Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Staffelstein · Updated on 14 November 2026
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) walk
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) is a walk of 235.9 km from Bad Staffelstein. Along the way you'll find 500 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 26 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 235.9 km
- ± 19:05 h per stage
- ↑ 2,885 m · ↓ 2,923 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 500 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 26 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
19 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 11 more along the route are on the map.
Archaeological site
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Photo: Immanuel Giel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Stages (3)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,885 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,923 m
- Highest point
- 629 m
- Lowest point
- 276 m
- 5-10% slope · 26.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 4.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.4 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 473 m
- 15 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
235.9 km in total- Track: 126.4 km
- Path: 51.6 km
- Street: 28.1 km
- Road: 17.5 km
- Cycleway: 5.2 km
- Busy road: 4 km
- Footpath: 1.3 km
- Stairs: 15 stairs
Surfaces
235.9 km in total- Gravel: 62.6 km
- Asphalt: 55.2 km
- Unpaved: 55.1 km
- Natural: 9.8 km
- Paved: 5 km
- Unknown: 47.2 km
About the walking route Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) is a walking route of 235.9 km that starts in Bad Staffelstein. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bad Staffelstein and finish in Regensburg.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,885 m in total and descend 2,923 m. There are 15 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 19:05 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (126.4 km), path (51.6 km) and street (28.1 km). Of the surface, 62.6 km gravel and 55.2 km asphalt. For 47.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 500 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 26 public toilets and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Main-Donau-Weg
Walks nearby
6- 7-Flüsse-WanderwegHard · Circular walk207.2 km
- 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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Steinerne BrückeAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 2
Saint Peter's CathedralAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 3
Kloster BanzAttraction · 3.4 km from the route - 4
Basilika VierzehnheiligenAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 5
Basilica Sankt EmmeramAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 6
GoliathhausAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 7
Burg ParsbergCastle · 544 m from the route - 8
Scots MonasteryAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 9
Schloss St. EmmeramAttraction · 3.9 km from the route - 10
Goldenes KreuzAttraction · 3.9 km from the route - 11
Old Town HallAttraction · 4 km from the route - 12
Porta praetoriaAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 13
document NiedermünsterAttraction · 4.4 km from the route - 14
Burg HohensteinAttraction · 80 m from the route - 15
Schloss EichhofenCastle · 99 m from the route - 16
Burg PottensteinAttraction · 103 m from the route - 17
Burgruine LaaberRuins · 111 m from the route - 18
Burgruine WolfsteinAttraction · 124 m from the route - 19
CastleCastle · 136 m from the route - 20
WassertorAttraction · 137 m from the route - 21
Deutsch-Franz.-KriegMemorial · 144 m from the route - 22
StaffelbergArchaeological site · 146 m from the route - 23
Burgruine HelfenbergCastle · 148 m from the route - 24
ScharfrichtermuseumMuseum · 151 m from the route - 25
Fränkische-Schweiz-MuseumMuseum · 155 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie)?
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) is 235.9 km long, in 3 parts of 78.6 km on average. Allow ± 19:05 h per part 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 Bad Staffelstein to Regensburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bad Staffelstein.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 962 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 26 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 12 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burgstall Vestenberg, Greifenstein and Nepomuk-Brunnen.
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