Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Arnstadt · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg Erfurt - Coburg walk
Jakobsweg Erfurt - Coburg is a walk of 147.3 km from Arnstadt. Along the way you'll find 506 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 17 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.
- 147.3 km
- ± 37:40 h
- ↑ 2,952 m · ↓ 2,900 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 506 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 17 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
28 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 20 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: EliasDüsentrieb · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Michael Sander · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Museum
StorySchloss Ehrenburg
Attraction
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Photo: Lutz Naumann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: GFreihalter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Veste Coburg
Castle
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,952 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,900 m
- Highest point
- 866 m
- Lowest point
- 202 m
- 5-10% slope · 24.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.9 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 4.4 km
- 14 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
147.3 km in total- Track: 74.7 km
- Path: 27.5 km
- Street: 22.6 km
- Road: 11.4 km
- Busy road: 5.1 km
- Footpath: 3.5 km
- Stairs: 14 stairs
- Unknown: 1.1 km
Surfaces
147.3 km in total- Asphalt: 42.1 km
- Gravel: 41.1 km
- Unpaved: 16.8 km
- Natural: 8.2 km
- Paved: 6.2 km
- Unknown: 32.3 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Erfurt - Coburg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Erfurt - Coburg is a walking route of 147.3 km that starts in Arnstadt. It does not end where it starts. You start in Erfurt and finish in Coburg.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,952 m in total and descend 2,900 m. There are 14 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 37:40 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (74.7 km), path (27.5 km) and street (22.6 km). Of the surface, 42.1 km asphalt and 41.1 km gravel. For 32.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 506 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 17 public toilets and 3 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Lutherweg Thüringen - WestschlaufeHard · Circular walk342.3 km
- Vom Bier zur BratwurstHard · Circular walk18.6 km
- Lutherweg Thüringen - SüdschlaufeHard · Circular walk384.2 km
- Von Bach zu GoetheHard · From A to B24.7 km
- Johann-Sebastian-Bach-WanderwegHard · From A to B23.3 km
- Naturwanderweg Apfelstädt-MühlenHard · From A to B24.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Alte Synagoge ErfurtMuseum · 590 m from the route - 2
KrämerbrückeAttraction · 691 m from the route - 3
Sternwarte SonnebergAttraction · 10 km from the route - 4
Petersberg CitadelCastle · 494 m from the route - 5
KartauseAttraction · 329 m from the route - 6
PredigerkircheAttraction · 459 m from the route - 7
Maria-Magdalenen-KapelleAttraction · 374 m from the route - 8
AllerheiligenkircheAttraction · 401 m from the route - 9
Schloss RauensteinCastle · 108 m from the route - 10
Schloss MolsdorfAttraction · 108 m from the route - 11
DreistromsteinMemorial · 120 m from the route - 12
Palais EdinburghAttraction · 123 m from the route - 13
Wehrkirche HausenCastle · 126 m from the route - 14
Schloss RosenauCastle · 127 m from the route - 15
Park und Schloss MolsdorfAttraction · 147 m from the route - 16
MemorialMemorial · 151 m from the route - 17
Schloss SchwarzburgCastle · 153 m from the route - 18
MinervaMemorial · 154 m from the route - 19
MemorialMemorial · 169 m from the route - 20
Prinz Friedrich JosiasMemorial · 182 m from the route - 21
Bürglaß-SchlösschenAttraction · 193 m from the route - 22
Erthal-ObeliskAttraction · 195 m from the route - 23
Julius HülsemannMemorial · 200 m from the route - 24
Karl von MüfflingMemorial · 216 m from the route - 25
MemorialMemorial · 218 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Erfurt - Coburg?
Jakobsweg Erfurt - Coburg is 147.3 km long. Allow ± 37:40 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 Erfurt to Coburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Arnstadt.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,952 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 17 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Oberkirche, Wehrkirche Dornheim and Grabungsmuseum Kirchhof.
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