Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Mellrichstadt · Updated on 14 November 2026
Fränkischer Marienweg Route 4 walk
Fränkischer Marienweg Route 4 is a walk of 249.6 km from Mellrichstadt. Along the way you'll find 472 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 34 public toilets and 2 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.
- 249.6 km
- ± 61:15 h
- ↑ 3,448 m · ↓ 3,493 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 472 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 34 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
19 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 11 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Dietrich Krieger · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Museum
Memorial
Attraction
Museum
Castle
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Photo: Mussklprozz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: MarcelBuehner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,448 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,493 m
- Highest point
- 905 m
- Lowest point
- 179 m
- 5-10% slope · 33.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.5 km
- 8 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
249.6 km in total- Track: 149.4 km
- Street: 36.8 km
- Road: 27.5 km
- Path: 24.9 km
- Footpath: 5.7 km
- Busy road: 3.1 km
- Cycleway: 925 m
- Stairs: 8 stairs
- Unknown: 25 m
Surfaces
249.6 km in total- Asphalt: 94.4 km
- Gravel: 66 km
- Unpaved: 14.6 km
- Paved: 7.8 km
- Natural: 4.6 km
- Unknown: 61.5 km
About the walking route Fränkischer Marienweg Route 4
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Fränkischer Marienweg Route 4 is a walking route of 249.6 km that starts in Mellrichstadt. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bad Königshofen and finish in Würzburg.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,448 m in total and descend 3,493 m. There are 8 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 61:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (149.4 km), street (36.8 km) and road (27.5 km). Of the surface, 94.4 km asphalt and 66 km gravel. For 61.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 472 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 34 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Fränkischer Marienweg
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Würzburg ResidenceAttraction · 356 m from the route - 2
Marienberg FortressAttraction · 842 m from the route - 3
FrankoniabrunnenAttraction · 293 m from the route - 4
Old Main BridgeAttraction · 242 m from the route - 5
Martin-von-Wagner-MuseumMuseum · 383 m from the route - 6
Aussichtsturm FrankenwarteObservation tower · 2.1 km from the route - 7
Siebold-MuseumMuseum · 2.5 km from the route - 8
ZehntscheuneAttraction · 144 m from the route - 9
MemorialMemorial · 147 m from the route - 10
JörgentorAttraction · 171 m from the route - 11
KreuzigungsgruppeAttraction · 182 m from the route - 12
Altes RathausAttraction · 257 m from the route - 13
FlurbereinigungssteinMemorial · 266 m from the route - 14
Tod durch BombenMemorial · 298 m from the route - 15
Balthasar-Neumann-Schloss WerneckCastle · 301 m from the route - 16
Alter KranenAttraction · 303 m from the route - 17
Altes PfarrhausCastle · 321 m from the route - 18
Alte Synagoge ArnsteinMuseum · 330 m from the route - 19
Julius Echter-DenkmalMemorial · 350 m from the route - 20
Gartenpavillon des ehemaligen AugustinerklostersAttraction · 398 m from the route - 21
KreisgalerieMuseum · 413 m from the route - 22
OrangerieAttraction · 417 m from the route - 23
Siebold-DenkmalMemorial · 600 m from the route - 24
MemorialMemorial · 609 m from the route - 25
Röntgen-Gedächtnisstätte WürzburgMuseum · 638 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Fränkischer Marienweg Route 4?
Fränkischer Marienweg Route 4 is 249.6 km long. Allow ± 61:15 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Bad Königshofen to Würzburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Mellrichstadt.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,448 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 34 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 16 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Talkirche, Museum Herrenmühle and Bismarck-Denkmal.
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