Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Parkstein · Updated on 14 November 2026
Goldsteig Alternative Nr.2 Burgruine Weißenstein → Waldeck → Parkstein → Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab walk
Goldsteig Alternative Nr.2 Burgruine Weißenstein → Waldeck → Parkstein → Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab is a walk of 49.2 km from Parkstein. Along the way you'll find 76 benches, 1 water point, 2 public toilets 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.
- 49.2 km
- ± 13:00 h
- ↑ 1,242 m · ↓ 1,223 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 76 benches, 1 water point, 2 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Attraction
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Photo: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
Viewpoint
Castle
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Photo: AriStonewood · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,242 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,223 m
- Highest point
- 948 m
- Lowest point
- 435 m
- 5-10% slope · 15.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.2 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 742 m
- 2 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
49.2 km in total- Track: 31.8 km
- Path: 10.5 km
- Street: 3.8 km
- Road: 2.8 km
- Stairs: 2 stairs
- Busy road: 25 m
Surfaces
49.2 km in total- Gravel: 14.5 km
- Unpaved: 13.1 km
- Asphalt: 8.9 km
- Natural: 8.4 km
- Paved: 250 m
- Unknown: 3.9 km
About the walking route Goldsteig Alternative Nr.2 Burgruine Weißenstein → Waldeck → Parkstein → Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Goldsteig Alternative Nr.2 Burgruine Weißenstein → Waldeck → Parkstein → Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab is a walking route of 49.2 km that starts in Parkstein. It does not end where it starts. You start in Ruine Weißenstein and finish in Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,242 m in total and descend 1,223 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 13:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (31.8 km), path (10.5 km) and street (3.8 km). Of the surface, 14.5 km gravel and 13.1 km unpaved. For 3.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 76 benches, 1 water point, 2 public toilets and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Goldsteig
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Castle WeihersbergCastle · 4.6 km from the route - 2
Neues SchloßCastle · 1 km from the route - 3
StadtmuseumMuseum · 1 km from the route - 4
KönigssäuleMemorial · 3.5 km from the route - 5
Museum Flucht – Vertreibung – AnkommenMuseum · 4.1 km from the route - 6
Heimat- und BergbaumuseumMuseum · 4.1 km from the route - 7
Schloss WolframshofCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 8
Waldnaabtal-MuseumMuseum · 5.7 km from the route - 9
Schloss DießfurtCastle · 5.9 km from the route - 10
Archaeological siteArchaeological site · 6.9 km from the route - 11
Altes RathausAttraction · 7.1 km from the route - 12
Waldershofer SchlossCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 13
Oberes TorAttraction · 7.1 km from the route - 14
Schloss ReuthCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 15
NepomukMemorial · 7.4 km from the route - 16
Burg WildenauCastle · 7.7 km from the route - 17
MemorialMemorial · 8.1 km from the route - 18
MiegaArchaeological site · 8.5 km from the route - 19
MemorialMemorial · 9 km from the route - 20
Wenderner SteinAttraction · 9.9 km from the route - 21
Mittelalterlicher Burgstall AltneuhausArchaeological site · 10 km from the route - 22
Heimat- und HandfeuerwaffenmuseumMuseum · 4.1 km from the route - 23Kriegerdenkmal ErbendorfMemorial · 4.2 km from the route
- 24KaibitzCastle · 4.3 km from the route
- 25Internationales Keramik-Museum WeidenMuseum · 6.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Goldsteig Alternative Nr.2 Burgruine Weißenstein → Waldeck → Parkstein → Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab?
Goldsteig Alternative Nr.2 Burgruine Weißenstein → Waldeck → Parkstein → Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab is 49.2 km long. Allow ± 13:00 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 Ruine Weißenstein to Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Parkstein.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,242 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 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 Burgruine Waldeck, Parkstein and Kuschberg.
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