Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Darstein · Updated on 14 November 2026
August-Becker-Weg walk
August-Becker-Weg is a walk of 70.8 km from Darstein that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 150 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 70.8 km
- ± 18:50 h
- ↑ 1,836 m · ↓ 1,847 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 150 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
10 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 2 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Therealconri · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: BlueBreezeWiki · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: H. Schreiber · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Rudolf Stricker · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Ulli1105 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Moleskine · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,836 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,847 m
- Highest point
- 570 m
- Lowest point
- 173 m
- 5-10% slope · 19.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 10 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.1 km
- 9 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
70.8 km in total- Track: 37.1 km
- Path: 18.9 km
- Street: 9.2 km
- Busy road: 2.2 km
- Road: 2.1 km
- Footpath: 800 m
- Stairs: 9 stairs
Surfaces
70.8 km in total- Unpaved: 20.6 km
- Gravel: 12.4 km
- Asphalt: 11.3 km
- Paved: 5 km
- Natural: 275 m
- Unknown: 21.1 km
About the walking route August-Becker-Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
August-Becker-Weg is a circular walk of 70.8 km from Darstein: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,836 m in total and descend 1,847 m. There are 9 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 18:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (37.1 km), path (18.9 km) and street (9.2 km). Of the surface, 20.6 km unpaved and 12.4 km gravel. For 21.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 150 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets and 1 bike pump. 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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Abbatiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-PaulAttraction · 5.3 km from the route - 2
Maison du selAttraction · 5.3 km from the route - 3
Château du LoewensteinCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 4
Château de HohenbourgCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 5
Neudahn CastleCastle · 7.7 km from the route - 6
Château de FleckensteinAttraction · 8.6 km from the route - 7
TeufelstischAttraction · 9.6 km from the route - 8
Kloster KlingenmünsterAttraction · 97 m from the route - 9
AsselsteinAttraction · 144 m from the route - 10
Burg ScharfenbergAttraction · 148 m from the route - 11
LindelbrunnCastle · 201 m from the route - 12
MartinsturmObservation tower · 222 m from the route - 13
NikolauskapelleAttraction · 282 m from the route - 14
Burgruine Klein-FrankreichCastle · 284 m from the route - 15
RehbergturmObservation tower · 300 m from the route - 16
Aussichtsturm Bad BergzabernObservation tower · 347 m from the route - 17
AnebosAttraction · 644 m from the route - 18
HohenbergturmObservation tower · 719 m from the route - 19
Burg GuttenbergCastle · 805 m from the route - 20
Reichsburg TrifelsAttraction · 1 km from the route - 21
Museum unterm TrifelsMuseum · 1.8 km from the route - 22
Kleine KalmitViewpoint · 2.7 km from the route - 23
Burgruine DrachenfelsCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 24
Deutsches Schuhmuseum HauensteinMuseum · 2.9 km from the route - 25
Deutsches WeintorAttraction · 3.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is August-Becker-Weg?
August-Becker-Weg is 70.8 km long. Allow ± 18:50 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Darstein.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,836 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 11 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 9 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Ritterstein 221 "Windhof", Burg Landeck and Stäffelsbergturm.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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