Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Geisa · Updated on 13 November 2026
Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Breitungen walk
Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Breitungen is a walk of 39.2 km from Geisa. Along the way you'll find 34 benches.
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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.
- 39.2 km
- ± 10:35 h
- ↑ 1,117 m · ↓ 981 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 34 benches.
Follow these steps in the appNo public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The 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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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,117 m
- Down
- ↓ 981 m
- Highest point
- 645 m
- Lowest point
- 250 m
- 5-10% slope · 13.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.4 km
- 15-20% slope · 789 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 592 m
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
39.2 km in total- Track: 30.1 km
- Street: 4.2 km
- Road: 2.4 km
- Path: 1.2 km
- Busy road: 850 m
- Footpath: 300 m
Surfaces
39.2 km in total- Gravel: 17.6 km
- Asphalt: 7.9 km
- Unpaved: 5.4 km
- Natural: 2.8 km
- Paved: 225 m
- Unknown: 5.3 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Breitungen
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Breitungen is a walking route of 39.2 km that starts in Geisa. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,117 m in total and descend 981 m. Allow ± 10:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (30.1 km), street (4.2 km) and road (2.4 km). Of the surface, 17.6 km gravel and 7.9 km asphalt. For 5.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 34 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobswege in der Rhön
Walks nearby
6- Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-FuldaHard · From A to B51.8 km
- Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-VachaModerate · From A to B17.6 km
- Hessenweg 10 (Teilstück Neukirchen - Geisa )Hard · From A to B32.7 km
- Fernwanderweg Eisenacher HausHard · From A to B82.5 km
- KegelspielwegHard · From A to B68.5 km
- GeiswegHard · From A to B26.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Castle ButtlarAttraction · 4.9 km from the route - 2
Schloss HerrenbreitungenAttraction · 101 m from the route - 3
PleßturmObservation tower · 220 m from the route - 4
SachsensteinMemorial · 264 m from the route - 5
Gedenkstätte für die Gefallenen des deutsch-deutschen Krieges 1866Memorial · 291 m from the route - 6
MemorialMemorial · 309 m from the route - 7
MemorialMemorial · 578 m from the route - 8
Ruine SchönburgCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 9
Burg FrankenbergCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 10
von Geysosche SchlossCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 1.9 km from the route - 12
MemorialMemorial · 2 km from the route - 13
MemorialMemorial · 2.7 km from the route - 14
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 3.2 km from the route - 15
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 3.2 km from the route - 16
Burgruine TodenwarthCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 17
Schloss GeisaCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 18
SynagogeMemorial · 4 km from the route - 19
Athanasius KircherMemorial · 4 km from the route - 20
Kriegerdenkmal der GermaniaMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 21
Erbbegräbnisstätte der Familie von Stein-LiebensteinMemorial · 4.2 km from the route - 22
JagdschlossCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 4.5 km from the route - 24
MemorialMemorial · 4.6 km from the route - 25
MemorialMemorial · 4.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Breitungen?
Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Breitungen is 39.2 km long. Allow ± 10:35 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 Geisa.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,117 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
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 Gedenkstätte für die Gefallenen des Zweiten Weltkrieges, Schloss Dermbach and Gedenkstätte für die Gefallenen des deutsch-deutschen Krieges 1866.
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