Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Herzberg (Elster) · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lutherweg Sachsen-Anhalt walk
Lutherweg Sachsen-Anhalt is a walk of 553.7 km from Herzberg (Elster). Along the way you'll find 1,095 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 39 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
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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.
- 553.7 km
- ± 127:15 h
- ↑ 2,508 m · ↓ 2,316 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 1,095 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 39 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
63 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 55 more along the route are on the map.
Memorial
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Photo: A.Savin · Wikimedia Commons · FALView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Radler59 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: (c) Albrecht Köhler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Memorial
- Audio story · 2 min
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Photo: Jjjjjjjjcross · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCathedral of Magdeburg
Attraction
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Photo: mazbln · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,508 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,316 m
- Highest point
- 518 m
- Lowest point
- 46 m
- 5-10% slope · 2.8 km
- 9 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
553.7 km in total- Track: 255.1 km
- Street: 108.2 km
- Path: 74.2 km
- Road: 62 km
- Footpath: 20.8 km
- Busy road: 20.4 km
- Cycleway: 10.8 km
- Stairs: 9 stairs
- Unknown: 250 m
Surfaces
553.7 km in total- Asphalt: 242 km
- Paved: 82.5 km
- Gravel: 82.1 km
- Unpaved: 41.3 km
- Natural: 15.1 km
- Unknown: 89.3 km
About the walking route Lutherweg Sachsen-Anhalt
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lutherweg Sachsen-Anhalt is a walking route of 553.7 km that starts in Herzberg (Elster). It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,508 m in total and descend 2,316 m. There are 9 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 127:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (255.1 km), street (108.2 km) and path (74.2 km). Of the surface, 242 km asphalt and 82.5 km paved. For 89.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,095 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 39 public toilets and 3 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Lutherweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
3Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Marktkirche Unser Lieben FrauenAttraction · 2.1 km from the route - 2
LutherhausAttraction · 290 m from the route - 3
MoritzburgCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 4
MeisterhäuserAttraction · 706 m from the route - 5
Roter TurmAttraction · 2.1 km from the route - 6
Schloss LuisiumCastle · 108 m from the route - 7
Magdeburger ReiterMemorial · 128 m from the route - 8
Anhaltische GemäldegalerieMuseum · 134 m from the route - 9
Schloss GeorgiumCastle · 135 m from the route - 10
FloratempelAttraction · 157 m from the route - 11
VenustempelAttraction · 230 m from the route - 12
Schloss WörlitzCastle · 526 m from the route - 13
PantheonAttraction · 809 m from the route - 14
VesuvAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 15
Grotte der EgeriaAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 16
Schloss OranienbaumCastle · 4.6 km from the route - 17
Schloss KöthenAttraction · 67 m from the route - 18
Rampenkiste von SchortewitzArchaeological site · 81 m from the route - 19
Taubens BänkeMemorial · 107 m from the route - 20
Eichendorff-BankAttraction · 114 m from the route - 21
Binnendüne GommernAttraction · 115 m from the route - 22
St. NicolaiAttraction · 115 m from the route - 23
Albinmüller-TurmAttraction · 126 m from the route - 24
KolkturmObservation tower · 137 m from the route - 25
Schloss DornburgCastle · 142 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lutherweg Sachsen-Anhalt?
Lutherweg Sachsen-Anhalt is 553.7 km long. Allow ± 127:15 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 Herzberg (Elster).
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,508 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 39 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 12 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass 1. & 2. Weltkrieg, Dommuseum Ottonianum and Wasserschloß Reinharz.
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