Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Nußloch · Updated on 14 November 2026
Badische Jakobswege walk
Badische Jakobswege is a walk of 764.1 km from Nußloch. Along the way you'll find 2,932 benches, 106 water fountains and refill points, 130 public toilets, 20 bike pumps and 9 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 764.1 km
- ± 37:20 h per stage
- ↑ 10,086 m · ↓ 10,697 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 2,932 benches, 106 water fountains and refill points, 130 public toilets, 20 bike pumps and 9 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
69 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 61 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: 4028mdk09 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: 4028mdk09 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: BishkekRocks · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Photograph: Frank C. Müller, Baden-Baden · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Peter Schmelzle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Church of the Holy Spirit
Attraction
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Photo: Magnus Manske · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Andy Mabbett · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Stages (5)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 10,086 m
- Down
- ↓ 10,697 m
- Highest point
- 1,031 m
- Lowest point
- 109 m
- 5-10% slope · 107 km
- 10-15% slope · 26.1 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.6 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 2.6 km
- 65 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
764.1 km in total- Track: 331.9 km
- Street: 137.4 km
- Road: 74.7 km
- Path: 62.9 km
- Footpath: 22 km
- Busy road: 14.4 km
- Cycleway: 5.3 km
- Stairs: 65 stairs
- Unknown: 1.9 km
Surfaces
764.1 km in total- Asphalt: 268.8 km
- Gravel: 176.2 km
- Paved: 50.5 km
- Unpaved: 37.8 km
- Natural: 10.4 km
- Unknown: 110.6 km
About the walking route Badische Jakobswege
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Badische Jakobswege is a walking route of 764.1 km that starts in Nußloch. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 10,086 m in total and descend 10,697 m. There are 65 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 37:20 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (331.9 km), street (137.4 km) and road (74.7 km). Of the surface, 268.8 km asphalt and 176.2 km gravel. For 110.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 2,932 benches, 106 water fountains and refill points, 130 public toilets, 20 bike pumps and 9 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobswege Baden-Württemberg
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- HW 21: Franken-Hessen-Kurpfalz-Weg Teil 1 (Hirschhorn - Speyer)Hard · From A to B58 km
- Odenwald-Vogesen-Weg Teil 2Hard · From A to B104.5 km
- Nußloch - Neckarbischofsheim - Haßmersheim (OWK HW 42)Hard · From A to B48.5 km
- European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg (region Forest of Odes south)Hard · From A to B105.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Heidelberg CastleAttraction · 191 m from the route - 2
Cathedral of Our LadyAttraction · 3.7 km from the route - 3
Lorsch AbbeyAttraction · 7.6 km from the route - 4
Vitra Design Museum, Frank Gehry (1989)Museum · 761 m from the route - 5
Kunstmuseum Basel | NeubauMuseum · 3.1 km from the route - 6
FeldbergViewpoint · 6.4 km from the route - 7
Schloss SchwetzingenCastle · 8.7 km from the route - 8
Augusta RauricaAttraction · 9.7 km from the route - 9
DreisamstadionAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 10
Fondation BeyelerMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 11
Karlsruhe PalaceCastle · 5 km from the route - 12
Palais RohanCastle · 3.5 km from the route - 13
Little FranceAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 14
Museum TinguelyMuseum · 3 km from the route - 15
Grande ÎleAttraction · 3.9 km from the route - 16
Europa-Park StadionAttraction · 3.3 km from the route - 17
Musée AlsacienMuseum · 3.6 km from the route - 18
Museum of Modern and Contemporary ArtMuseum · 4.6 km from the route - 19
Musée des Beaux-ArtsMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 20
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung LudwigMuseum · 3.1 km from the route - 21
Fundstelle Homo heidelbergensisArchaeological site · 6.4 km from the route - 22
Vauban DamAttraction · 4.5 km from the route - 23
Staatliches Museum für NaturkundeMuseum · 5 km from the route - 24
Le VaisseauMuseum · 1.8 km from the route - 25
Musée HistoriqueMuseum · 3.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Badische Jakobswege?
Badische Jakobswege is 764.1 km long, in 5 parts of 152.8 km on average. Allow ± 37:20 h per part 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 Nußloch.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 2,017 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 130 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 106 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Deutsches Verpackungsmuseum, Kurpfälzisches Museum and Alte Brücke.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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