1 km past the Stevin locks into Den Oever. Walkers ride the free Fietsbus there: its stops are the Wadden Center at Kornwerderzand, Vismigratierivier, Breezanddijk Noord, Monument Noord and Den Oever (Robbenoordstraat), about 10 km apart in the middle; buses from the Noord-Holland side stop only at Den Oever and Kornwerderzand. It is free and takes about 20 people and 15 bikes. It does not run from 1 November 2026 to 1 March 2027, and the dike cannot then be fully crossed on foot; the paid line bus 350 stops only at Monument Noord. De Afsluitdijk expects the cycle path to open fully in the third quarter of 2027; Wandelnet says temporary cycle bridges are to be built in 2027. Our walking km and time leave the bus stretches out: 24.9 km on foot.
Den Oever Town or village
A village at the Noord-Holland end of the Afsluitdijk, with a bus station. Wandelnet lists no stay here.
Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 26: From Den Oever to Medemblik: 22.4 km by Wandelnet, 22.3 km on our line. In the breeding season take the alternative near the start.
Overnight
Hotel
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A town with buses and a stop of the Hoorn–Medemblik steam tram. Hotel Medemblik and restaurant Het Wapen van Medemblik are on the Oosterhaven.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 27: Back to Enkhuizen: 24 km. Medemblik is a stop of the Hoorn–Medemblik steam tram. The route through the Enkhuizerzand has been changed (route changes PDF, 11 February 2026). Near Enkhuizen the line takes 50 m of a service road OpenStreetMap marks as private; it is on Wandelnet's line.
Longest day: day 26, 5 h 47.
Days end at a stage end with a refuge or a village, or in a village the route passes through. Walking times are measured on each stage's mapped line by our route analysis (terrain heights and our hiking-time model, moving time only): no time is published for these stages.Outside Switzerland our walking times often run short of the times route operators publish; treat them as optimistic. Running times use 7.5 km/h plus one hour per 700 m of climb: a steady reference, not a prediction. Daylight is sunrise to sunset where the day starts; the time left is for breaks, meals and delays.Refuge dates come from the operator's own pages; when they are not published, we say so. For villages we count the places to stay OpenStreetMap lists; we have not checked which are open. A plan is not a booking: reserve every night before you commit to these day lengths.
Where each stage ends, the 2026 and 2027 seasons the operator publishes, and how to book. Read from the operators' pages on 13 October 2026; each stage page shows the sources and the grade profile.
| Stage | Night at | 2026 | 2027 | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Enkhuizen to Wijdenes | De Appelhoek | 2026 dates not published | not published | Booking method not published |
| 2. Wijdenes to Scharwoude | Scharwoude · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 3. Scharwoude to Edam | Edam · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 4. Edam to Monnickendam | Monnickendam · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 5. Monnickendam to Durgerdam | Durgerdam · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 6. Durgerdam to Amsterdam Flevopark | Stayokay Amsterdam Oost | 2026 dates not published | not published | Booking method not published |
| 7. Amsterdam Flevopark to Muiderberg | Hotel-restaurant Het Rechthuis | 2026 dates not published | not published | Booking method not published |
| 8. Muiderberg to Blaricum | Blaricum · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 9. Blaricum to Bunschoten-Spakenburg | Bunschoten-Spakenburg · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 10. Bunschoten-Spakenburg to Nijkerk | Nijkerk · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 11. Nijkerk to Ermelo | Ermelo · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 12. Ermelo to Harderwijk | Harderwijk · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 13. Harderwijk to Nunspeet | Nunspeet · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 14. Nunspeet to Oosterwolde | Oosterwolde · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 15. Oosterwolde to Kampen | Kampen · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 16. Kampen to Genemuiden | Genemuiden · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 17. Genemuiden to Vollenhove | Vollenhove · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 18. Vollenhove to Ossenzijl | Ossenzijl · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 19. Ossenzijl to Echtenerbrug | Camping Turfland | 2026 dates not published | not published | Booking method not published |
| 20. Echtenerbrug to Lemmer | Lemmer · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 21. Lemmer to Oudemirdum | Oudemirdum · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 22. Oudemirdum to Stavoren | Hotel De Vrouwe van Stavoren | 2026 dates not published | not published | Booking method not published |
| 23. Stavoren to Ferwoude | Ferwoude · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 24. Ferwoude to Afsluitdijk | Afsluitdijk · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 25. Afsluitdijk to Den Oever | Den Oever · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
| 26. Den Oever to Medemblik | Hotel Medemblik | 2026 dates not published | not published | Booking method not published |
| 27. Medemblik to Enkhuizen | Enkhuizen · accommodation in town, not checked | Each host has its own season | Book with a host | |
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| Stages rated good on typical weather | 0/27 | 0/27 | 27/27 | 27/27 | 27/27 | 27/27 | 27/27 | 27/27 | 27/27 | 27/27 | 27/27 | 0/27 |
| Day / night | 6°/1° | 7°/1° | 10°/2° | 15°/4° | 18°/8° | 21°/11° | 23°/13° | 22°/13° | 19°/10° | 15°/7° | 10°/4° | 7°/1° |
| Rain, mm | 72 | 67 | 60 | 45 | 60 | 66 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 91 | 79 | 91 |
| Snow at high point | Possible | Possible | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frost |
| Daylight | 8 h 10 | 9 h 52 | 11 h 46 | 13 h 52 | 15 h 42 | 16 h 47 | 16 h 23 | 14 h 47 | 12 h 46 | 10 h 44 | 8 h 48 | 7 h 42 |
Source: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages. Averages for the area at each point’s elevation (4 km grid, corrected for height). Not a forecast or a report of current trail conditions. Snow at the high point is estimated with a simple snowpack model from these temperatures and precipitation, not observed; steep islands and high summits can hold more snow than it shows. Daylight is for the 15th of each month. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them for your dates.
Before you go
Arrange your stays, food and travel first, then check conditions again near departure.
The Zuiderzeepad has no booking system: book each B&B, hotel or campsite directly. Wandelnet lists no stay at many stage ends, among them Scharwoude, Monnickendam, Durgerdam, Blaricum, Oosterwolde, Oudemirdum, Ferwoude and Den Oever, so plan to take a train or bus to a town for the night and back the next morning. The free Fietsbus on the Afsluitdijk takes about 20 people a trip; Enkhuizen–Stavoren ferry tickets cannot be refunded, and groups of more than 20 must book.
On stage 25, 4.7 km of the dike has no walking route, by the locks at Kornwerderzand and Den Oever. The free Fietsbus carries walkers and cyclists there, about 20 people and 15 bikes a trip. It does not run from 1 November 2026 to 1 March 2027: in that time the dike cannot be fully crossed on foot. De Afsluitdijk expects the cycle path to open fully in the third quarter of 2027 (Fietsbus page and news, read 13 October 2026).
De Afsluitdijk: the FietsbusWandelnet's route changes, read 13 October 2026: the dikes between Hoorn and Durgerdam are being rebuilt until mid-2027; dike works block Edam to Volendam on stage 4, where Wandelnet advises the bus (expected until the end of 2026); stage 5 follows the Trekvogelpad from Dijkeinde to Durgerdam until the end of 2027; past Schardam on stage 3 the outer-dike path is a bird area all year; and the route through the Enkhuizerzand on stage 27 has changed.
Wandelnet: Zuiderzeepad route changesUntil the end of November 2026 the Kadoelerbrug is closed. A temporary pontoon bridge takes walkers only on weekdays from 07:00 to 16:45, and is out of use for 45 minutes from 8.45, 10.45, 13.45 and 16.45. At weekends and on holidays follow Wandelnet's alternative along the Overijssels Havezatenpad (Wandelnet notice of 13 April 2026, read 13 October 2026).
Wandelnet: Kadoelerbrug crossing limits (PDF)Stage 6 crosses the IJ in Amsterdam by ferry. Stage 9 uses the Eemdijk–Eemnes cable ferry, March to October and never on Sundays, with a mapped alternative when it is not running. Stage 17 starts with the Genemuiden–Zwartsluis cable ferry, which runs all year (Wandelnet stage PDFs, read 13 October 2026).
Wandelnet: stage 9A passenger ferry that takes bikes crosses the IJsselmeer between Enkhuizen and Stavoren in about 80 minutes, three return trips a day in season, and splits the loop into two halves. In 2026 it sailed from mid-April to 27 September, with no service in October. NS day tickets are not valid on board, and tickets cannot be refunded (Rederij V&O's timetable, read 13 October 2026).
Veerboot Enkhuizen–Stavoren: timetableWandelnet also publishes a summer variant of stage 16 by Kampereiland, 23.4 km with two small self-service ferries from 15 April to 15 October, and two day loops, at Marken (6 km) and Vollenhove (6.5 km). On Marken much of the dike path is closed for works until the summer of 2027, Rijkswaterstaat says (read 13 October 2026).
Wandelnet: the stage 16 summer variantClosures and notices last checked 13 October 2026: De Afsluitdijk: news · Wandelnet: route changes PDF (6th edition) · De Afsluitdijk: Fietsbus · Wandelnet: Kadoelerbrug, stage 17 · Markermeerdijken: dike works · Wandelnet: stage 17 · Wandelnet: stage 4 · Veerboot Enkhuizen–Stavoren: timetable · Wandelnet: Zuiderzeepad route changes · Wandelnet: Zuiderzeepad news. Check them again before you set out.
Getting there
Choose a stage or journey above to narrow the travel searches.
Google Maps journey searches, not confirmed services. A mountain endpoint may need a booked transfer or an additional walk.
Enkhuizen station is the end of the NS line from Amsterdam by Hoorn. The first stage starts about 0.8 km from the station, and the last stage ends at the same point.
NS: journey plannerTrains reach Hoorn (stage 2), Amsterdam (stages 6 and 7), Nijkerk, Ermelo, Harderwijk and Nunspeet (stages 10 to 13), Kampen (stage 15) and Stavoren, Hindeloopen and Workum on the Arriva line to Leeuwarden (stages 22 and 23). Most other stage ends are villages served by bus; Medemblik also has the steam tram from Hoorn.
NS: journey plannerThe loop ends where it starts, about 0.8 km from Enkhuizen station; trains run to Hoorn and Amsterdam.
Wandelnet: stage 27Take your trip with you
Prepare each stage while you still have a connection, and check Wandelnet's route changes before you set off.
Keep your route and maps on your phone for places without a signal. For multi-day trips, prepare them in the installed TrailSplits app.
Saving a bookmark is not a map download. Storage can be cleared by your device; keep a backup map for remote trips.
Wandelnet gives 27 stages, 479.5 km by its stage pages, a loop from Enkhuizen round the old Zuiderzee, in 27 sections on our map. The guide's day planner offers a 27-day plan on the overnight stops, and you can choose your own nights.
All year. The Zuiderzeepad runs on dikes and through polders and can be walked all year; it is waymarked white and red in both directions.
Enkhuizen station is the end of the NS line from Amsterdam by Hoorn. The "Connect your journey" section has the travel details, with 2 more travel notes.
The Zuiderzeepad has no booking system: book each B&B, hotel or campsite directly.
Yes: the whole route and every section, free, for a GPS watch or a phone. The guide also saves your plan for offline use in the app.
Closures we know of are shown on the days and sections they affect, in the day planner and on the stage pages. We watch 10 official notice pages (De Afsluitdijk: news; Wandelnet: route changes PDF (6th edition); De Afsluitdijk: Fietsbus; Wandelnet: Kadoelerbrug, stage 17; Markermeerdijken: dike works; Wandelnet: stage 17; Wandelnet: stage 4; Veerboot Enkhuizen–Stavoren: timetable; Wandelnet: Zuiderzeepad route changes; Wandelnet: Zuiderzeepad news); the date we last read them is shown with the notices on this page. Check them again before you set off.
Route & sources
Wandelnet publishes the Zuiderzeepad as 27 stages, a loop from Enkhuizen of 479.5 km by its stage pages (its overview page says both 478 and 495 km). It publishes no stage times, only each stage's km, given with ours on every stage. The line here is the route on OpenStreetMap (superroute 1561342 and its 27 stage relations, from the planet of 11 October 2026): 480.4 km, cut at the 27 stage ends. Stages 4 and 5 and most of stage 25 follow Wandelnet's own current stage files, matched onto OpenStreetMap: stage 4 Wandelnet's current line by the Edam–Volendam dike works, stage 5 the diversion along the Trekvogelpad from Dijkeinde to Durgerdam (until the end of 2027). On stage 25, the Afsluitdijk, 4.7 km has no walking route: the free Fietsbus carries walkers past the locks at Kornwerderzand and Den Oever, and our walking km and times leave those stretches out. The summer variant 16a by Kampereiland and the two day loops at Marken and Vollenhove are official options not drawn here. The route is flat; our climb is measured on terrain heights.
Official guidance and mapped-source comparison checked 13 October 2026. Map data is a route reference, not confirmation of today's path, weather or accommodation availability.
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