Walking route · Würzburg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Fränkischer Marienweg Route 3 walk
Fränkischer Marienweg Route 3 is a walk of 214.3 km from Würzburg. Along the way you'll find 400 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 33 public toilets and 6 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.
- 214.3 km
- ± 51:00 h
- ↑ 2,049 m · ↓ 2,105 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 400 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 33 public toilets and 6 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
13 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 5 more along the route are on the map.

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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial

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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins

Attraction

Observation tower

Memorial

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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial

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Photo: VideoPfarreiHassfurt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction

Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,049 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,105 m
- Highest point
- 500 m
- Lowest point
- 170 m
- 5-10% slope · 19.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.1 km
- 13 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
214.3 km in total- Track: 106 km
- Street: 37.9 km
- Road: 26.7 km
- Path: 20.6 km
- Cycleway: 12.4 km
- Footpath: 6.8 km
- Busy road: 2.4 km
- Stairs: 13 stairs
Surfaces
214.3 km in total- Asphalt: 108.4 km
- Gravel: 28.8 km
- Paved: 16.8 km
- Unpaved: 6.4 km
- Natural: 5.2 km
- Unknown: 48.3 km
About the walking route Fränkischer Marienweg Route 3
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Fränkischer Marienweg Route 3 is a walking route of 214.3 km that starts in Würzburg. It does not end where it starts. You start in Würzburg and finish in Bad Königshofen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,049 m in total and descend 2,105 m. There are 13 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 51:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (106 km), street (37.9 km) and road (26.7 km). Of the surface, 108.4 km asphalt and 28.8 km gravel. For 48.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 400 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 33 public toilets and 6 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Fränkischer Marienweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße WUE - WTHHard · From A to B46.5 km
- Fränkischer Marienweg Route 2Hard · From A to B201.3 km
- Mainweg Teil 6Hard · From A to B40.2 km
- Via Romea - Deutschland - BayernHard · From A to B519.3 km
- Jakobsweg Würzburg-Rothenburg o.d. TauberHard · From A to B80.8 km
- HW 4 (Würzburg - Ellwangen)Hard · From A to B164.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Würzburg ResidenceAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 2
Marienberg FortressAttraction · 881 m from the route - 3
FalkenhausAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 4
FrankoniabrunnenAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 5
Aussichtsturm FrankenwarteObservation tower · 1.1 km from the route - 6
Old Main BridgeAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 7
Martin-von-Wagner-MuseumMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 8
Siebold-MuseumMuseum · 2.4 km from the route - 9
Burg KönigsbergAttraction · 108 m from the route - 10
Burgruine SchmachtenbergCastle · 120 m from the route - 11
Kloster TückelhausenAttraction · 134 m from the route - 12
CastleCastle · 178 m from the route - 13
Deutsches FastnachtsmuseumMuseum · 186 m from the route - 14
Deutsches FastnachtmuseumMuseum · 222 m from the route - 15
KäppeleAttraction · 249 m from the route - 16
Schloss ZeilitzheimCastle · 258 m from the route - 17
MariensäuleMemorial · 280 m from the route - 18
KonstitutionssäuleMonument · 294 m from the route - 19
FalterturmAttraction · 320 m from the route - 20
Mineralogisches MuseumMuseum · 382 m from the route - 21
Ehemaliges SchlossCastle · 469 m from the route - 22
Sulzfelder SchlossCastle · 617 m from the route - 23
Ruine WildbergRuins · 620 m from the route - 24
HallburgCastle · 790 m from the route - 25
FürstenbaumuseumMuseum · 826 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Fränkischer Marienweg Route 3?
Fränkischer Marienweg Route 3 is 214.3 km long. Allow ± 51:00 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 Würzburg to Bad Königshofen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Würzburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,049 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 33 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
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 Denkmal für Carl Alexander Heideloff, Burgruine Zabelstein and Altstadt.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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