Noaberpad

A long borderland trail from Bad Nieuweschans to Kleve through the Dutch–German noaber country.

Route overview

A 463 km Dutch–German border trail from Bad Nieuweschans to Kleve.

Noaberpad explores neighbouring regions on both sides of the Dutch–German border. It travels south through eastern Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel and Gelderland before ending in Kleve, combining small settlements, farmland, woodland and historic border crossings.

Trail facts

Country
Netherlands / Germany
Region
Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel, Gelderland, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia
Distance
463 km
Typical duration
24 operator-defined day stages
Difficulty
Difficulty not yet verified
Elevation gain
Unknown
Best season
Check current official conditions
Trail type
Long-Distance Point-To-Point
Start
Bad Nieuweschans
Finish
Kleve, Germany

Route finding

Waymarking
White-red LAW markings; verify cross-border waymarking and current diversions.

Safety context

Check cross-border access, transport and current route changes. Historical OSM mappings do not establish a current exact main route, so only a marker is published.

Typical itinerary

24 operator-defined day stages.

Primary source

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Explore and prepare

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