Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Südeichsfeld · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lengenfeld - Burg Scharfenstein - Worbis walk
Lengenfeld - Burg Scharfenstein - Worbis is a walk of 32 km from Südeichsfeld. Along the way you'll find 17 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 1 public toilet.
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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.
- 32 km
- ± 8:30 h
- ↑ 838 m · ↓ 689 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 17 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 1 public toilet.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 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: MacElch (Rainer Kunze) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Rainer Kunze · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 838 m
- Down
- ↓ 689 m
- Highest point
- 511 m
- Lowest point
- 284 m
- 5-10% slope · 5.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 482 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 482 m
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
32 km in total- Track: 20.8 km
- Road: 5.7 km
- Street: 2.5 km
- Path: 1.7 km
- Busy road: 1.3 km
Surfaces
32 km in total- Asphalt: 11 km
- Gravel: 8.2 km
- Unpaved: 4.1 km
- Natural: 3.8 km
- Paved: 675 m
- Unknown: 4.2 km
About the walking route Lengenfeld - Burg Scharfenstein - Worbis
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lengenfeld - Burg Scharfenstein - Worbis is a walking route of 32 km that starts in Südeichsfeld. It does not end where it starts. You start in Lengenfeld and finish in Holungen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 838 m in total and descend 689 m. Allow ± 8:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (20.8 km), road (5.7 km) and street (2.5 km). Of the surface, 11 km asphalt and 8.2 km gravel. For 4.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 17 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 1 public toilet. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Burgruine Burg SteinArchaeological site · 860 m from the route - 2
Schloss MartinfeldCastle · 2 km from the route - 3
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 2.4 km from the route - 4
Wüstung KirrodeAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 5
PlesseturmObservation tower · 3.3 km from the route - 6
Gülden CreutzMuseum · 4.4 km from the route - 7
Burgruine BirkensteinArchaeological site · 4.7 km from the route - 8
Kirchenruine KatharinenbergAttraction · 4.9 km from the route - 9
Burg WesternhagenArchaeological site · 5 km from the route - 10
Keudellsches SchlossCastle · 5.1 km from the route - 11
PestlindeMemorial · 5.2 km from the route - 12
Schloss WanfriedCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 13
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 5.6 km from the route - 14
AttractionAttraction · 5.8 km from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 6.1 km from the route - 16
Burg BodensteinAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 17
Mahnmahl "Berliner Mauerstück"Memorial · 6.3 km from the route - 18
Wehnder WarteAttraction · 7.6 km from the route - 19
Wasserburg AueCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 20
CastleCastle · 8 km from the route - 21
Lengefelder WarteArchaeological site · 8.4 km from the route - 22
Burg NormannsteinCastle · 8.5 km from the route - 23
Grenzlandmuseum EichsfeldMuseum · 8.5 km from the route - 24
Wasserburg SchwebdaCastle · 8.6 km from the route - 25
MemorialMemorial · 8.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lengenfeld - Burg Scharfenstein - Worbis?
Lengenfeld - Burg Scharfenstein - Worbis is 32 km long. Allow ± 8:30 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 Lengenfeld to Holungen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Südeichsfeld.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 838 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Gleichenstein and Burg Scharfenstein.
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