Despite the fact that we have a beautiful calendar full of trail runs, there is of course not an event every day. Certainly not on weekdays. Still, sometimes you come to a new area and you would like to run a nice route there. Where can you find the best trail running trails? You can plan your own route, but it is of course easier to use existing routes.
Trail Running Trails
There are fun trails to be found all over the Netherlands. If you are not familiar with them, it can be difficult to find them or you may just miss the best trails. That is why there are many trail running trails to be found via the internet. Below we list a few.
GPX files
Fortunately, there are modern sports watches. You can upload a route there and then you can walk it. This is done with so-called GPX files. The question is of course how do you find these GPX files? In this blog we will go into that further.
Pay close attention!
Sometimes you download the GPX of an event. Maybe you want to run it yourself when you are on holiday there, for example. Keep in mind that events sometimes go over private property. These are opened for the event, but are normally not accessible. Therefore always pay attention to the signs and possibly walk around the block.
Trail Running Trails download
Below are some websites with nice trails.
- MudSweatTrails. Have among other things the NS Trails, from station to station. Specially made for trailrunners, so a recommendation.
- DistanceMeter.nl. You can not only create your own route here, but also download existing routes. You have to search well for nice routes.
- Alltrails.com. Has almost 3,000 routes in the Netherlands. Downloading GPX is free.
- WikiLoc. Also has over 2,500 routes. GPX download is free.
- Natural Monuments. Only has a few online.
- State Forestry Service. Currently more than 600 routes maintained by State Management.
- AcceptNoLimits. Fanatical ultra-trailers who collect routes themselves. Not only the Netherlands and easy to download via Dropbox. More than 800 routes.
- Walking guide. Routes within an hour from Amsterdam.
- Keep on Trailing (KOT). A few routes from Bear Sports in South Limburg.
Do you have any fun trail running trails yourself? Let us know!
Hiking routes
Would you rather go hiking for several days? Then take a look at Hiking Trails.
