Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Brühl · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Bad Münstereifel walk
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Bad Münstereifel is a walk of 58.9 km from Brühl. Along the way you'll find 232 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets and 3 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.
- 58.9 km
- ± 13:45 h
- ↑ 396 m · ↓ 393 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 232 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops 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.
Museum
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Wikoli at German Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Attraction
Romano-Germanic Museum
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 396 m
- Down
- ↓ 393 m
- Highest point
- 274 m
- Lowest point
- 52 m
- 5-10% slope · 2.1 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 592 m
- 2 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
58.9 km in total- Track: 23 km
- Street: 19.9 km
- Path: 8 km
- Busy road: 4.2 km
- Road: 2 km
- Footpath: 1.5 km
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
58.9 km in total- Asphalt: 31.2 km
- Gravel: 13.9 km
- Paved: 6 km
- Unpaved: 1.4 km
- Natural: 175 m
- Unknown: 6.1 km
About the walking route Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Bad Münstereifel
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Bad Münstereifel is a walking route of 58.9 km that starts in Brühl. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 396 m in total and descend 393 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 13:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (23 km), street (19.9 km) and path (8 km). Of the surface, 31.2 km asphalt and 13.9 km gravel. For 6.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 232 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets and 3 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
5Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Cologne CathedralAttraction · 141 m from the route - 2
Chocolate MuseumMuseum · 577 m from the route - 3
Museum LudwigMuseum · 155 m from the route - 4
Radioteleskop EffelsbergAttraction · 9.6 km from the route - 5
St. Gereon's BasilicaAttraction · 934 m from the route - 6
Museum für Ostasiatische KunstMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 7
Kolumba KunstmuseumMuseum · 293 m from the route - 8
LVR Museum of Industry: Mueller Cloth MillMuseum · 929 m from the route - 9
WolfsburgCastle · 7.8 km from the route - 10
Bayer-KreuzAttraction · 9.4 km from the route - 11
Burg KendenichCastle · 128 m from the route - 12
Burg KessenichCastle · 132 m from the route - 13
Rheindorfer BurgCastle · 168 m from the route - 14
St. Maria ad GradusRuins · 171 m from the route - 15
Reiterdenkmal Friedrich Wilhelm III.Monument · 181 m from the route - 16
Cologne Cathedral TreasuryMuseum · 188 m from the route - 17
Synagoge BrühlMemorial · 194 m from the route - 18
Geographie RundbauFort · 196 m from the route - 19
UbiermonumentAttraction · 207 m from the route - 20
Stadtmuseum EuskirchenMuseum · 209 m from the route - 21
Burg Klein-VernichCastle · 219 m from the route - 22
Museum für Angewandte KunstMuseum · 235 m from the route - 23
Der SchwebendeMemorial · 245 m from the route - 24
GeomuseumMuseum · 256 m from the route - 25
Cologne Museum of the History of MedicineMuseum · 260 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Bad Münstereifel?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Bad Münstereifel is 58.9 km long. Allow ± 13:45 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?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Brühl.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 396 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 8 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Museum für Alltagsgeschichte, Domfontäne and Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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