Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bayreuth · Updated on 14 November 2026
Mittelweg walk
Mittelweg is a walk of 64.8 km from Bayreuth. Along the way you'll find 70 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 2 public toilets.
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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.
- 64.8 km
- ± 16:40 h
- ↑ 1,382 m · ↓ 1,254 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Bayreuth
0 kmAt the start: Neues Schloss Eremitage, Eremitage and public toilet.
21.2 km · 17 benches
Water point
21.2 km426 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
21.6 km164 m · 4 benches
Asenturm
21.8 kmObservation tower
5.6 km · 3 benches
2 water fountains and refill points
27.4 km24.4 km · 15 benches
Burgruine Thierstein
51.8 kmRuins
13 km · 29 benches
Finish
64.8 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 43.2 kmBetween 21.6 km and 64.8 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The 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.
Castle · after 0 m
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Photo: Carsten Steger · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 39 m
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Photo: Regerman · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower · after 21.8 km
Ruins · after 51.8 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,382 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,254 m
- Highest point
- 1,015 m
- Lowest point
- 369 m
- 5-10% slope · 15 km
- 10-15% slope · 4.6 km
- 15-20% slope · 651 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 326 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
64.8 km in total- Track: 41.9 km
- Road: 12.7 km
- Path: 7.3 km
- Street: 2.4 km
- Footpath: 325 m
- Busy road: 25 m
Surfaces
64.8 km in total- Gravel: 28 km
- Unpaved: 10.4 km
- Asphalt: 8.4 km
- Paved: 1.1 km
- Natural: 175 m
- Unknown: 16.6 km
About the walking route Mittelweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Mittelweg is a walking route of 64.8 km that starts in Bayreuth. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bayreuth and finish in Hohenberg. Along the way you pass Neues Schloss Eremitage (after 0 m), Eremitage (after 39 m) and Asenturm (after 21.8 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,382 m in total and descend 1,254 m. Allow ± 16:40 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (41.9 km), road (12.7 km) and path (7.3 km). Of the surface, 28 km gravel and 10.4 km unpaved. For 16.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 70 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 2 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 21.2 km and after 27.4 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 43.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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FestspielhausAttraction · 3.4 km from the route - 2
Margravial Opera HouseAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 3
Richard-Wagner-MuseumMuseum · 3.1 km from the route - 4
zámek LibáCastle · 3.4 km from the route - 5
Hrad SeebergCastle · 5.8 km from the route - 6
SalingburgViewpoint · 9.9 km from the route - 7
Burg HohenbergCastle · 116 m from the route - 8
Bismarckova rozhlednaObservation tower · 6.6 km from the route - 9
Komorní hůrkaAttraction · 8.1 km from the route - 10
Altes Schloss EremitageCastle · 164 m from the route - 11
Schloss LaineckCastle · 635 m from the route - 12
Jean-Paul-Stube in der RollwenzeleiMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 13
Schloss ColmdorfCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 14
FichtelgebirgsmuseumMuseum · 2.1 km from the route - 15
Besucherbergwerk Gleißinger FelsAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 16
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 2.4 km from the route - 17
Ordensschloss St. GeorgenCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 18
BacköfeleObservation tower · 2.6 km from the route - 19
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 2.6 km from the route - 20
Ruine WurzsteinCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 21
Volkskundliches Gerätemuseum Arzberg-BergnersreuthMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 22
Jean-Paul-MuseumMuseum · 2.9 km from the route - 23
Franz-Liszt-MuseumMuseum · 3 km from the route - 24
Ludwig II.Memorial · 3 km from the route - 25
RuinsRuins · 3.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Mittelweg?
Mittelweg is 64.8 km long. Allow ± 16:40 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 Bayreuth to Hohenberg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bayreuth.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,382 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 43.2 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Neues Schloss Eremitage, Eremitage and Asenturm.
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