Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hüfingen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Himmelreich-Jakobusweg walk
Himmelreich-Jakobusweg is a walk of 188.8 km from Hüfingen. Along the way you'll find 667 benches, 24 water fountains and refill points, 31 public toilets, 3 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.
- 188.8 km
- ± 47:10 h
- ↑ 3,126 m · ↓ 3,567 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 667 benches, 24 water fountains and refill points, 31 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops 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: Flominator (talk) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Attraction
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Photo: Maksym Kozlenko · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Castle
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Photo: user:Joergens.mi · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Audio story · 2 mini
Photo: KarlNapf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsFreiburg Minster
Attraction
Archaeological site
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Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,126 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,567 m
- Highest point
- 1,031 m
- Lowest point
- 231 m
- 5-10% slope · 29.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 6.6 km
- 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
188.8 km in total- Track: 95.6 km
- Street: 34.4 km
- Road: 29.3 km
- Path: 18.7 km
- Footpath: 6.4 km
- Busy road: 2.4 km
- Stairs: 14 stairs
- Cycleway: 25 m
- Unknown: 525 m
Surfaces
188.8 km in total- Asphalt: 76.8 km
- Gravel: 58.6 km
- Paved: 13.7 km
- Unpaved: 8.5 km
- Natural: 5.4 km
- Unknown: 25 km
About the walking route Himmelreich-Jakobusweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Himmelreich-Jakobusweg is a walking route of 188.8 km that starts in Hüfingen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Hüfingen and finish in Basel.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,126 m in total and descend 3,567 m. There are 14 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 47:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (95.6 km), street (34.4 km) and road (29.3 km). Of the surface, 76.8 km asphalt and 58.6 km gravel. For 25 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 667 benches, 24 water fountains and refill points, 31 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Badische Jakobswege
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Vitra Design Museum, Frank Gehry (1989)Museum · 761 m from the route - 2
Kunstmuseum Basel | NeubauMuseum · 3.1 km from the route - 3
FeldbergViewpoint · 6.4 km from the route - 4
Augusta RauricaAttraction · 9.7 km from the route - 5
DreisamstadionAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 6
Fondation BeyelerMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 7
Museum TinguelyMuseum · 3 km from the route - 8
Europa-Park StadionAttraction · 3.3 km from the route - 9
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung LudwigMuseum · 3.1 km from the route - 10
Mahnmal für die Opfer des NaziregimesMemorial · 290 m from the route - 11
Monument du Général AbbatucciMemorial · 730 m from the route - 12
HohbannsteinAttraction · 2.1 km from the route - 13
Zähringer BurgAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 14
SpalentorAttraction · 2.8 km from the route - 15
Basel Historical Museum – MusikmuseumMuseum · 3 km from the route - 16
Basel Historical Museum – BarfüsserkircheMuseum · 3 km from the route - 17
Medieval city wall tower in BaselArchaeological site · 3.1 km from the route - 18
Basel Historical Museum – Haus zum KirschgartenMuseum · 3.3 km from the route - 19
Rötteln CastleCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 20
Vestiges du château de ButenheimRuins · 3.7 km from the route - 21
PantheonMuseum · 5.8 km from the route - 22
Augst AmphitheatreArchaeological site · 9.9 km from the route - 23
SchlossbergturmObservation tower · 105 m from the route - 24
UniseumMuseum · 117 m from the route - 25
Museum für Neue KunstMuseum · 139 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Himmelreich-Jakobusweg?
Himmelreich-Jakobusweg is 188.8 km long. Allow ± 47:10 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 Hüfingen to Basel.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hüfingen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,126 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 31 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 24 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Zinnfigurenklause im Schwabentor, Schloss / Rathaus and Berthold-Schwarz-Brunnen.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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