Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Dortmund · Updated on 14 November 2026
Rund um Dortmund D walk
Rund um Dortmund D is a walk of 102.2 km from Dortmund that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 244 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 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.
- 102.2 km
- ± 24:45 h
- ↑ 1,248 m · ↓ 1,268 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 244 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Torben Henke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Arnold Paul · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Riessdo · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Attraction
Memorial
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Photo: Raenmaen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,248 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,268 m
- Highest point
- 249 m
- Lowest point
- 54 m
- 5-10% slope · 7.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.1 km
- 15-20% slope · 1 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 513 m
- 9 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
102.2 km in total- Street: 28.8 km
- Track: 27.6 km
- Path: 20.4 km
- Road: 15.8 km
- Footpath: 6.3 km
- Busy road: 1.8 km
- Cycleway: 725 m
- Stairs: 9 stairs
Surfaces
102.2 km in total- Asphalt: 47.8 km
- Gravel: 18.3 km
- Unpaved: 15.3 km
- Paved: 4.8 km
- Natural: 100 m
- Unknown: 15.6 km
About the walking route Rund um Dortmund D
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Rund um Dortmund D is a circular walk of 102.2 km from Dortmund: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,248 m in total and descend 1,268 m. There are 9 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 24:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is street (28.8 km), track (27.6 km) and path (20.4 km). Of the surface, 47.8 km asphalt and 18.3 km gravel. For 15.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 244 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Doppelbalken Witten-UnnaHard · From A to B32 km
- X20 Volme-Höhen-WegHard · From A to B99.4 km
- X4 HöhlenwegHard · From A to B76.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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SIGNAL IDUNA PARKAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 2
House WittenCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 3
Berger-DenkmalMemorial · 5.1 km from the route - 4
Castle SteinhausenCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 5
Deutsches FußballmuseumMuseum · 5.7 km from the route - 6
Sankt Reinoldi-KircheAttraction · 5.9 km from the route - 7
Hardenstein CastleRuins · 7.1 km from the route - 8
House HerbedeCastle · 7.4 km from the route - 9
Haus LetmatheMuseum · 8.9 km from the route - 10
EmscherquellhofAttraction · 102 m from the route - 11
Haus BodelschwinghCastle · 462 m from the route - 12
LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche ZollernMuseum · 582 m from the route - 13
Hof DudenrothMemorial · 677 m from the route - 14
Kolonie LandwehrAttraction · 682 m from the route - 15
Lanstroper EiAttraction · 802 m from the route - 16
NapoleonsbucheAttraction · 921 m from the route - 17
Haus MengedeRuins · 1.2 km from the route - 18
Alte Kolonie EvingAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 19
Bergarbeiter-WohnmuseumMuseum · 1.8 km from the route - 20
PannekaukenfrauMemorial · 2 km from the route - 21
RuhrtalmuseumMuseum · 2.1 km from the route - 22
TaubenvattaMemorial · 2.2 km from the route - 23
Haus RuhrCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 24
MargaretenkircheAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 25
ZwangsarbeiterdenkmalMemorial · 2.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Rund um Dortmund D?
Rund um Dortmund D is 102.2 km long. Allow ± 24:45 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Dortmund.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,248 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Heimatmuseum Lütgendortmund, Burg Husen and Burgruine Hohensyburg.
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