Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Nassau · Updated on 14 November 2026
Oranierroute cycle route
Oranierroute is a cycle route of 392.5 km from Nassau. Along the way you'll find 745 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 52 public toilets and 8 bike pumps.
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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.
- 392.5 km
- ± 26:10 h
- ↑ 3,095 m · ↓ 2,951 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 745 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 52 public toilets and 8 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
17 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 9 more along the route are on the map.
Museum
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Museum
Museum
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Photo: Cirdan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
Observation tower
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Photo: Frank Winkelmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,095 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,951 m
- Highest point
- 602 m
- Lowest point
- 91 m
- 5-10% slope · 15.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 2 km
- 3 stairs
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
392.5 km in total- Track: 157.9 km
- Street: 84.7 km
- Path: 59.4 km
- Road: 42.4 km
- Busy road: 31.9 km
- Cycle path: 10.2 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 4.3 km
- Steps (carry your bike): 3 stairs
- Unknown: 250 m
Surfaces
392.5 km in total- Asphalt: 283 km
- Gravel: 67 km
- Paved: 16.6 km
- Unpaved: 75 m
- Unknown: 24.6 km
About the cycle route Oranierroute
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Oranierroute is a cycle route of 392.5 km that starts in Nassau. It does not end where it starts. You start in Nassau and finish in Bad Arolsen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,095 m in total and descend 2,951 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 26:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is track (157.9 km), street (84.7 km) and path (59.4 km). Of the surface, 283 km asphalt and 67 km gravel. For 24.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 745 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 52 public toilets and 8 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Cycle routes nearby
6- LahnradwegHard · From A to B248.1 km
- Radweg Deutsche Einheit - Etappe 2Hard · From A to B67.2 km
- Deutscher Limes-Radweg 1. Abschnitt Bad Hönningen - HolzhausenHard · From A to B110 km
- Westerwald-Lahn-RadwegHard · From A to B61.3 km
- WW1 Teil2Hard · From A to B58.8 km
- Westerwälder Radwanderweg 1Hard · From A to B88.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloß BraunfelsCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 2
Schloß SchaumburgCastle · 896 m from the route - 3
Gedenkstätte HadamarMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 4
Herborn CastleCastle · 272 m from the route - 5
Schloß WaldeckCastle · 333 m from the route - 6
SiegerlandmuseumMuseum · 339 m from the route - 7
Wasserburg HainchenCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 8
Museum im Kloster FrankenbergMuseum · 72 m from the route - 9
Lahn-Marmor-MuseumMuseum · 110 m from the route - 10
Willhelm I. Prinz von OranienMemorial · 118 m from the route - 11
Burg LaurenburgCastle · 120 m from the route - 12
Bergbau- und StadtmuseumMuseum · 139 m from the route - 13
Schloss WeilburgCastle · 139 m from the route - 14
Schloss DehrnCastle · 144 m from the route - 15
Museum für GegenwartskunstMuseum · 152 m from the route - 16
Aseler BrückeAttraction · 189 m from the route - 17
Schloss JunkernheesCastle · 193 m from the route - 18
SchlosskircheAttraction · 195 m from the route - 19
Stadtverwaltung BattenbergCastle · 201 m from the route - 20
GillerbergturmObservation tower · 208 m from the route - 21
WilhelmslindeAttraction · 209 m from the route - 22
Burg MengeringhausenCastle · 209 m from the route - 23
Burg SchadeckCastle · 223 m from the route - 24
Villa GrünMuseum · 238 m from the route - 25
Schloss LimburgCastle · 243 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Oranierroute?
Oranierroute is 392.5 km long. Allow ± 26:10 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route runs from Nassau to Bad Arolsen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Nassau.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,095 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 52 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 14 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Runkel, Schloss Oranienstein and Aktives Museum Südwestfalen.
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