Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Cologne · Updated on 14 November 2026
Linksrheinischer Jakobsweg walk
Linksrheinischer Jakobsweg is a walk of 240.6 km from Cologne. Along the way you'll find 1,361 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 37 public toilets, 5 bike pumps 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.
- 240.6 km
- ± 60:30 h
- ↑ 4,207 m · ↓ 4,172 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 1,361 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 37 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
48 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 40 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Rolf Kranz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Holger Weinandt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Axel Kirch · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Fritz Geller-Grimm · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Wolkenkratzer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Attraction
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Photo: Dickbauch · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 4,207 m
- Down
- ↓ 4,172 m
- Highest point
- 483 m
- Lowest point
- 40 m
- 5-10% slope · 43.5 km
- 10-15% slope · 6 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.2 km
- 49 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
240.6 km in total- Track: 107.4 km
- Path: 62 km
- Street: 39.5 km
- Footpath: 16.2 km
- Road: 9 km
- Stairs: 49 stairs
- Busy road: 1.4 km
- Cycleway: 25 m
- Unknown: 125 m
Surfaces
240.6 km in total- Asphalt: 73.5 km
- Gravel: 66.6 km
- Unpaved: 40.3 km
- Paved: 25.7 km
- Natural: 11 km
- Unknown: 22 km
About the walking route Linksrheinischer Jakobsweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Linksrheinischer Jakobsweg is a walking route of 240.6 km that starts in Cologne. It does not end where it starts. You start in Köln and finish in Bingen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 4,207 m in total and descend 4,172 m. There are 49 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 60:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (107.4 km), path (62 km) and street (39.5 km). Of the surface, 73.5 km asphalt and 66.6 km gravel. For 22 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,361 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 37 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Bad MünstereifelHard · From A to B58.9 km
- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - AachenHard · From A to B99.1 km
- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Paderborn-KölnHard · From A to B241.3 km
- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Teilstück Lindlar - Köln)Hard · From A to B40.5 km
- Elisabethpfad 3 (Teilstück Köln - Drabenderhöhe)Hard · From A to B42.5 km
- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Marburg - Siegen - Köln (Teilstrecke Drabenderhöhe - Köln)Hard · From A to B42.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Cologne CathedralAttraction · 957 m from the route - 2
LoreleiAttraction · 507 m from the route - 3
Ehrenbreitstein FortressCastle · 617 m from the route - 4
Schloss StolzenfelsCastle · 222 m from the route - 5
Benediktinerabtei Maria LaachAttraction · 7.9 km from the route - 6
Chocolate MuseumMuseum · 543 m from the route - 7
Museum LudwigMuseum · 934 m from the route - 8
Pfalzgrafenstein CastleAttraction · 429 m from the route - 9
Palais SchaumburgAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 10
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation CorboudMuseum · 525 m from the route - 11
NiederwalddenkmalAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 12
Villa HammerschmidtAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 13
MarksburgMuseum · 1.8 km from the route - 14
Schloß DrachenburgAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 15
Romano-Germanic MuseumMuseum · 890 m from the route - 16
Katz CastleCastle · 578 m from the route - 17
Maus CastleCastle · 819 m from the route - 18
St. Gereon's BasilicaAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 19
UlanendenkmalMemorial · 1.9 km from the route - 20
Museum Alexander KoenigMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 21
Fürstenberg CastleCastle · 170 m from the route - 22
Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik DeutschlandMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 23
EhrenfelsCastle · 701 m from the route - 24
Schumannhaus und Schumann-GrabmalMuseum · 813 m from the route - 25
Museum für Ostasiatische KunstMuseum · 2.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Linksrheinischer Jakobsweg?
Linksrheinischer Jakobsweg is 240.6 km long. Allow ± 60:30 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 Köln to Bingen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Cologne.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 4,207 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 37 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 10 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Jüdischer Friedhof Rhens, Koblenzer Sektmuseum and Peter-Altmeier-Denkmal.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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