Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Schönecken · Updated on 14 November 2026
Schneifelpfad walk
Schneifelpfad is a walk of 64.7 km from Schönecken. Along the way you'll find 84 benches.
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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.
- 64.7 km
- ± 16:05 h
- ↑ 1,005 m · ↓ 1,081 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 84 benches.
Follow these steps in the appNo public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Memorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,005 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,081 m
- Highest point
- 705 m
- Lowest point
- 339 m
- 5-10% slope · 13.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 325 m
- 5 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
64.7 km in total- Track: 47.4 km
- Path: 9.6 km
- Street: 3.8 km
- Road: 1.8 km
- Busy road: 1.2 km
- Footpath: 450 m
- Stairs: 5 stairs
Surfaces
64.7 km in total- Gravel: 37.1 km
- Asphalt: 9.5 km
- Unpaved: 9 km
- Natural: 6.3 km
- Paved: 575 m
- Unknown: 2.1 km
About the walking route Schneifelpfad
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Schneifelpfad is a walking route of 64.7 km that starts in Schönecken. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,005 m in total and descend 1,081 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 16:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (47.4 km), path (9.6 km) and street (3.8 km). Of the surface, 37.1 km gravel and 9.5 km asphalt. For 2.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 84 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Burgruine KronenburgCastle · 397 m from the route - 2
BertradaburgCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 3
Aussichtsturm DietzenleyObservation tower · 4.6 km from the route - 4
DietzenleyViewpoint · 4.6 km from the route - 5
ErlöserkircheAttraction · 5.5 km from the route - 6
Burg GerolsteinCastle · 5.7 km from the route - 7
PapenkauleAttraction · 6.6 km from the route - 8
Eisenbahnmuseum JünkerathMuseum · 6.7 km from the route - 9
Wallender BornAttraction · 6.9 km from the route - 10
KasselburgCastle · 8.1 km from the route - 11
MühlsteinhöhleAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 12
Ruine NeroburgCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 13
Rother KopfAttraction · 7.6 km from the route - 14Burg SchöneckenCastle · 572 m from the route
- 15Observation towerObservation tower · 2.9 km from the route
- 16ArsTECNICAAttraction · 4.8 km from the route
- 17ArsKRIPPANAMuseum · 4.8 km from the route
- 18ArsFIGURAMuseum · 4.8 km from the route
- 19Siddinger DreesRuins · 5.4 km from the route
- 20BuchenlochAttraction · 6.5 km from the route
- 21SteinbüchelViewpoint · 6.8 km from the route
- 22Kelto-römische Kultstätte "Juddekirchhof"Attraction · 6.8 km from the route
- 23GreifvögelAttraction · 8.1 km from the route
- 24GreifvögelAttraction · 8.1 km from the route
- 25Eastern wolfsAttraction · 8.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Schneifelpfad?
Schneifelpfad is 64.7 km long. Allow ± 16:05 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Schönecken.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,005 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Gedenkkreuz zur Explosionskatastrophe von 1949.
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