Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Tübingen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Neckarweg Abschnitt 3: Tübingen - Plochingen walk
Neckarweg Abschnitt 3: Tübingen - Plochingen is a walk of 48.9 km from Tübingen. Along the way you'll find 308 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets and 12 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.
- 48.9 km
- ± 11:30 h
- ↑ 359 m · ↓ 418 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Tübingen
0 km255 m · 35 benches
Alte Burse / Institut für Philosophie und Kunstgeschichte and 1 more
255 mHölderlinturm and public toilet
216 m · 17 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
471 m165 m · 12 benches
Bike pump
636 m805 m · 19 benches
Bike pump
1.4 km1.7 km · 29 benches
Bike pump
3.2 km374 m · 12 benches
Bike pump
3.6 km5 km · 5 benches
Bike pump
8.6 km9 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
17.5 km3.5 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
21 km798 m · 10 benches
Water point
21.8 km177 m · 4 benches
Bike pump
22 km1.6 km · 5 benches
Bike pump
23.6 km3.4 km · 9 benches
Public toilet
27.1 km4.5 km · 12 benches
Bike pump
31.5 km425 m · 12 benches
Stadtbalkon Nürtingen
32 kmAttraction
1.8 km · 19 benches
Public toilet
33.7 km5.6 km · 19 benches
Stadtmuseum Wendlingen am Neckar and 1 more
39.3 kmSchloss Unterboihingen and water point
587 m · 3 benches
Public toilet
39.9 km152 m · 21 benches
2 bike pumps
40.1 km782 m
Public toilet
40.8 km412 m
Public toilet and water point
41.3 km633 m · 20 benches
Public toilet
41.9 km923 m
Water point
42.8 km5.8 km · 5 benches
Hundertwasserhaus "Wohnen unterm Regenturm"
48.6 kmWater point and bike pump
336 m · 5 benches
Finish
48.9 kmAt the finish: public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 16.9 kmBetween 606 m and 17.5 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
6 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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Photo: Roman Eisele · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 255 m
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Photo: Thomgoe; modified by Wildfeuer · Wikimedia Commons · Copyrighted free useView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 306 m
Attraction · after 32 km
Museum · after 39.3 km
Castle · after 39.5 km
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Photo: Pjt56 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 48.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 359 m
- Down
- ↓ 418 m
- Highest point
- 365 m
- Lowest point
- 254 m
- 5-10% slope · 4.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 246 m
- 12 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
48.9 km in total- Track: 17.3 km
- Street: 10.5 km
- Path: 9.9 km
- Footpath: 4.3 km
- Road: 4.3 km
- Cycleway: 1.3 km
- Stairs: 12 stairs
- Busy road: 525 m
Surfaces
48.9 km in total- Asphalt: 18.8 km
- Gravel: 14.3 km
- Paved: 5.3 km
- Unpaved: 3.1 km
- Natural: 2.4 km
- Unknown: 4.9 km
About the walking route Neckarweg Abschnitt 3: Tübingen - Plochingen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Neckarweg Abschnitt 3: Tübingen - Plochingen is a walking route of 48.9 km that starts in Tübingen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Tübingen and finish in Plochingen. Along the way you pass Alte Burse / Institut für Philosophie und Kunstgeschichte (after 255 m), Hölderlinturm (after 306 m) and Stadtbalkon Nürtingen (after 32 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 359 m in total and descend 418 m. There are 12 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 11:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (17.3 km), street (10.5 km) and path (9.9 km). Of the surface, 18.8 km asphalt and 14.3 km gravel. For 4.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 308 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets and 12 bike pumps. You can fill your bottle after 21.8 km, after 39.3 km, after 41.3 km, after 42.8 km and after 48.7 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 16.9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Neckarweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Neckarweg Abschnitt 2: Oberndorf - TübingenHard · From A to B70.3 km
- Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Rottenburg (4)Hard · From A to B40.3 km
- Main-Neckar-Rhein-WegHard · From A to B57.7 km
- HW 5 - Schwarzwald-Schwäbische Alb-Allgäu-WegHard · From A to B311.4 km
- MWZ 3 Kirchentellinsfurt - RottenburgEasy · From A to B8.6 km
- Via Sancti Martini HW-35-10a Rottenburg - HerrenbergHard · From A to B29.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
SpreuerhofstraßeAttraction · 6.8 km from the route - 2
Kloster BebenhausenMuseum · 4.3 km from the route - 3
Ehemaliges Gräberfeld, Bernhäuser ForstMemorial · 8.2 km from the route - 4
Danneckersche NymphengruppeMemorial · 129 m from the route - 5
ViewpointViewpoint · 143 m from the route - 6
GrablegeAttraction · 148 m from the route - 7
HölderlinhausAttraction · 174 m from the route - 8
Schloss HohentübingenAttraction · 183 m from the route - 9
Schloss KöngenCastle · 228 m from the route - 10
WildermuthdenkmalMemorial · 240 m from the route - 11
SpitalAttraction · 254 m from the route - 12
PostillionMemorial · 294 m from the route - 13
NonnenhausAttraction · 306 m from the route - 14
Stadtmuseum NürtingenMuseum · 307 m from the route - 15
Bogen der Blauen BrückeMemorial · 316 m from the route - 16
Stadtmuseum TübingenMuseum · 319 m from the route - 17
SchloßCastle · 379 m from the route - 18
BlockturmAttraction · 434 m from the route - 19
Villa Rustica OberensingenArchaeological site · 474 m from the route - 20
Boxenstop Auto- und SpielzeugmusemMuseum · 520 m from the route - 21
Vorderes SchlössleCastle · 528 m from the route - 22
Hinteres SchlössleCastle · 535 m from the route - 23
GoethehäuschenAttraction · 633 m from the route - 24
Gräberfeld XMemorial · 867 m from the route - 25
JubiläumsturmObservation tower · 1.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Neckarweg Abschnitt 3: Tübingen - Plochingen?
Neckarweg Abschnitt 3: Tübingen - Plochingen is 48.9 km long. Allow ± 11:30 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 Tübingen to Plochingen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Tübingen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 359 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 11 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 16.9 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 5 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Alte Burse / Institut für Philosophie und Kunstgeschichte, Hölderlinturm and Stadtbalkon Nürtingen.
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