Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Thale · Updated on 14 November 2026
WdKuK - Vom Königstein zur Königspfalz walk
WdKuK - Vom Königstein zur Königspfalz is a walk of 79.7 km from Thale. Along the way you'll find 216 benches and 10 public toilets.
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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.
- 79.7 km
- ± 20:30 h
- ↑ 1,687 m · ↓ 1,510 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 216 benches and 10 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
13 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 5 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Olaf Meister · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Stiftskirche St. Cyriakus
Attraction
Attraction
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Photo: MacElch (Rainer Kunze) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
Castle
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Photo: Bybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Observation tower
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Photo: Wolkenkratzer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,687 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,510 m
- Highest point
- 583 m
- Lowest point
- 140 m
- 5-10% slope · 13.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.6 km
- 15-20% slope · 401 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 2.8 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
79.7 km in total- Track: 48 km
- Street: 15.6 km
- Path: 8.9 km
- Footpath: 3.3 km
- Busy road: 2 km
- Stairs: 14 stairs
- Road: 725 m
Surfaces
79.7 km in total- Gravel: 34.9 km
- Unpaved: 15.3 km
- Asphalt: 13.7 km
- Paved: 7.3 km
- Natural: 3.1 km
- Unknown: 5 km
About the walking route WdKuK - Vom Königstein zur Königspfalz
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
WdKuK - Vom Königstein zur Königspfalz is a walking route of 79.7 km that starts in Thale. It does not end where it starts. You start in Königstein bei Westerhausen and finish in Königspfalz bei Tilleda.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,687 m in total and descend 1,510 m. There are 14 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 20:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (48 km), street (15.6 km) and path (8.9 km). Of the surface, 34.9 km gravel and 15.3 km unpaved. For 5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 216 benches and 10 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Halberstadt CathedralAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 2
KyffhäuserdenkmalAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 3
PreussenturmObservation tower · 152 m from the route - 4
Freilichtmuseum Königspfalz TilledaMuseum · 124 m from the route - 5
MemorialMemorial · 137 m from the route - 6
Burgruine QuestenbergRuins · 145 m from the route - 7
Harzer UhrenmuseumMuseum · 190 m from the route - 8
1.WKMemorial · 196 m from the route - 9
HomburgswarteObservation tower · 408 m from the route - 10
WalpurgishalleAttraction · 439 m from the route - 11
RosstrappeAttraction · 465 m from the route - 12
HexentanzplatzViewpoint · 478 m from the route - 13
VerlobungsurneMemorial · 545 m from the route - 14
Bülow-DenkmalMemorial · 653 m from the route - 15
Große TeufelsmühleAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 16
Warnstedter MordkreuzMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 17
PrinzensteinArchaeological site · 1.3 km from the route - 18
MägdetrappeViewpoint · 1.5 km from the route - 19
AlexiuskreuzMemorial · 1.5 km from the route - 20
Maschinenfabrik CarlswerkMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 21
Reichsburg KyffhausenCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 22
Kaiser-Botschaft vom 17. Nov. 1881Memorial · 2 km from the route - 23
HeinrichsburgCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 24
Paul von HindenburgMemorial · 2.3 km from the route - 25
LethwarteViewpoint · 2.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is WdKuK - Vom Königstein zur Königspfalz?
WdKuK - Vom Königstein zur Königspfalz is 79.7 km long. Allow ± 20:30 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 Königstein bei Westerhausen to Königspfalz bei Tilleda.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Thale.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,687 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 10 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 DDR-Museum Thale, Stiftskirche St. Cyriakus and Teufelsmauer Königstein.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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