Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Seebach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Achertäler Heimatpfad walk
Achertäler Heimatpfad is a walk of 82.8 km from Seebach that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 281 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 82.8 km
- ± 23:20 h
- ↑ 2,957 m · ↓ 2,438 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 281 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 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: Christian Rößler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Felix König · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
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Photo: User:Kerish · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,957 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,438 m
- Highest point
- 1,158 m
- Lowest point
- 145 m
- 5-10% slope · 19.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 11.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.9 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 1.7 km
- 5 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
82.8 km in total- Track: 49.4 km
- Street: 13.7 km
- Path: 11 km
- Road: 5.2 km
- Footpath: 1.6 km
- Busy road: 1.2 km
- Stairs: 5 stairs
Surfaces
82.8 km in total- Asphalt: 27.8 km
- Gravel: 27.4 km
- Unpaved: 8.7 km
- Natural: 2.3 km
- Paved: 1.6 km
- Unknown: 14.7 km
About the walking route Achertäler Heimatpfad
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Achertäler Heimatpfad is a circular walk of 82.8 km from Seebach: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,957 m in total and descend 2,438 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 23:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (49.4 km), street (13.7 km) and path (11 km). Of the surface, 27.8 km asphalt and 27.4 km gravel. For 14.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 281 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Ottenhöfen - RuhesteinModerate · From A to B7 km
- Ottenhöfen - RappenschrofenEasy · From A to B5.3 km
- Westweg [04. Unterstmatt→Alexanderschanze]Hard · From A to B27.9 km
- European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg (region Schwarzwald north)Hard · From A to B113.2 km
- SeensteigHard · Circular walk82.6 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Forbach - HarkHard · From A to B64.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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BienenbuckelObservation tower · 160 m from the route - 2
All Saints' waterfallAttraction · 598 m from the route - 3
SchliffkopfViewpoint · 1.4 km from the route - 4
Soldatengrab an der SchwarzwaldhochstraßeMemorial · 1.8 km from the route - 5
BrigittenschlossCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 6
SchauenburgCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 7
Schloss AubachCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 8
Ruine NeuensteinRuins · 3.6 km from the route - 9
Burg NeuwindeckCastle · 4 km from the route - 10
MehliskopfturmObservation tower · 5.4 km from the route - 11
RöschenschanzeArchaeological site · 5.9 km from the route - 12
WiedenfelsenViewpoint · 6.2 km from the route - 13
GeigerskopfturmObservation tower · 6.7 km from the route - 14
Führerhauptquartier TannenbergRuins · 6.9 km from the route - 15
Burg WindeckCastle · 7.3 km from the route - 16
StollenburgArchaeological site · 8.2 km from the route - 17
Schloss StaufenbergAttraction · 8.6 km from the route - 18
FriedrichsturmObservation tower · 8.8 km from the route - 19
MoosturmObservation tower · 9.7 km from the route - 20
ehem. Jüdischer Friedhof "Judenstein"Memorial · 9.7 km from the route - 21
Carl-Netter-TurmObservation tower · 9.9 km from the route - 22
Ruine BosensteinRuins · 155 m from the route - 23Turenne-MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km from the route
- 24Toni-Merz-MuseumMuseum · 1.7 km from the route
- 25UllenburgCastle · 1.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Achertäler Heimatpfad?
Achertäler Heimatpfad is 82.8 km long. Allow ± 23:20 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Seebach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,957 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 11 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 11 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Besucherbergwerk Silbergründle, Hornisgrindeturm and Klosterruine Allerheiligen.
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