Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Wesertal · Updated on 14 November 2026
Märchenlandweg - Etappe 2 Alternativroute walk
Märchenlandweg - Etappe 2 Alternativroute is a walk of 16.4 km from Wesertal. Along the way you'll find 52 benches, 4 public toilets and 2 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.
- 16.4 km
- ± 4:15 h
- ↑ 361 m · ↓ 353 m
- Moderate
- 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 52 benches, 4 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight 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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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 361 m
- Down
- ↓ 353 m
- Highest point
- 304 m
- Lowest point
- 107 m
- 5-10% slope · 5.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 822 m
- 15-20% slope · 411 m
- 1 flight of 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
16.4 km in total- Track: 8.7 km
- Street: 3.9 km
- Path: 2 km
- Busy road: 903 m
- Road: 735 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
- Unknown: 75 m
Surfaces
16.4 km in total- Gravel: 8.1 km
- Asphalt: 4 km
- Unpaved: 1.6 km
- Paved: 749 m
- Unknown: 1.8 km
About the walking route Märchenlandweg - Etappe 2 Alternativroute
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Märchenlandweg - Etappe 2 Alternativroute is a walking route of 16.4 km that starts in Wesertal. It does not end where it starts. You start in Gewissenruh and finish in Gottstreu.
How hard is the route?
You climb 361 m in total and descend 353 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 4:15 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (8.7 km), street (3.9 km) and path (2 km). Of the surface, 8.1 km gravel and 4 km asphalt. For 1.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 52 benches, 4 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Märchenlandweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
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- Märchenlandweg - Etappe 1Moderate · From A to B13.2 km
- Frau-Holle-PfadHard · From A to B174.6 km
- Märchenlandweg - Etappe 2Moderate · From A to B10 km
- Hessenweg 11- Frau Holle-RouteHard · From A to B153.6 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Gieselwerder - Bad KarlshafenModerate · From A to B16.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Heimat-Museum BodenfeldeMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 2
Museum UslarMuseum · 4.9 km from the route - 3
KrukenburgCastle · 6 km from the route - 4
SababurgCastle · 6.1 km from the route - 5
Schloss NienoverCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 6
Deutsches Hugenotten-MuseumMuseum · 6.6 km from the route - 7
Landgraf-Carl-DenkmalMemorial · 6.7 km from the route - 8
DampflokachseMemorial · 6.8 km from the route - 9
MemorialMemorial · 7.4 km from the route - 10
BramburgCastle · 7.7 km from the route - 11
Weser-SkywalkAttraction · 8.2 km from the route - 12
Wasserschloss WülmersenCastle · 8.2 km from the route - 13
Burg TrendelburgCastle · 9.2 km from the route - 14
Kloster HelmarshausenArchaeological site · 6.3 km from the route - 15Observation towerObservation tower · 6.4 km from the route
- 16Observation towerObservation tower · 6.4 km from the route
- 17HugenottenturmViewpoint · 7 km from the route
- 18SollingturmObservation tower · 8.2 km from the route
- 19KlimaturmObservation tower · 9.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Märchenlandweg - Etappe 2 Alternativroute?
Märchenlandweg - Etappe 2 Alternativroute is 16.4 km long. Allow ± 4:15 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 Gewissenruh to Gottstreu.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Wesertal.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 361 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Gieselwerder.
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