Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Kirchenlamitz · Updated on 14 November 2026
Fränkischer Gebirgsweg walk
Fränkischer Gebirgsweg is a walk of 427.8 km from Kirchenlamitz. Along the way you'll find 728 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 22 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 427.8 km
- ± 15:20 h per stage
- ↑ 7,305 m · ↓ 7,226 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 728 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 22 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
30 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 22 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Schubbay assumed (based on copyright claims). · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Schubbay assumed (based on copyright claims). · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Observation tower
Memorial
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Photo: Walter J. Pilsak, Waldsassen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: PeterBraun74 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: PeterBraun74 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Observation tower
Stages (7)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 7,305 m
- Down
- ↓ 7,226 m
- Highest point
- 1,036 m
- Lowest point
- 346 m
- 5-10% slope · 83.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 10.6 km
- 15-20% slope · 1 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 1.8 km
- 30 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
427.8 km in total- Track: 263.7 km
- Path: 86.3 km
- Street: 37 km
- Road: 28.8 km
- Footpath: 4 km
- Busy road: 3.3 km
- Stairs: 30 stairs
- Cycleway: 1.3 km
Surfaces
427.8 km in total- Gravel: 106.2 km
- Unpaved: 86.2 km
- Asphalt: 44.3 km
- Natural: 13.6 km
- Paved: 11 km
- Unknown: 164.8 km
About the walking route Fränkischer Gebirgsweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Fränkischer Gebirgsweg is a walking route of 427.8 km that starts in Kirchenlamitz. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 7,305 m in total and descend 7,226 m. There are 30 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 15:20 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (263.7 km), path (86.3 km) and street (37 km). Of the surface, 106.2 km gravel and 86.2 km unpaved. For 164.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 728 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 22 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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FestspielhausAttraction · 3.4 km from the route - 2
Margravial Opera HouseAttraction · 2.8 km from the route - 3
Richard-Wagner-MuseumMuseum · 2.5 km from the route - 4
zámek LibáCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 5
Hrad SeebergCastle · 8 km from the route - 6
Štaufský sloupMemorial · 8.6 km from the route - 7
Burg HohenbergCastle · 3.5 km from the route - 8
Bismarckova rozhlednaObservation tower · 5 km from the route - 9
Starý HrozňatovCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 10
Cheb CastleAttraction · 8.6 km from the route - 11
Komorní hůrkaAttraction · 9 km from the route - 12
Památník padlým v 1.sv.v.Memorial · 9.8 km from the route - 13
Burg HohensteinAttraction · 96 m from the route - 14
Deutsches HirtenmuseumMuseum · 139 m from the route - 15
BöheimsteinRuins · 160 m from the route - 16
Altes Schloss EremitageCastle · 170 m from the route - 17
Schloß SchauensteinCastle · 180 m from the route - 18
Burgruine BlankenbergCastle · 199 m from the route - 19
Steinerner BeutelAttraction · 217 m from the route - 20
Burg WaischenfeldAttraction · 227 m from the route - 21
TetzelschlossCastle · 227 m from the route - 22
Oberfränkisches BauernhofmuseumMuseum · 266 m from the route - 23
Felsenlabyrinth LuisenburgAttraction · 321 m from the route - 24
SpitaltorAttraction · 326 m from the route - 25
WiedeturmObservation tower · 330 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Fränkischer Gebirgsweg?
Fränkischer Gebirgsweg is 427.8 km long, in 7 parts of 61.1 km on average. Allow ± 15:20 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Kirchenlamitz.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 1,044 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 22 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 10 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Rotes Schloß, Bärenfang and Kriegerdenkmal/Rohrbühl.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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