Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Lorch · Updated on 14 November 2026
Rheingauer Rieslingpfad walk
Rheingauer Rieslingpfad is a walk of 100.3 km from Lorch. Along the way you'll find 558 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 29 public toilets, 1 bike pump 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.
- 100.3 km
- ± 25:45 h
- ↑ 2,068 m · ↓ 2,007 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 558 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 29 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
19 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 11 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: SGL Carbon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Oliver Abels (SBT) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Castle
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Photo: Fritz Geller-Grimm · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Frank Winkelmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Marion Halft · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Audio story · 2 mini
Photo: Oliver Abels · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsBiebrich Palace
Attraction
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Photo: Straktur · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,068 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,007 m
- Highest point
- 360 m
- Lowest point
- 80 m
- 5-10% slope · 25.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 6.6 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 1 km
- 15 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
100.3 km in total- Track: 60.3 km
- Street: 14.8 km
- Path: 11.3 km
- Road: 7.5 km
- Footpath: 4.1 km
- Stairs: 15 stairs
- Busy road: 800 m
Surfaces
100.3 km in total- Asphalt: 40.5 km
- Gravel: 24.4 km
- Paved: 12.8 km
- Unpaved: 8.5 km
- Natural: 850 m
- Unknown: 12.8 km
About the walking route Rheingauer Rieslingpfad
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Rheingauer Rieslingpfad is a walking route of 100.3 km that starts in Lorch. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,068 m in total and descend 2,007 m. There are 15 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 25:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (60.3 km), street (14.8 km) and path (11.3 km). Of the surface, 40.5 km asphalt and 24.4 km gravel. For 12.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 558 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 29 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Rheinhöhenweg Kaub-Wiesbaden (rrh.-Taunus)Hard · From A to B80.1 km
- Riesling Schleife Lorcher SchieferEasy · Circular walk7.2 km
- Rheinsteig Etappe 17 [Lorch - Rüdesheim]Hard · From A to B20.4 km
- Hessenweg 7 (Teilstück Kaub - Wiesbaden)Hard · From A to B70.4 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Sankt Goarshausen - RüdesheimHard · From A to B55.8 km
- Rheinsteig Etappe 16 [Kaub - Lorch]Moderate · From A to B13.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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LoreleiAttraction · 6.3 km from the route - 2
Burg StahleckCastle · 885 m from the route - 3
Stadtschloss WiesbadenCastle · 5 km from the route - 4
NerotalAttraction · 5.1 km from the route - 5
Pfalzgrafenstein CastleAttraction · 228 m from the route - 6
Rheinfels CastleCastle · 8.6 km from the route - 7
Burg RheinsteinCastle · 698 m from the route - 8
Katz CastleCastle · 7.8 km from the route - 9
Fürstenberg CastleCastle · 792 m from the route - 10
KlosterkircheAttraction · 181 m from the route - 11
Kurfürstliches SchlossCastle · 661 m from the route - 12
DrosselgasseAttraction · 905 m from the route - 13
Roman Theatre Archaeological SiteArchaeological site · 964 m from the route - 14
Museum WiesbadenMuseum · 4.6 km from the route - 15
Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Elizabeth in WiesbadenAttraction · 5.8 km from the route - 16
Eibingen AbbeyAttraction · 122 m from the route - 17
Siegfried's Mechanical Music CabinetMuseum · 800 m from the route - 18
Ruine NolligCastle · 90 m from the route - 19
EisenbaumObservation tower · 121 m from the route - 20
Burg GutenfelsCastle · 126 m from the route - 21
Goethe stoneAttraction · 157 m from the route - 22
RittersaalViewpoint · 177 m from the route - 23
MainspitzeAttraction · 180 m from the route - 24
Ruine SareckRuins · 185 m from the route - 25
RosselViewpoint · 222 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Rheingauer Rieslingpfad?
Rheingauer Rieslingpfad is 100.3 km long. Allow ± 25:45 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Lorch.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,068 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 29 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Rheingaupalais, Christophoruskirche and Burg Scharfenstein.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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