Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Battenberg (Eder) · Updated on 14 November 2026
Ederhöhenweg Etappe 5 walk
Ederhöhenweg Etappe 5 is a walk of 13.8 km from Battenberg (Eder). Along the way you'll find 24 benches and 1 public toilet.
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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.
- 13.8 km
- ± 3:10 h
- ↑ 70 m · ↓ 143 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Battenberg (Eder)
0 km13.3 km · 6 benches
Public toilet
13.3 km444 m · 18 benches
Finish
13.8 kmAt the finish: Museum im Kloster Frankenberg.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 13.3 kmBetween 0 km and 13.3 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight 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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Photo: Heinrich Stürzl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 13.7 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 70 m
- Down
- ↓ 143 m
- Highest point
- 349 m
- Lowest point
- 273 m
- 5-10% slope · 1 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
13.8 km in total- Track: 8.2 km
- Path: 3.2 km
- Footpath: 1.3 km
- Road: 519 m
- Street: 400 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
13.8 km in total- Asphalt: 5.1 km
- Natural: 3 km
- Unpaved: 1.1 km
- Gravel: 700 m
- Unknown: 3.8 km
About the walking route Ederhöhenweg Etappe 5
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Ederhöhenweg Etappe 5 is a walking route of 13.8 km that starts in Battenberg (Eder). It does not end where it starts. You start in Battenberg and finish in Frankenberg. Along the way you pass Museum im Kloster Frankenberg (after 13.7 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 70 m in total and descend 143 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 3:10 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (8.2 km), path (3.2 km) and footpath (1.3 km). Of the surface, 5.1 km asphalt and 3 km natural. For 3.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 24 benches and 1 public toilet. The longest stretch without a toilet is 13.3 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Ederhöhenweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Stadtverwaltung BattenbergCastle · 214 m from the route - 2
Thonet MuseumMuseum · 258 m from the route - 3
KnebelsrodObservation tower · 5.8 km from the route - 4
Burgruine HatzfeldAttraction · 7 km from the route - 5
RathausAttraction · 8.9 km from the route - 6
Burg HessensteinCastle · 9.3 km from the route - 7
Ruine KeseburgRuins · 10 km from the route - 8StadtmuseumMuseum · 210 m from the route
- 9Bergfried KellerburgObservation tower · 468 m from the route
- 10Observation towerObservation tower · 566 m from the route
- 11RuinsRuins · 3.7 km from the route
- 12LützelburgArchaeological site · 7.2 km from the route
- 13LüneburgArchaeological site · 8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Ederhöhenweg Etappe 5?
Ederhöhenweg Etappe 5 is 13.8 km long. Allow ± 3:10 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 Battenberg to Frankenberg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Battenberg (Eder).
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 70 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 13.3 km.
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 Museum im Kloster Frankenberg.
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