Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Meßkirch · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg Linzgau walk
Jakobsweg Linzgau is a walk of 67.5 km from Meßkirch. Along the way you'll find 246 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 10 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.
- 67.5 km
- ± 16:40 h
- ↑ 999 m · ↓ 960 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 246 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 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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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 999 m
- Down
- ↓ 960 m
- Highest point
- 729 m
- Lowest point
- 394 m
- 5-10% slope · 8.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 339 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 679 m
- 6 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
67.5 km in total- Track: 25.1 km
- Street: 16.3 km
- Road: 14.1 km
- Path: 4.3 km
- Footpath: 3.5 km
- Busy road: 750 m
- Stairs: 6 stairs
- Cycleway: 75 m
- Unknown: 2.9 km
Surfaces
67.5 km in total- Asphalt: 33.3 km
- Gravel: 9.7 km
- Unpaved: 3.4 km
- Paved: 1.6 km
- Unknown: 19.2 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Linzgau
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Linzgau is a walking route of 67.5 km that starts in Meßkirch. It does not end where it starts. You start in Meßkirch and finish in Konstanz.
How hard is the route?
You climb 999 m in total and descend 960 m. There are 6 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 16:40 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (25.1 km), street (16.3 km) and road (14.1 km). Of the surface, 33.3 km asphalt and 9.7 km gravel. For 19.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 246 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 3 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Via Beuronensis
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Burg MeersburgAttraction · 5.6 km from the route - 2
Hus-HausMuseum · 603 m from the route - 3
Petershausen AbbeyMuseum · 153 m from the route - 4
HussensteinMemorial · 863 m from the route - 5
Zeughaus ÜberlingenMonument · 91 m from the route - 6
Triumphbogen / LaubebrunnenAttraction · 188 m from the route - 7
Bismarckturm KonstanzMonument · 276 m from the route - 8
Aussichtsturm HohenbodmanObservation tower · 313 m from the route - 9
Städtisches MuseumMuseum · 316 m from the route - 10
Schloss MesskirchCastle · 337 m from the route - 11
KonzilAttraction · 359 m from the route - 12
RosgartenmuseumMuseum · 413 m from the route - 13
BSB KonstanzAttraction · 431 m from the route - 14
Standort ehemaliges KZ ÜberlingenMemorial · 580 m from the route - 15
Bodensee-NaturmuseumMuseum · 815 m from the route - 16
Burgstall LeoneggRuins · 1.2 km from the route - 17
Goldbacher Stollen des ehemaligen KZ ÜberlingenMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 18
Akademie Schloss RauensteinCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 19
SeeburgturmObservation tower · 1.4 km from the route - 20
SeeburgturmObservation tower · 1.4 km from the route - 21
Wasserschloss BurgbergCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 22
Arboretum (Baumsammlung)Attraction · 1.6 km from the route - 23
FürstenbergViewpoint · 1.6 km from the route - 24
Schloss SeeburgCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 25
Schloss MainauCastle · 1.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Linzgau?
Jakobsweg Linzgau is 67.5 km long. Allow ± 16:40 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 Meßkirch to Konstanz.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Meßkirch.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 999 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 10 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 5 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Ramsberg, Franziskaner Tor and Städtische Wessenberg Galerie.
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