Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Wiesbaden · Updated on 14 November 2026
Rheinhöhenweg Kaub-Wiesbaden (rrh.-Taunus) walk
Rheinhöhenweg Kaub-Wiesbaden (rrh.-Taunus) is a walk of 80.1 km from Wiesbaden. Along the way you'll find 186 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 8 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.
- 80.1 km
- ± 20:45 h
- ↑ 1,791 m · ↓ 1,788 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 186 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 8 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
9 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 1 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Jörg Braukmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Holger Reinhardt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Marion Halft · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Marion Halft · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Memorial
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Photo: Johannes Robalotoff · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Observation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,791 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,788 m
- Highest point
- 614 m
- Lowest point
- 80 m
- 5-10% slope · 27 km
- 10-15% slope · 6.4 km
- 5 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
80.1 km in total- Track: 55.6 km
- Path: 8.9 km
- Road: 5.3 km
- Street: 5.2 km
- Footpath: 2.1 km
- Busy road: 2.1 km
- Stairs: 5 stairs
- Cycleway: 262 m
- Unknown: 225 m
Surfaces
80.1 km in total- Gravel: 39.3 km
- Asphalt: 14 km
- Unpaved: 5.6 km
- Natural: 1.8 km
- Paved: 1.5 km
- Unknown: 17.7 km
About the walking route Rheinhöhenweg Kaub-Wiesbaden (rrh.-Taunus)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Rheinhöhenweg Kaub-Wiesbaden (rrh.-Taunus) is a walking route of 80.1 km that starts in Wiesbaden. It does not end where it starts. You start in Kaub and finish in Wiesbaden.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,791 m in total and descend 1,788 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 20:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (55.6 km), path (8.9 km) and road (5.3 km). Of the surface, 39.3 km gravel and 14 km asphalt. For 17.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 186 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 8 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- RTK-Weg 7 (roter Balken)Hard · From A to B17.8 km
- Jubiläums-Rundweg um WiesbadenHard · Circular walk60.8 km
- RTK-Weg 6 (gelber Balken)Moderate · From A to B13.2 km
- RTK-Weg 12 (schwarzer Punkt)Hard · From A to B17.1 km
- Via MattiacorumHard · From A to B28.2 km
- Wiesbaden - Idstein (Roter Punkt)Moderate · From A to B17.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Biebrich PalaceAttraction · 5.4 km from the route - 2
LoreleiAttraction · 6.3 km from the route - 3
Stadtschloss WiesbadenCastle · 395 m from the route - 4
NerotalAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 5
Burg StahleckCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 6
Pfalzgrafenstein CastleAttraction · 201 m from the route - 7
Rheinfels CastleCastle · 8.6 km from the route - 8
Burg RheinsteinCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 9
NiederwalddenkmalAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 10
Katz CastleCastle · 7.8 km from the route - 11
Fürstenberg CastleCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 12
Museum WiesbadenMuseum · 911 m from the route - 13
Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Elizabeth in WiesbadenAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 14
EhrenfelsCastle · 2.1 km from the route - 15
DrosselgasseAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 16
KlosterkircheAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 17
Kurfürstliches SchlossCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 18
Eibingen AbbeyAttraction · 978 m from the route - 19
TempleAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 20
Siegfried's Mechanical Music CabinetMuseum · 2 km from the route - 21
Ferdinand Hey'lMemorial · 104 m from the route - 22
Kaiser Friedrich III DenkmalMemorial · 152 m from the route - 23
KochbrunnenAttraction · 179 m from the route - 24
SauerburgCastle · 192 m from the route - 25
Gedenktafel "Feuriger Elias"Attraction · 201 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Rheinhöhenweg Kaub-Wiesbaden (rrh.-Taunus)?
Rheinhöhenweg Kaub-Wiesbaden (rrh.-Taunus) is 80.1 km long. Allow ± 20:45 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 runs from Kaub to Wiesbaden.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Wiesbaden.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,791 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 Burg Gutenfels, Spielbank Wiesbaden and Lotsenmuseum.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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