Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Gunzenhausen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg Schwabach-Oettingen walk
Jakobsweg Schwabach-Oettingen is a walk of 77.3 km from Gunzenhausen. Along the way you'll find 114 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 5 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.
- 77.3 km
- ± 18:55 h
- ↑ 1,057 m · ↓ 1,047 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 114 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 5 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 sights 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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Archaeological site
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,057 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,047 m
- Highest point
- 644 m
- Lowest point
- 328 m
- 5-10% slope · 9.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.3 km
- 3 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
77.3 km in total- Track: 44.4 km
- Road: 13.1 km
- Street: 10.3 km
- Path: 4.9 km
- Busy road: 2.2 km
- Cycleway: 1.2 km
- Footpath: 850 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
77.3 km in total- Asphalt: 16.9 km
- Gravel: 13.8 km
- Unpaved: 6.3 km
- Paved: 4.8 km
- Natural: 1.2 km
- Unknown: 34.2 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Schwabach-Oettingen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Schwabach-Oettingen is a walking route of 77.3 km that starts in Gunzenhausen. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,057 m in total and descend 1,047 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 18:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (44.4 km), road (13.1 km) and street (10.3 km). Of the surface, 16.9 km asphalt and 13.8 km gravel. For 34.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 114 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 5 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobsweg Nürnberg - Ulm
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
KäsrinneAttraction · 128 m from the route - 2
Burg WernfelsCastle · 139 m from the route - 3
Schloss SpielbergCastle · 145 m from the route - 4
LuginslandViewpoint · 158 m from the route - 5
Burg AbenbergAttraction · 167 m from the route - 6
KlöppelmuseumMuseum · 179 m from the route - 7
SchottenturmObservation tower · 196 m from the route - 8
BurgmuseumMuseum · 200 m from the route - 9
Burgruine SteinhartRuins · 201 m from the route - 10
Schloss DürrenmungenauCastle · 241 m from the route - 11
Archäologisches Museum GunzenhausenMuseum · 307 m from the route - 12
ResidenzschlossCastle · 786 m from the route - 13
Steinerne Rinne bei HechlingenAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 14
Alte AurachbrückeAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 15
Schnittlinger LochAttraction · 2 km from the route - 16
Steinerne MannMemorial · 2.3 km from the route - 17
KatharinenkapelleAttraction · 2.8 km from the route - 18
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 3.2 km from the route - 19
FeuerwehrmuseumMuseum · 3.7 km from the route - 20
SchlenzgerhausAttraction · 3.7 km from the route - 21
HandwerkerstubenMuseum · 3.8 km from the route - 22
HopfenBierGutMuseum · 3.9 km from the route - 23
HeimatstubenMuseum · 3.9 km from the route - 24
Kastell TheilenhofenArchaeological site · 4.6 km from the route - 25
Steinerne Rinne von OberweilerAttraction · 4.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Schwabach-Oettingen?
Jakobsweg Schwabach-Oettingen is 77.3 km long. Allow ± 18:55 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 Gunzenhausen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,057 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 5 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Fossilien- und Steindruckmuseum Gunzenhausen, Färberturm and Heimat- und Hafnermuseum.
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