Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Fulda · Updated on 14 November 2026
Ortesweg walk
Ortesweg is a walk of 81.1 km from Fulda. Along the way you'll find 112 benches, 1 water point and 4 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.
- 81.1 km
- ± 20:10 h
- ↑ 1,291 m · ↓ 1,323 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 112 benches, 1 water point and 4 public toilets.
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.
Memorial
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Observation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,291 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,323 m
- Highest point
- 940 m
- Lowest point
- 235 m
- 5-10% slope · 18.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 408 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 408 m
- 4 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
81.1 km in total- Track: 53.6 km
- Path: 10.3 km
- Street: 7.3 km
- Road: 4.7 km
- Footpath: 2.6 km
- Busy road: 2.1 km
- Stairs: 4 stairs
Surfaces
81.1 km in total- Gravel: 25.4 km
- Asphalt: 19.1 km
- Natural: 5.9 km
- Unpaved: 5.7 km
- Paved: 4.3 km
- Unknown: 20.4 km
About the walking route Ortesweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Ortesweg is a walking route of 81.1 km that starts in Fulda. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,291 m in total and descend 1,323 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 20:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (53.6 km), path (10.3 km) and street (7.3 km). Of the surface, 25.4 km gravel and 19.1 km asphalt. For 20.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 112 benches, 1 water point and 4 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Via RegiaEasy · From A to B4.1 km
- Fuldawanderweg/RhönklubHard · From A to B48.4 km
- AbtswegHard · From A to B74.6 km
- Jakobsweg Fulda-Würzburg (Teilstrecke Fulda - Kreuzberg)Hard · From A to B47.3 km
- Jakobsweg Fulda - Frankfurt - Mainz (Teilstrecke Fulda - Wächtersbach)Hard · From A to B57.7 km
- ReffenstraßeHard · From A to B68.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Dom St. SalvatorAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 2
WeiherbergViewpoint · 108 m from the route - 3
KreuzigungsgruppeAttraction · 360 m from the route - 4
TeufelsteinViewpoint · 845 m from the route - 5
SalzburgAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 6
Burg WallpachRuins · 1.2 km from the route - 7
Hermann-Lietz-Schule Schloss BiebersteinCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 8
Kinder-Akademie FuldaMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 9
PfundsmuseumMuseum · 1.5 km from the route - 10
Deutsches Feuerwehr-MuseumMuseum · 2.2 km from the route - 11
Vonderau MuseumMuseum · 2.2 km from the route - 12
Altes RathausAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 13
Schloss FuldaCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 14
DommuseumMuseum · 2.7 km from the route - 15
Schloss FasanerieCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 16
Eichenzeller SchlösschenCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 17
HimmeldunkbergViewpoint · 4.6 km from the route - 18
OsterburgCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 19
SchwedenschanzeFort · 5.6 km from the route - 20
Ruine EbersburgAttraction · 6.3 km from the route - 21
Ehrenfriedhof SteinachMemorial · 6.7 km from the route - 22
Schwarzes MoorAttraction · 7.3 km from the route - 23
Ruine AuersburgCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 24
Altes PfarrhausCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 25
Reichenbacher BlickObservation tower · 8.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Ortesweg?
Ortesweg is 81.1 km long. Allow ± 20:10 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 Fulda.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,291 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Fliegerdenkmal, Wallfahrtskirche Kleinheiligkreuz and Deutsches Segelflugmuseum mit Modellflug Wasserkuppe.
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