Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hauptsmoor · Updated on 14 November 2026
Bamberg - Mistelgau (Oberjägermarterweg) walk
Bamberg - Mistelgau (Oberjägermarterweg) is a walk of 62.5 km from Hauptsmoor. Along the way you'll find 44 benches.
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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.
- 62.5 km
- ± 15:50 h
- ↑ 1,157 m · ↓ 982 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 44 benches.
Follow these steps in the appNo public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 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: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,157 m
- Down
- ↓ 982 m
- Highest point
- 585 m
- Lowest point
- 296 m
- 5-10% slope · 12.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 628 m
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
62.5 km in total- Track: 41.6 km
- Road: 11.4 km
- Street: 4.3 km
- Path: 3.1 km
- Busy road: 1.9 km
Surfaces
62.5 km in total- Gravel: 24.3 km
- Asphalt: 13.5 km
- Unpaved: 3.7 km
- Natural: 975 m
- Paved: 250 m
- Unknown: 19.7 km
About the walking route Bamberg - Mistelgau (Oberjägermarterweg)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Bamberg - Mistelgau (Oberjägermarterweg) is a walking route of 62.5 km that starts in Hauptsmoor. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bamberg and finish in Eckersdorf.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,157 m in total and descend 982 m. Allow ± 15:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (41.6 km), road (11.4 km) and street (4.3 km). Of the surface, 24.3 km gravel and 13.5 km asphalt. For 19.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 44 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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- Drosendorfer WallfahrtHard · From A to B18.6 km
- Verbindungsweg Lichteneiche - BreitengüßbachEasy · From A to B8.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Bamberg CathedralAttraction · 5.2 km from the route - 2
FestspielhausAttraction · 6.7 km from the route - 3
Margravial Opera HouseAttraction · 5.9 km from the route - 4
Richard-Wagner-MuseumMuseum · 6 km from the route - 5
Neue ResidenzMuseum · 5.2 km from the route - 6
Old CourtAttraction · 5.2 km from the route - 7
Old City HallAttraction · 4.8 km from the route - 8
Little VeniceAttraction · 5 km from the route - 9
Historisches MuseumMuseum · 5.2 km from the route - 10
GreifensteinCastle · 404 m from the route - 11
Siegesturm EckersdorfViewpoint · 735 m from the route - 12
Schloss FantaisieAttraction · 887 m from the route - 13
Schloss OberaufseßCastle · 979 m from the route - 14
Burgstall RothensteinArchaeological site · 1 km from the route - 15
Burg TruppachCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 16
MemorialMemorial · 2.4 km from the route - 17
Schloss MeyernbergCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 18
MemorialMemorial · 2.5 km from the route - 19
Schloss SeehofAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 20
Fürstbischof Franz Ludwig von ErthalMemorial · 2.8 km from the route - 21
Schloss WernsdorfCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 22
Burgstall VestenbergArchaeological site · 3.1 km from the route - 23
Steinerner BeutelAttraction · 3.6 km from the route - 24
TeufelslochAttraction · 3.6 km from the route - 25
Burg WaischenfeldAttraction · 3.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Bamberg - Mistelgau (Oberjägermarterweg)?
Bamberg - Mistelgau (Oberjägermarterweg) is 62.5 km long. Allow ± 15:50 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 Bamberg to Eckersdorf.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hauptsmoor.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,157 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schloss Plankenfels and Schloss Unteraufseß.
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