Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Kyffhäuserland · Updated on 14 November 2026
Feengrotten-Kyffhäuser-Weg walk
Feengrotten-Kyffhäuser-Weg is a walk of 248.5 km from Kyffhäuserland. Along the way you'll find 817 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 23 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 248.5 km
- ± 62:00 h
- ↑ 4,071 m · ↓ 4,331 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 817 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 23 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
47 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 39 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Benutzer:Hejkal · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Michael Köhler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: CTHOE · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Museum
Observation tower
Museum
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Photo: Martin Geisler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 4,071 m
- Down
- ↓ 4,331 m
- Highest point
- 519 m
- Lowest point
- 105 m
- 5-10% slope · 41.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 10 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.2 km
- 32 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
248.5 km in total- Track: 122.9 km
- Path: 58 km
- Street: 42.5 km
- Road: 15.4 km
- Busy road: 4.9 km
- Stairs: 32 stairs
- Footpath: 1.5 km
- Cycleway: 25 m
Surfaces
248.5 km in total- Asphalt: 61.3 km
- Gravel: 58.9 km
- Unpaved: 50.3 km
- Paved: 21.9 km
- Natural: 16.1 km
- Unknown: 39.2 km
About the walking route Feengrotten-Kyffhäuser-Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Feengrotten-Kyffhäuser-Weg is a walking route of 248.5 km that starts in Kyffhäuserland. It does not end where it starts. You start in Saalfelder Feengrotten and finish in Kyffhäuser-Denkmal.
How hard is the route?
You climb 4,071 m in total and descend 4,331 m. There are 32 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 62:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (122.9 km), path (58 km) and street (42.5 km). Of the surface, 61.3 km asphalt and 58.9 km gravel. For 39.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 817 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 23 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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FeengrottenAttraction · 159 m from the route - 2
Sonnenobservatorium GoseckAttraction · 5.5 km from the route - 3
Botanical GardenAttraction · 771 m from the route - 4
Schönburg CastleCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 5
Für die Gefallenen des ersten und zweiten WeltkriegesMemorial · 88 m from the route - 6
HutschachtelMemorial · 103 m from the route - 7
Residenzschloss HeidecksburgAttraction · 104 m from the route - 8
KemenateAttraction · 108 m from the route - 9
Stadtkirche St. MargarethenAttraction · 108 m from the route - 10
St. LaurentiusAttraction · 109 m from the route - 11
Burg WintbergArchaeological site · 111 m from the route - 12
Wehrkirche IchstedtCastle · 121 m from the route - 13
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 129 m from the route - 14
Burg GleißbergRuins · 141 m from the route - 15
JenzigArchaeological site · 143 m from the route - 16
CyriaksruineRuins · 158 m from the route - 17
LuisenturmObservation tower · 159 m from the route - 18
Schloss SaalfeldCastle · 161 m from the route - 19
Schloss BurgscheidungenCastle · 164 m from the route - 20
Schloss LobedaCastle · 167 m from the route - 21
Kriegerdenkmal in GroßjenaMemorial · 168 m from the route - 22
Gedenkstätte für die Toten der WeltkriegeMemorial · 172 m from the route - 23
Derfflinger HügelArchaeological site · 173 m from the route - 24
Armenischer Kreuzstein (Chatschkar)Memorial · 180 m from the route - 25
Gedenktafel an den Todesmarsch der BuchenwaldhäftlingeMemorial · 188 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Feengrotten-Kyffhäuser-Weg?
Feengrotten-Kyffhäuser-Weg is 248.5 km long. Allow ± 62:00 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 Saalfelder Feengrotten to Kyffhäuser-Denkmal.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Kyffhäuserland.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 4,071 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 23 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 6 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Kaiser-Botschaft vom 17. Nov. 1881, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Ehrenhalle and Kloster und Kaiserpfalz Memleben.
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