Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Koblenz · Updated on 14 November 2026
Welterbesteig Oberes Mittelrheintal walk
Welterbesteig Oberes Mittelrheintal is a walk of 118.6 km from Koblenz. Along the way you'll find 344 benches, 1 water point, 12 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
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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.
- 118.6 km
- ± 30:50 h
- ↑ 2,689 m · ↓ 2,694 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Koblenz
0 km973 m
Rittersturz and 1 more
973 mRittersturz
12.3 km · 11 benches
Jüdischer Friedhof Rhens
13.3 kmMemorial
1.1 km · 6 benches
Public toilet
14.4 km2.2 km · 13 benches
Public toilet
16.5 km10.7 km · 42 benches
Vierseenblick
27.2 kmViewpoint
1.4 km · 10 benches
2 public toilets
28.6 km29.9 km · 95 benches
Rheinfels Castle
58.5 kmPublic toilet
964 m · 9 benches
Stiftskirche St. Goar
59.5 kmAttraction
442 m · 6 benches
Public toilet
59.9 km6.4 km · 28 benches
Public toilet
66.3 km1.1 km
Ochsenturm
67.4 kmAttraction
655 m · 4 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
68.1 km210 m
Public toilet
68.3 km470 m · 2 benches
Liebfrauenkirche
68.8 kmAttraction
414 m · bench
Schönburg
69.2 kmCastle
12.7 km · 27 benches
Wernerkapelle
81.9 kmRuins
280 m · bench
Burg Stahleck
82.2 kmCastle · Audio story · 2 min
3.2 km · 9 benches
Public toilet
85.4 km3.2 km · 4 benches
Fürstenberg Castle
88.6 kmCastle
3 km · 11 benches
Water point
91.6 km1.9 km · 14 benches
Heimburg
93.5 kmCastle
4.8 km · 7 benches
Aussichtsturm Siebenburgenblick
98.3 kmObservation tower
11.4 km · 10 benches
Burg Rheinstein
109.7 kmPublic toilet
8.6 km · 25 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
118.3 km247 m · 9 benches
Finish
118.6 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 29.9 kmBetween 28.7 km and 58.5 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
15 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 7 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Holger Weinandt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 973 m
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Photo: Gabriele Delhey · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint · after 978 m
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Photo: Rolf Kranz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 13.3 km
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Photo: Vera Buhl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint · after 27.2 km
- Story
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRheinfels Castle
Castle · after 58.5 km
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Photo: RomkeHoekstra · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 59.5 km
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Photo: HOWI - Horsch, Willy · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 67.4 km
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Photo: Manfred Heyde · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 68.8 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,689 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,694 m
- Highest point
- 482 m
- Lowest point
- 79 m
- 5-10% slope · 29.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 11.3 km
- 15-20% slope · 596 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 596 m
- 33 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
118.6 km in total- Track: 67.2 km
- Path: 36.6 km
- Street: 5.7 km
- Stairs: 33 stairs
- Road: 2.5 km
- Footpath: 2.1 km
- Busy road: 800 m
- Cycleway: 25 m
Surfaces
118.6 km in total- Gravel: 40.9 km
- Unpaved: 35.1 km
- Natural: 11.2 km
- Asphalt: 10.3 km
- Paved: 3.6 km
- Unknown: 16.3 km
About the walking route Welterbesteig Oberes Mittelrheintal
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Welterbesteig Oberes Mittelrheintal is a walking route of 118.6 km that starts in Koblenz. It does not end where it starts. You start in Koblenz and finish in Bingen. Along the way you pass Rittersturz (after 973 m), Rittersturz (after 978 m) and Jüdischer Friedhof Rhens (after 13.3 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,689 m in total and descend 2,694 m. There are 33 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 30:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (67.2 km), path (36.6 km) and street (5.7 km). Of the surface, 40.9 km gravel and 35.1 km unpaved. For 16.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 344 benches, 1 water point, 12 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. You can fill your bottle after 91.6 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 29.9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Rheinhöhenweg 5. Etappe Koblenz - Boppard (lrh.)Hard · From A to B28.4 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Rheinland-PfalzHard · From A to B292.2 km
- Linksrheinischer JakobswegHard · From A to B240.6 km
- Rheinburgenweg 7. Etappe Koblenz - RhensModerate · From A to B13.3 km
- Rheinburgenweg 6. Etappe Winningen - KoblenzModerate · From A to B14.6 km
- Lahnhöhenweg [Westerwald]Hard · From A to B137.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
LoreleiAttraction · 507 m from the route - 2
Ehrenbreitstein FortressCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 3
Schloss StolzenfelsCastle · 221 m from the route - 4
Deutsches EckViewpoint · 4 km from the route - 5
Pfalzgrafenstein CastleAttraction · 429 m from the route - 6
MarksburgMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 7
NiederwalddenkmalAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 8
Katz CastleCastle · 578 m from the route - 9
Maus CastleCastle · 819 m from the route - 10
EhrenfelsCastle · 485 m from the route - 11
DrosselgasseAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 12
Royal ChairMonument · 107 m from the route - 13
Schloss LiebeneckCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 14
TempleAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 15
Siegfried's Mechanical Music CabinetMuseum · 2.4 km from the route - 16
Eibingen AbbeyAttraction · 3.7 km from the route - 17
Foucault pendulumAttraction · 3.9 km from the route - 18
Mouse TowerAttraction · 124 m from the route - 19
Burg SooneckCastle · 183 m from the route - 20
Stefan GeorgeMemorial · 223 m from the route - 21
Burg ReichensteinCastle · 245 m from the route - 22
Häusener KranAttraction · 405 m from the route - 23
LoreleystatueMemorial · 437 m from the route - 24
SäuerlingsturmAttraction · 497 m from the route - 25
Burg KloppCastle · 509 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Welterbesteig Oberes Mittelrheintal?
Welterbesteig Oberes Mittelrheintal is 118.6 km long. Allow ± 30:50 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 Koblenz to Bingen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Koblenz.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,689 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 12 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 29.9 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Rittersturz, Rittersturz and Jüdischer Friedhof Rhens.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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