Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Tröstauer Forst-Ost · Updated on 14 November 2026
Höhenweg walk
Höhenweg is a walk of 49.8 km from Tröstauer Forst-Ost. Along the way you'll find 80 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points and 8 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.
- 49.8 km
- ± 14:05 h
- ↑ 1,821 m · ↓ 1,682 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 80 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points and 8 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 sights 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: Chianti · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Archaeological site
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Photo: PeterBraun74 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Kreuzschnabel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: PeterBraun74 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Schubbay assumed (based on copyright claims). · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: PeterBraun74 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,821 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,682 m
- Highest point
- 1,045 m
- Lowest point
- 498 m
- 5-10% slope · 15 km
- 10-15% slope · 4.5 km
- 15-20% slope · 250 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 1.8 km
- 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
49.8 km in total- Path: 23.1 km
- Track: 19.6 km
- Street: 2.9 km
- Road: 2.2 km
- Footpath: 1 km
- Busy road: 450 m
- Cycleway: 275 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
49.8 km in total- Unpaved: 23.2 km
- Gravel: 11.1 km
- Asphalt: 6.8 km
- Paved: 893 m
- Natural: 492 m
- Unknown: 7.1 km
About the walking route Höhenweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Höhenweg is a walking route of 49.8 km that starts in Tröstauer Forst-Ost. It does not end where it starts. You start in Wunsiedel and finish in Schwarzenbach an der Saale.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,821 m in total and descend 1,682 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 14:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (23.1 km), track (19.6 km) and street (2.9 km). Of the surface, 23.2 km unpaved and 11.1 km gravel. For 7.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 80 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points and 8 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Langer GangMemorial · 109 m from the route - 2
Felsenlabyrinth LuisenburgAttraction · 161 m from the route - 3
BärenfangAttraction · 185 m from the route - 4
FichtelgebirgsmuseumMuseum · 271 m from the route - 5
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 518 m from the route - 6
Hoher SteinViewpoint · 676 m from the route - 7
Wenderner SteinAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 8
Besucherbergwerk Gleißinger FelsAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 9
AsenturmObservation tower · 3.9 km from the route - 10
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 11
Schloss OberkotzauCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 12
Burgruine UprodeRuins · 4.7 km from the route - 13
Ruine HirschsteinAttraction · 5.3 km from the route - 14
Oberfränkisches BauernhofmuseumMuseum · 5.3 km from the route - 15
Waldershofer SchlossCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 16
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 7 km from the route - 17
Kletterpark UntreuseeAttraction · 7.2 km from the route - 18
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 7.7 km from the route - 19
MemorialMemorial · 7.7 km from the route - 20
Ruine WurzsteinCastle · 9.4 km from the route - 21
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 10 km from the route - 22
1000-Meter-SteinAttraction · 396 m from the route - 23Ringswallanlage Förbau - BurgstallFort · 1.3 km from the route
- 24Burgstall SchlosshügelArchaeological site · 3.3 km from the route
- 25FenatsbergViewpoint · 5.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Höhenweg?
Höhenweg is 49.8 km long. Allow ± 14:05 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?
No, the route runs from Wunsiedel to Schwarzenbach an der Saale.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Tröstauer Forst-Ost.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,821 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 8 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Girgelhöhle, Burgstall Rudolfstein and Backöfele.
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