Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Staffelstein · Updated on 14 November 2026
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 1 walk
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 1 is a walk of 94.1 km from Bad Staffelstein. Along the way you'll find 260 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 12 public toilets.
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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.
- 94.1 km
- ± 23:20 h
- ↑ 1,438 m · ↓ 1,251 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 260 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 12 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
14 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 6 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Franck-N · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Attraction
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Photo: Immanuel Giel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,438 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,251 m
- Highest point
- 580 m
- Lowest point
- 276 m
- 5-10% slope · 10.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 946 m
- 15-20% slope · 2.4 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 473 m
- 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
94.1 km in total- Track: 50.5 km
- Path: 27.6 km
- Street: 6.4 km
- Road: 5 km
- Busy road: 3.3 km
- Stairs: 13 stairs
- Cycleway: 175 m
- Footpath: 100 m
Surfaces
94.1 km in total- Unpaved: 27.4 km
- Gravel: 18.2 km
- Asphalt: 16.2 km
- Natural: 5.2 km
- Paved: 2.4 km
- Unknown: 24.4 km
About the walking route Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 1
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 1 is a walking route of 94.1 km that starts in Bad Staffelstein. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,438 m in total and descend 1,251 m. There are 13 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 23:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (50.5 km), path (27.6 km) and street (6.4 km). Of the surface, 27.4 km unpaved and 18.2 km gravel. For 24.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 260 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 12 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie)
Walks nearby
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- Mainweg Teil 3Hard · From A to B61.2 km
- Gottesgartenrundweg SüdHard · Circular walk69.1 km
- Fränkischer Jakobsweg Lichtenfels-BambergHard · From A to B47.5 km
- Frankenweg Teil 3Hard · From A to B64.4 km
- Fränkischer Marienweg – Ave-Maria-RouteHard · Circular walk582 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Kloster BanzAttraction · 3.4 km from the route - 2
Basilika VierzehnheiligenAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 3
Burg PottensteinAttraction · 103 m from the route - 4
CastleCastle · 136 m from the route - 5
Deutsch-Franz.-KriegMemorial · 144 m from the route - 6
StaffelbergArchaeological site · 146 m from the route - 7
ScharfrichtermuseumMuseum · 151 m from the route - 8
Fränkische-Schweiz-MuseumMuseum · 155 m from the route - 9
CastleCastle · 236 m from the route - 10
SängerhäuschenViewpoint · 389 m from the route - 11
Burg KohlsteinCastle · 436 m from the route - 12
Burgstall RothensteinArchaeological site · 706 m from the route - 13
Himmelsleiter PottensteinObservation tower · 757 m from the route - 14
Burgstall SpiesCastle · 876 m from the route - 15
Viktor v. ScheffelMemorial · 1 km from the route - 16
Burg GößweinsteinAttraction · 1 km from the route - 17
Basilika zur Heiligsten DreifaltigkeitAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 18
Schloss OberaufseßCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 19
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 20
Burgruine RiegelsteinCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 21
MemorialMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 22
Aussichtsturm Hohes KreuzObservation tower · 1.4 km from the route - 23
Burgruine StierbergCastle · 2 km from the route - 24
Burg RabeneckCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 25
Burgstall StrahlenfelsCastle · 2.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 1?
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 1 is 94.1 km long. Allow ± 23:20 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 Bad Staffelstein.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,438 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 12 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 Burg Betzenstein, Schloß Burgellern and Giechburg.
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