Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Schlüchtern · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg Fulda - Frankfurt - Mainz walk
Jakobsweg Fulda - Frankfurt - Mainz is a walk of 166.4 km from Schlüchtern. Along the way you'll find 1,000 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 39 public toilets and 7 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.
- 166.4 km
- ± 12:55 h per stage
- ↑ 1,005 m · ↓ 1,133 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- International route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 1,000 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 39 public toilets and 7 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
38 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 30 more along the route are on the map.
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Dom St. Salvator
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Stages (3)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,005 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,133 m
- Highest point
- 446 m
- Lowest point
- 83 m
- 5-10% slope · 9.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.1 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
166.4 km in total- Track: 71 km
- Street: 36.5 km
- Path: 29.3 km
- Footpath: 14.7 km
- Road: 9.5 km
- Busy road: 4.1 km
- Stairs: 14 stairs
- Cycleway: 75 m
- Unknown: 25 m
Surfaces
166.4 km in total- Asphalt: 118.1 km
- Gravel: 24.6 km
- Paved: 16.9 km
- Unpaved: 975 m
- Natural: 500 m
- Unknown: 4.9 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Fulda - Frankfurt - Mainz
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Fulda - Frankfurt - Mainz is a walking route of 166.4 km that starts in Schlüchtern. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,005 m in total and descend 1,133 m. There are 14 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 12:55 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (71 km), street (36.5 km) and path (29.3 km). Of the surface, 118.1 km asphalt and 24.6 km gravel. For 4.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,000 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 39 public toilets and 7 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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- Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Schlüchtern - Alsfeld)Hard · From A to B95 km
- KlosterwegHard · From A to B86.5 km
- Hessenweg 5 (Teilstück Taufstein - Bad Brückenau)Hard · From A to B64.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Imperial Cathedral of Saint BartholomewAttraction · 166 m from the route - 2
Biebrich PalaceAttraction · 4.6 km from the route - 3
RömerAttraction · 174 m from the route - 4
Senckenberg NaturmuseumMuseum · 2.2 km from the route - 5
Stadtschloss WiesbadenCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 6
St. Paul's ChurchAttraction · 266 m from the route - 7
Alte OperAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 8
HauptwacheAttraction · 556 m from the route - 9
Goethe HouseAttraction · 398 m from the route - 10
Museum MMKMuseum · 321 m from the route - 11
Frankfurter EngelMemorial · 848 m from the route - 12
St. Catherine's ChurchAttraction · 509 m from the route - 13
Old St. Nicholas ChurchAttraction · 114 m from the route - 14
GerechtigkeitsbrunnenAttraction · 165 m from the route - 15
DreikönigskircheAttraction · 190 m from the route - 16
Kurfürstliches SchlossCastle · 298 m from the route - 17
KleinmarkthalleAttraction · 411 m from the route - 18
LiebfrauenkircheAttraction · 461 m from the route - 19
GoethedenkmalMemorial · 613 m from the route - 20
Roman Theatre Archaeological SiteArchaeological site · 696 m from the route - 21
Schiller-DenkmalMemorial · 752 m from the route - 22
Stock ExchangeAttraction · 769 m from the route - 23
Snow white statueMemorial · 859 m from the route - 24
Verletzte LiebeMemorial · 940 m from the route - 25
Museum WiesbadenMuseum · 8.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Fulda - Frankfurt - Mainz?
Jakobsweg Fulda - Frankfurt - Mainz is 166.4 km long, in 3 parts of 55.5 km on average. Allow ± 12:55 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Schlüchtern.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 335 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 39 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 7 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Huttenschloß, Dommuseum and Dom St. Salvator.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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