Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Haunetal · Updated on 14 November 2026
Kirchweg walk
Kirchweg is a walk of 15.8 km from Haunetal that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 17 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.
- 15.8 km
- ± 4:05 h
- ↑ 347 m · ↓ 338 m
- Moderate
- Circular walk
- Regional route
Start in Haunetal
0 km483 m
Sinzigburg
483 mRuins
15.3 km · 17 benches
Back at the start
15.8 km
No 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.
1 sight 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: 2micha · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins · after 483 m
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 347 m
- Down
- ↓ 338 m
- Highest point
- 462 m
- Lowest point
- 237 m
- 5-10% slope · 4.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.7 km
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
15.8 km in total- Track: 13.6 km
- Street: 1.1 km
- Busy road: 475 m
- Road: 300 m
- Path: 200 m
Surfaces
15.8 km in total- Gravel: 8 km
- Asphalt: 4 km
- Natural: 1.5 km
- Unpaved: 1.3 km
- Unknown: 950 m
About the walking route Kirchweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Kirchweg is a circular walk of 15.8 km from Haunetal: it starts and ends in the same place. Along the way you pass Sinzigburg (after 483 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 347 m in total and descend 338 m. Allow ± 4:05 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (13.6 km), street (1.1 km) and busy road (475 m). Of the surface, 8 km gravel and 4 km asphalt. For 950 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 17 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Kirchweg - KurzvarianteEasy · Circular walk7.3 km
- KuppenpfadHard · Circular walk18.8 km
- BurgpfadModerate · Circular walk13.5 km
- Burgpfad - KurzvarianteModerate · Circular walk8.3 km
- Hessenweg 3 (Teilstück Bad Hersfeld-Milseburg)Hard · From A to B63.8 km
- Wildbahn (Abschnitt Neukirchen-Hünfeld)Hard · From A to B26.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kulturdenkmal Lager PfaffenwaldMemorial · 9.1 km from the route - 2
StoppelsbergViewpoint · 388 m from the route - 3
Observation towerObservation tower · 388 m from the route - 4
Burgruine AltwehrdaCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 5
Gelbes SchlossCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 6
Rotes SchlossCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 7
Mengshäuser KuppeViewpoint · 3.7 km from the route - 8
Heussner-TurmObservation tower · 3.7 km from the route - 9
Jagdschloß BurghaunCastle · 4.7 km from the route - 10
Konrad-Zuse-MuseumMuseum · 8.4 km from the route - 11
Ev. Kirche FraurombachAttraction · 8.9 km from the route - 12
Burgruine MilnrodeCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 13Burgruine HauneckCastle · 390 m from the route
- 14Burgstall WallenfelsCastle · 5 km from the route
- 15Burg FürsteneckCastle · 5.8 km from the route
- 16Museum Modern ArtMuseum · 7.5 km from the route
- 17Schloss EichhofCastle · 8.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Kirchweg?
Kirchweg is 15.8 km long. Allow ± 4:05 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 Haunetal.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 347 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 Sinzigburg.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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