Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Niederorschel · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße walk
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße is a walk of 222.1 km from Niederorschel. Along the way you'll find 542 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 16 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 3 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.
- 222.1 km
- ± 11:00 h per stage
- ↑ 3,408 m · ↓ 3,891 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 542 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 16 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 3 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.
21 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 13 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: NoRud · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Rainer Kunze · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: NoRud · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Rivermann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Stefan Frerichs (Stefan (Diskussion) 17:40, 9. Jan. 2016 (CET)) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: An-d · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Ruins
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Photo: Wolfgang Poguntke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Stages (5)
- 1Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Eichsfeld)40.4 km
- 2Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Teilstück Leipzig - Halle - Kassel - Korbach - Winterberg)32 km
- 3Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Teilstück Winterberg - Schmallenberg - Elspe - Attendorn)56.8 km
- 4Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Teilstück Attendorn- Meinerzhagen - Marienheide - Lindlar)52.5 km
- 5Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Teilstück Lindlar - Köln)40.5 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,408 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,891 m
- Highest point
- 786 m
- Lowest point
- 41 m
- 5-10% slope · 45.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 8.7 km
- 15-20% slope · 364 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 528 m
- 14 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
222.1 km in total- Track: 98.8 km
- Street: 41.5 km
- Road: 37 km
- Path: 21 km
- Busy road: 15.9 km
- Footpath: 5.5 km
- Cycleway: 725 m
- Stairs: 14 stairs
- Unknown: 350 m
Surfaces
222.1 km in total- Asphalt: 87.6 km
- Gravel: 44.3 km
- Unpaved: 11.3 km
- Paved: 10.9 km
- Natural: 3.3 km
- Unknown: 64 km
About the walking route Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße is a walking route of 222.1 km that starts in Niederorschel. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,408 m in total and descend 3,891 m. There are 14 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 11:00 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (98.8 km), street (41.5 km) and road (37 km). Of the surface, 87.6 km asphalt and 44.3 km gravel. For 64 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 542 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 16 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda, Nebenstrecke IVHard · From A to B50.1 km
- Oberer DünwegHard · From A to B44.7 km
- Unterer DünwegHard · From A to B23.1 km
- MühlenwegModerate · From A to B10.8 km
- Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda (Teilstrecke Mariengarten - Volkenroda)Hard · From A to B88.4 km
- ... - Kefferhausen - GeisledenEasy · From A to B6.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Cologne CathedralAttraction · 141 m from the route - 2
Chocolate MuseumMuseum · 505 m from the route - 3
Museum LudwigMuseum · 111 m from the route - 4
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation CorboudMuseum · 133 m from the route - 5
St. Gereon's BasilicaAttraction · 934 m from the route - 6
Museum für Ostasiatische KunstMuseum · 2.3 km from the route - 7
Schloss BerlepschCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 8
Duftmuseum im Farina-HausMuseum · 161 m from the route - 9
Kolumba KunstmuseumMuseum · 336 m from the route - 10
Bayer-KreuzAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 11
Archaeological Zone / New "MiQua" Jewish Museum BuildingArchaeological site · 113 m from the route - 12
Burg SchnellenbergCastle · 120 m from the route - 13
Schloss BensbergAttraction · 122 m from the route - 14
Alt St. AlbanRuins · 152 m from the route - 15
St. Maria ad GradusRuins · 166 m from the route - 16
Sankt Johannes DeutzAttraction · 166 m from the route - 17
MemorialMemorial · 174 m from the route - 18
Cologne Cathedral TreasuryMuseum · 188 m from the route - 19
Equestrian Statue of Kaiser Wilhelm II.Memorial · 220 m from the route - 20
Jupp-Schmitz-DenkmalMemorial · 224 m from the route - 21
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 229 m from the route - 22
Mahnmal für die schwulen und lesbischen Opfer des Nationalsozialismus in KölnMemorial · 231 m from the route - 23
Fort XFort · 234 m from the route - 24
Kölner TotenmalMemorial · 236 m from the route - 25
Museum für Angewandte KunstMuseum · 237 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße is 222.1 km long, in 5 parts of 44.4 km on average. Allow ± 11:00 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 Niederorschel.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 682 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 16 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 11 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Theodor Storm, Burg Scharfenstein and Theodor Storm Museum.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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