Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Lautertal · Updated on 14 November 2026
Vulkanring Vogelsberg walk
Vulkanring Vogelsberg is a walk of 120.9 km from Lautertal that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 154 benches, 1 water point, 2 public toilets and 2 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.
- 120.9 km
- ± 30:30 h
- ↑ 2,187 m · ↓ 2,180 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 154 benches, 1 water point, 2 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 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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Attraction
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,187 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,180 m
- Highest point
- 741 m
- Lowest point
- 167 m
- 5-10% slope · 29.2 km
- 4 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
120.9 km in total- Track: 100.2 km
- Path: 10.1 km
- Street: 5.7 km
- Road: 3.5 km
- Busy road: 525 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
- Cycleway: 175 m
- Footpath: 104 m
Surfaces
120.9 km in total- Gravel: 45.8 km
- Asphalt: 19.7 km
- Natural: 12.8 km
- Unpaved: 10.9 km
- Paved: 1.7 km
- Unknown: 29.7 km
About the walking route Vulkanring Vogelsberg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Vulkanring Vogelsberg is a circular walk of 120.9 km from Lautertal: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,187 m in total and descend 2,180 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 30:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (100.2 km), path (10.1 km) and street (5.7 km). Of the surface, 45.8 km gravel and 19.7 km asphalt. For 29.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 154 benches, 1 water point, 2 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
TeufelsmühleAttraction · 991 m from the route - 2
EulenturmObservation tower · 1 km from the route - 3
Schloss GedernCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 4
MUNA-Museum GrebenhainMuseum · 1.5 km from the route - 5
Riesenmammutbaum bei SchottenAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 6
Bismarckturm SchottenViewpoint · 2.6 km from the route - 7
Museum im SpitalMuseum · 3.6 km from the route - 8
Eppsteiner SchlossCastle · 4 km from the route - 9
AlteburgCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 10
Schloss EisenbachCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 11
Ev. KircheAttraction · 4.6 km from the route - 12
Schloss NiddaCastle · 5.9 km from the route - 13
ehem. Burg NaxburgArchaeological site · 6.1 km from the route - 14
Feuerwehrmuseum NiddaMuseum · 6.1 km from the route - 15
JohanniterturmRuins · 6.2 km from the route - 16
Schloss SickendorfCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 17
Burg LißbergCastle · 6.5 km from the route - 18
SchafskircheRuins · 6.6 km from the route - 19
HainigturmObservation tower · 7.2 km from the route - 20
Schloss HungenAttraction · 7.6 km from the route - 21
Burg LauterbachCastle · 7.7 km from the route - 22
Schloss FreiensteinauCastle · 7.9 km from the route - 23
Schloss OrtenbergCastle · 9 km from the route - 24
Wilhelm-Dillemuth-SchanzeAttraction · 192 m from the route - 25Fastnacht & StattmuseumMuseum · 1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Vulkanring Vogelsberg?
Vulkanring Vogelsberg is 120.9 km long. Allow ± 30:30 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Lautertal.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,187 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 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 Schloss Laubach, Burg Ulrichstein and Alteburg.
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