Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Amt Creuzburg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Herkules-Wartburg-Radweg Alternative cycle route
Herkules-Wartburg-Radweg Alternative is a cycle route of 104.7 km from Amt Creuzburg. Along the way you'll find 268 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 104.7 km
- ± 7:00 h
- ↑ 384 m · ↓ 237 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Amt Creuzburg
0 km14.4 km · 24 benches
Gefallenendenkmal I. und II. WK
14.4 kmMemorial
2.3 km · 4 benches
2 public toilets and 3 water fountains and refill points
16.7 km6.9 km · 15 benches
Rathaus and 1 more
23.7 kmHeimatmuseum Treffurt and public toilet
10.5 km · 43 benches
Public toilet
34.2 km1.1 km · 4 benches
Schloss Wanfried
35.3 kmCastle
1 km · 3 benches
Pestlinde
36.4 kmMemorial
9.1 km · 43 benches
Public toilet
45.4 km6.2 km · 21 benches
Schloss Jestädt
51.6 kmCastle
9.8 km · 28 benches
Honesty box
61.4 km4.4 km · 14 benches
Public toilet
65.9 km810 m · 9 benches
Brunnen vor dem Tore
66.7 kmAttraction
3.2 km · 19 benches
Public toilet
69.9 km588 m · bench
Public toilet
70.5 km4.5 km · 7 benches
Public toilet
74.9 km12.5 km · 21 benches
Public toilet
87.5 km17.2 km · 10 benches
Finish
104.7 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 20.4 kmBetween 45.4 km and 65.9 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: EACC80 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 14.4 km
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Photo: Jürgen Katzer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 23.7 km
Museum · after 23.8 km
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Photo: Presse03 (talk) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 35.3 km
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Photo: Heinz K. S. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 36.4 km
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Photo: [email protected] · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 51.6 km
Attraction · after 66.7 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 384 m
- Down
- ↓ 237 m
- Highest point
- 384 m
- Lowest point
- 137 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
104.7 km in total- Track: 47.5 km
- Street: 20.9 km
- Path: 19.4 km
- Road: 8.6 km
- Cycle path: 4.2 km
- Busy road: 2.9 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 1 km
Surfaces
104.7 km in total- Asphalt: 87.3 km
- Paved: 9.2 km
- Gravel: 6.7 km
- Unpaved: 375 m
- Unknown: 875 m
About the cycle route Herkules-Wartburg-Radweg Alternative
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Herkules-Wartburg-Radweg Alternative is a cycle route of 104.7 km that starts in Amt Creuzburg. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Gefallenendenkmal I. und II. WK (after 14.4 km), Rathaus (after 23.7 km) and Heimatmuseum Treffurt (after 23.8 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 384 m in total and descend 237 m. Allow ± 7:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is track (47.5 km), street (20.9 km) and path (19.4 km). Of the surface, 87.3 km asphalt and 9.2 km paved. For 875 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 268 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 1 honesty box. You can fill your bottle after 16.8 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 20.4 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Herkules-Wartburg-Radweg
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Schloss BerlepschCastle · 6.8 km from the route - 2
TodtsteinViewpoint · 3.2 km from the route - 3
StockmachermuseumMuseum · 89 m from the route - 4
MemorialMemorial · 126 m from the route - 5
Keudellsches SchlossCastle · 137 m from the route - 6
Werrabrücke CreuzburgAttraction · 145 m from the route - 7
AttractionAttraction · 163 m from the route - 8
Mahnmal (1939-45)Memorial · 204 m from the route - 9
Burg CreuzburgCastle · 213 m from the route - 10
Wasserburg AueCastle · 246 m from the route - 11
Rotes SchlossCastle · 279 m from the route - 12
GottesackerkircheMuseum · 292 m from the route - 13
Schloss GrebendorfCastle · 307 m from the route - 14
Graue SchlossCastle · 318 m from the route - 15
Bismarckturm EschwegeObservation tower · 356 m from the route - 16
Schloss RothesteinCastle · 360 m from the route - 17
"Heinrichs-Türmchen"Observation tower · 383 m from the route - 18
Burg NormannsteinCastle · 390 m from the route - 19
Burg FürstensteinCastle · 409 m from the route - 20
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 431 m from the route - 21
Kriegerdenkmal 1870/71Memorial · 480 m from the route - 22
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 608 m from the route - 23
SülzenbergViewpoint · 810 m from the route - 24
DiebesturmObservation tower · 973 m from the route - 25
TeufelskanzelAttraction · 989 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Herkules-Wartburg-Radweg Alternative?
Herkules-Wartburg-Radweg Alternative is 104.7 km long. Allow ± 7:00 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Amt Creuzburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 384 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 10 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 20.4 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Gefallenendenkmal I. und II. WK, Rathaus and Heimatmuseum Treffurt.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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