Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Niederorschel · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Eichsfeld) walk
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Eichsfeld) is a walk of 40.4 km from Niederorschel. Along the way you'll find 35 benches, 1 water point and 2 public toilets.
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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.
- 40.4 km
- ± 10:05 h
- ↑ 668 m · ↓ 746 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 35 benches, 1 water point and 2 public toilets.
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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Photo: Rivermann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: NoRud · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: NoRud · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Rainer Kunze · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 668 m
- Down
- ↓ 746 m
- Highest point
- 501 m
- Lowest point
- 230 m
- 5-10% slope · 7.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.6 km
- 15-20% slope · 203 m
- 3 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
40.4 km in total- Track: 25.5 km
- Street: 4.8 km
- Road: 3.4 km
- Footpath: 2 km
- Path: 1.9 km
- Busy road: 1.8 km
- Cycleway: 725 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
40.4 km in total- Gravel: 13.7 km
- Asphalt: 10.5 km
- Unpaved: 3 km
- Paved: 2.1 km
- Natural: 1.2 km
- Unknown: 9.9 km
About the walking route Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Eichsfeld)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Eichsfeld) is a walking route of 40.4 km that starts in Niederorschel. It does not end where it starts. You start in Leipzig and finish in Köln.
How hard is the route?
You climb 668 m in total and descend 746 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 10:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (25.5 km), street (4.8 km) and road (3.4 km). Of the surface, 13.7 km gravel and 10.5 km asphalt. For 9.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 35 benches, 1 water point and 2 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss BerlepschCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 2
MemorialMemorial · 174 m from the route - 3
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 229 m from the route - 4
Dr. Lorenz KellnerMemorial · 238 m from the route - 5
VölkerschlachtdenkmalMemorial · 248 m from the route - 6
Burg HansteinCastle · 342 m from the route - 7
MemorialMemorial · 355 m from the route - 8
Burgruine BirkensteinArchaeological site · 394 m from the route - 9
Rengelröder WarteAttraction · 675 m from the route - 10
Wüstung KirrodeAttraction · 916 m from the route - 11
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 1.8 km from the route - 12
Schloss RustebergCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 13
TeufelskanzelAttraction · 2.5 km from the route - 14
RustebergArchaeological site · 2.5 km from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 2.6 km from the route - 16
Schloss ArnsteinCastle · 3 km from the route - 17
StockmachermuseumMuseum · 3.4 km from the route - 18
Mahnmahl "Berliner Mauerstück"Memorial · 3.9 km from the route - 19
KarlsbrunnenAttraction · 4.5 km from the route - 20
DiebesturmObservation tower · 6 km from the route - 21
Gülden CreutzMuseum · 6.6 km from the route - 22
MemorialMemorial · 6.7 km from the route - 23
Lengefelder WarteArchaeological site · 7.1 km from the route - 24
RosskopfturmObservation tower · 7.2 km from the route - 25
MadeburgArchaeological site · 7.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Eichsfeld)?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Eichsfeld) is 40.4 km long. Allow ± 10:05 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 Leipzig to Köln.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Niederorschel.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 668 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 Eichsfeldmuseum, Theodor Storm and Theodor Storm Museum.
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