Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Schlitz · Updated on 14 November 2026
Baronenweg walk
Baronenweg is a walk of 42.7 km from Schlitz. Along the way you'll find 140 benches, 1 water point, 5 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 42.7 km
- ± 11:15 h
- ↑ 1,061 m · ↓ 578 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 140 benches, 1 water point, 5 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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1 sight along the way
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Photo: J. Braukmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,061 m
- Down
- ↓ 578 m
- Highest point
- 723 m
- Lowest point
- 227 m
- 5-10% slope · 10.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.6 km
- 15-20% slope · 215 m
- 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
42.7 km in total- Track: 30.6 km
- Street: 6.1 km
- Path: 3.4 km
- Footpath: 1.1 km
- Road: 900 m
- Busy road: 300 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
42.7 km in total- Gravel: 15.9 km
- Asphalt: 10.8 km
- Unpaved: 3.9 km
- Natural: 975 m
- Paved: 525 m
- Unknown: 10.5 km
About the walking route Baronenweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Baronenweg is a walking route of 42.7 km that starts in Schlitz. It does not end where it starts. You start in Schlitz and finish in Hoherodskopf.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,061 m in total and descend 578 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 11:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (30.6 km), street (6.1 km) and path (3.4 km). Of the surface, 15.9 km gravel and 10.8 km asphalt. For 10.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 140 benches, 1 water point, 5 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Burg LauterbachCastle · 149 m from the route - 2
Schloss EisenbachCastle · 162 m from the route - 3
HinterturmViewpoint · 280 m from the route - 4
SchachtenburgCastle · 292 m from the route - 5
OttoburgCastle · 375 m from the route - 6
Schloß Hallenburg - Landesmusikakademie HessenCastle · 420 m from the route - 7
VorderburgCastle · 421 m from the route - 8
EulenturmObservation tower · 1.6 km from the route - 9
Bismarckturm SchottenViewpoint · 1.9 km from the route - 10
Burgruine WartenbergAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 11
Schloss SickendorfCastle · 3 km from the route - 12
Ev. Kirche FraurombachAttraction · 3.6 km from the route - 13
TeufelsmühleAttraction · 4.7 km from the route - 14
Burg UlrichsteinCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 15
MUNA-Museum GrebenhainMuseum · 8.5 km from the route - 16
AlteburgCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 17
Eppsteiner SchlossCastle · 9 km from the route - 18
Ev. KircheAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 19
Wallfahrtskirche KleinheiligkreuzAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 20
ehemaliger Standort Burg NiederschlitzArchaeological site · 1.1 km from the route - 21Fastnacht & StattmuseumMuseum · 1.6 km from the route
- 22Burg SeeburgCastle · 1.9 km from the route
- 23QuebstViewpoint · 2.1 km from the route
- 24Burg BlankenwaldArchaeological site · 7 km from the route
- 25AlteburgAttraction · 7.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Baronenweg?
Baronenweg is 42.7 km long. Allow ± 11:15 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 Schlitz to Hoherodskopf.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Schlitz.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,061 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 5 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Hainigturm.
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