Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Schotten · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg - Region Vogelsberg walk
Jakobsweg - Region Vogelsberg is a walk of 88.1 km from Schotten. Along the way you'll find 197 benches, 1 water point and 6 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.
- 88.1 km
- ± 11:00 h per stage
- ↑ 1,443 m · ↓ 1,393 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 197 benches, 1 water point and 6 public toilets.
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7 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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Castle
Dom St. Salvator
Attraction
Museum
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Photo: Herschfeller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Museum
Stages (2)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,443 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,393 m
- Highest point
- 699 m
- Lowest point
- 157 m
- 5-10% slope · 16.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.4 km
- 15-20% slope · 721 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 278 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
88.1 km in total- Track: 60.5 km
- Street: 13.2 km
- Path: 6.3 km
- Road: 5 km
- Busy road: 1.5 km
- Footpath: 1.3 km
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
88.1 km in total- Gravel: 33.1 km
- Asphalt: 28.5 km
- Unpaved: 7.3 km
- Paved: 3.7 km
- Natural: 3.4 km
- Unknown: 11.9 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg - Region Vogelsberg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg - Region Vogelsberg is a walking route of 88.1 km that starts in Schotten. It does not end where it starts. You start in Fulda and finish in Butzbach.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,443 m in total and descend 1,393 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 11:00 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (60.5 km), street (13.2 km) and path (6.3 km). Of the surface, 33.1 km gravel and 28.5 km asphalt. For 11.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 197 benches, 1 water point and 6 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Schloss FuldaCastle · 187 m from the route - 2
Schloss HungenAttraction · 270 m from the route - 3
Burgruine MünzenbergCastle · 317 m from the route - 4
Altes RathausAttraction · 340 m from the route - 5
Vonderau MuseumMuseum · 438 m from the route - 6
Deutsches Feuerwehr-MuseumMuseum · 731 m from the route - 7
Bismarckturm SchottenViewpoint · 1 km from the route - 8
Kinder-Akademie FuldaMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 9
Heiliger SteinArchaeological site · 1.8 km from the route - 10
Riesenmammutbaum bei SchottenAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 11
TeufelsmühleAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 12
Kastell Arnsburg - AlteburgArchaeological site · 3.7 km from the route - 13
Burg ArnsburgArchaeological site · 3.9 km from the route - 14
Burg RockenbergAttraction · 4.1 km from the route - 15
Schloss EisenbachCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 16
Schloss FasanerieCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 17
MUNA-Museum GrebenhainMuseum · 5.7 km from the route - 18
NarrenturmRuins · 5.8 km from the route - 19
EnergiemuseumMuseum · 6 km from the route - 20
Schloss LaubachCastle · 6 km from the route - 21
RosenmuseumMuseum · 6.2 km from the route - 22
Schloss LichCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 23
Eichenzeller SchlösschenCastle · 6.8 km from the route - 24
Schloss GedernCastle · 6.8 km from the route - 25
HainigturmObservation tower · 6.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg - Region Vogelsberg?
Jakobsweg - Region Vogelsberg is 88.1 km long, in 2 parts of 44.1 km on average. Allow ± 11:00 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 Fulda to Butzbach.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Schotten.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 722 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 6 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 Eppsteiner Schloss, Alteburg and Dom St. Salvator.
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