A national network of walking paths enables you to put together your own walking tour quite easily. The routes take you through villages and old towns via mainly unpaved roads.

Varied routes

LAWs take you through the most beautiful parts of Holland. You will see woods and heaths, polders and country estates. You will walk through villages and old towns. You will discover old pumping stations, small chapels, ports and many other interesting places of interest. Most of the routes are via unpaved roads.

Network

Holland has some 35 LAWs. The total length is well over 6,000 kilometers. This network of walking paths is joined at logical places; places you can reach easily and where accommodation is available.

Your own route

The network enables you to put together your own route. You can, for instance, make a day trip from Dieren to Velp along the Maarten van Rossum Path. If you have more time you can opt for a weeklong walk along the Vissers Path from Hook of Holland to Haarlem. The LAWs can easily be joined together. If you wish to walk from Rotterdam to Maastricht, for instance, you can choose from various LAWs. You can select the routes and the landscape you like best. 

More information about long-distance walking paths (LAW)

Stichting Wandelplatform-LAW 
Postbus 846
3800 AV Amersfoort 
Tel.: (+31) (0)33 46 53 660
Fax: (+31) (0)33 46 54 377