35.4 / 516.1 km 6.9% Aduard / The Barn
Mensingeweer Windmill
Saturday, September 12, 2026 6:55 pm
Location: Aduard / The Barn (35.4 km)

My first day on the Pieterpad proper took me through several towns and along many farms as I began my journey south through the Netherlands.

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Longstride at the Pieterpad’s Northern Terminus
Friday, September 11, 2026 6:02 pm
Location: Pieterburen / Camping Boet’n Toen (10.2 km)

After a few hours of travel from Haarlem to Pieterburen, I walked the “Prologue” section of the Pieterpad.

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Friday, September 11, 2026 12:00 pm

Today, I begin my first long distance trail in continental Europe: the Netherlands’ Pieterpad.

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