Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Wertheim · Updated on 14 November 2026
Main-Donau-Weg (Tauber-Wörnitz-Linie) Teil 1 walk
Main-Donau-Weg (Tauber-Wörnitz-Linie) Teil 1 is a walk of 96.2 km from Wertheim. Along the way you'll find 330 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 16 public toilets and 4 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.
- 96.2 km
- ± 24:30 h
- ↑ 1,885 m · ↓ 1,619 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Wertheim
0 kmAt the start: 2 public toilets and bike pump.
395 m · 12 benches
Grafschaftsmuseum Wertheim
395 m2 public toilets
231 m · 3 benches
Glasmuseum and 1 more
626 mBurg Wertheim and public toilet
6.3 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
6.9 km16.7 km · 20 benches
Bike pump
23.6 km224 m · 5 benches
Museum Sonnenplatz-Apotheke
23.8 kmMuseum
883 m · 6 benches
Bismarcksäule Tauberbischofsheim
24.7 kmMemorial
15.6 km · 13 benches
Schloss Sachsenflur
40.3 kmCastle
8.5 km · 10 benches
Public toilet
48.8 km269 m · 18 benches
2 public toilets
49 km550 m · 15 benches
Public toilet
49.6 km309 m · 2 benches
Public toilet and 2 water fountains and refill points
49.9 km927 m · 15 benches
Bike pump
50.8 km22.1 km · 35 benches
Schloss Creglingen
73 kmPublic toilet
233 m · 5 benches
Jüdisches Museum Creglingen
73.2 kmMuseum
1.3 km · 3 benches
Fingerhutmuseum
74.5 kmMuseum
164 m
Public toilet
74.7 km9.5 km · bench
Flachsbrechmuseum and 1 more
84.2 kmKeltisches Oppidum Finsterlohr-Burgstall
9.5 km · 17 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
93.7 km1.1 km · 13 benches
RothenburgMuseum and 1 more
94.8 kmDominikanerinnenkloster
205 m · 20 benches
Heinrich Toppler Gedenkstein
95.1 kmPublic toilet
258 m · 35 benches
Public toilet and water point
95.3 km230 m · 24 benches
Medieval Crime Museum
95.5 kmWater point
699 m · 41 benches
Finish
96.2 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 41.8 kmBetween 6.9 km and 48.8 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
15 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 7 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Kalif Storch · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 508 m
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Photo: User: GDelhey · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 654 m
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Photo: Agricolax · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 694 m
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Photo: Andreas Keller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 23.8 km
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Photo: Andreas Keller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 24.7 km
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Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 40.3 km
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Photo: Schorle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 73.1 km
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Photo: GFreihalter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 73.2 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,885 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,619 m
- Highest point
- 456 m
- Lowest point
- 141 m
- 5-10% slope · 24.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.3 km
- 7 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
96.2 km in total- Track: 53.4 km
- Street: 14.9 km
- Road: 10.2 km
- Path: 9.7 km
- Footpath: 4.4 km
- Busy road: 2.7 km
- Stairs: 7 stairs
- Unknown: 475 m
Surfaces
96.2 km in total- Asphalt: 28.6 km
- Gravel: 12.7 km
- Unpaved: 10.5 km
- Natural: 4.2 km
- Paved: 3.5 km
- Unknown: 36.4 km
About the walking route Main-Donau-Weg (Tauber-Wörnitz-Linie) Teil 1
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Main-Donau-Weg (Tauber-Wörnitz-Linie) Teil 1 is a walking route of 96.2 km that starts in Wertheim. It does not end where it starts. You start in Wertheim and finish in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Along the way you pass Grafschaftsmuseum Wertheim (after 508 m), Glasmuseum (after 654 m) and Burg Wertheim (after 694 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,885 m in total and descend 1,619 m. There are 7 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 24:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (53.4 km), street (14.9 km) and road (10.2 km). Of the surface, 28.6 km asphalt and 12.7 km gravel. For 36.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 330 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 16 public toilets and 4 bike pumps. You can fill your bottle after 49.9 km, after 95.3 km and after 95.6 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 41.8 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Odenwaldklub HW 41, Wertheim - Walldürn - BuchenHard · From A to B40.9 km
- Main-Neckar-Rhein-WegHard · From A to B61.4 km
- Odenwaldklub HW 18, Vier-Länder-Weg (Teilstück Michaelstadt - Wertheim)Hard · From A to B53.7 km
- Mainweg Teil 8Hard · From A to B35.1 km
- Panoramaweg TaubertalHard · From A to B134.8 km
- Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal Etappe 2Hard · From A to B16.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
German Christmas MuseumMuseum · 187 m from the route - 2
St James' ChurchAttraction · 179 m from the route - 3
Double Bridge over the Tauber RiverAttraction · 172 m from the route - 4
St. MartinAttraction · 210 m from the route - 5
Schloss WeikersheimAttraction · 396 m from the route - 6
GamburgCastle · 102 m from the route - 7
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 105 m from the route - 8
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 123 m from the route - 9
Unteres SchlossCastle · 135 m from the route - 10
SchäfertanzmuseumMuseum · 142 m from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 151 m from the route - 12
MemorialMemorial · 154 m from the route - 13
ZwingerAttraction · 174 m from the route - 14
Kurmainzisches SchlossAttraction · 206 m from the route - 15
Tauberfränkisches LandschaftsmuseumMuseum · 206 m from the route - 16
DeutschordensmuseumMuseum · 250 m from the route - 17
MemorialMemorial · 254 m from the route - 18
MemorialMemorial · 260 m from the route - 19
SchlosskircheAttraction · 261 m from the route - 20
Alt-Rothenburger HandwerkerhausMuseum · 261 m from the route - 21
MemorialMemorial · 273 m from the route - 22
ResidenzschlossAttraction · 273 m from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 314 m from the route - 24
Tauberländer DorfmuseumMuseum · 327 m from the route - 25
Grafikmuseum im DürerhausMuseum · 354 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Main-Donau-Weg (Tauber-Wörnitz-Linie) Teil 1?
Main-Donau-Weg (Tauber-Wörnitz-Linie) Teil 1 is 96.2 km long. Allow ± 24:30 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 Wertheim to Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Wertheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,885 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 16 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 41.8 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Grafschaftsmuseum Wertheim, Glasmuseum and Burg Wertheim.
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