Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Neustadt an der Weinstraße · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg Speyer – Metz walk
Jakobsweg Speyer – Metz is a walk of 98.4 km from Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Along the way you'll find 94 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 7 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.
- 98.4 km
- ± 24:35 h
- ↑ 1,630 m · ↓ 1,474 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 94 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 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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Photo: Ulli1105 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Castle
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Photo: Awilms · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Ruins
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Photo: Therealconri · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Friedrich Haag · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Friedrich Haag · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Pascal Dihé · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,630 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,474 m
- Highest point
- 484 m
- Lowest point
- 152 m
- 5-10% slope · 10.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.5 km
- 15-20% slope · 494 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 989 m
- 9 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
98.4 km in total- Track: 53.3 km
- Path: 29.4 km
- Street: 10.8 km
- Footpath: 1.8 km
- Road: 1.3 km
- Stairs: 9 stairs
- Busy road: 400 m
- Cycleway: 225 m
- Unknown: 275 m
Surfaces
98.4 km in total- Unpaved: 18.1 km
- Gravel: 15.1 km
- Asphalt: 9.2 km
- Paved: 1.6 km
- Natural: 130 m
- Unknown: 53.9 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Speyer – Metz
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Speyer – Metz is a walking route of 98.4 km that starts in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,630 m in total and descend 1,474 m. There are 9 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 24:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (53.3 km), path (29.4 km) and street (10.8 km). Of the surface, 18.1 km unpaved and 15.1 km gravel. For 53.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 94 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobswege Pfalz
Walks nearby
6- Via Sancti Martini HW-37-01 Speyer - Neustadt an der WeinstraßeHard · From A to B28.1 km
- Pfälzerwald Weiß-Roter BalkenHard · From A to B37.1 km
- Pfälzerwald Weiß-Roter BalkenHard · From A to B65 km
- Pfälzerwald Grün-Gelbes KreuzHard · From A to B147.7 km
- Pfälzer Weinsteig - Etappe 5Hard · From A to B20.1 km
- Saar-Pfalz-WegHard · From A to B266.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Hambacher SchlossAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 2
Burg WilensteinCastle · 96 m from the route - 3
Eisenbahnmuseum der PfalzMuseum · 119 m from the route - 4
Burg BreitensteinCastle · 164 m from the route - 5
Burg ErfensteinCastle · 175 m from the route - 6
CasimirianumAttraction · 185 m from the route - 7
Dicker-Stein-TurmObservation tower · 352 m from the route - 8
WolfsburgCastle · 465 m from the route - 9
Pfälzisches BibelmuseumMuseum · 662 m from the route - 10
NollenkopfViewpoint · 798 m from the route - 11
Trippstadter SchlossCastle · 891 m from the route - 12
Haardter SchlossAttraction · 935 m from the route - 13
Burgruine HohenburgCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 14
SchlossberghöhlenAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 15
Hohenecken CastleCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 16
Burgruine PerlenbergArchaeological site · 1.8 km from the route - 17
KühungerquelleMemorial · 2.1 km from the route - 18
Burg NeidenfelsCastle · 2.1 km from the route - 19
Burg LichtensteinCastle · 2.1 km from the route - 20
Gedenkstätte für NS-Opfer in NeustadtMemorial · 2.2 km from the route - 21
WeinbietturmObservation tower · 2.5 km from the route - 22
SchindhübelturmObservation tower · 2.5 km from the route - 23
Mithras-DenkmalArchaeological site · 2.6 km from the route - 24
Ritterstein 305 "Lellebebbel-Pädel"Attraction · 2.7 km from the route - 25
Römermuseum SchwarzenackerMuseum · 4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Speyer – Metz?
Jakobsweg Speyer – Metz is 98.4 km long. Allow ± 24:35 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,630 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 7 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 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 Elmstein, Burg Nanstein and Haus der Nachhaltigkeit.
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