Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Holzhausen an der Haide · Updated on 14 November 2026
Hessenweg 1 walk
Hessenweg 1 is a walk of 324.3 km from Holzhausen an der Haide. Along the way you'll find 567 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 34 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 324.3 km
- ± 11:45 h per stage
- ↑ 6,124 m · ↓ 6,065 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 567 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 34 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
19 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 11 more along the route are on the map.
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Stages (7)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 6,124 m
- Down
- ↓ 6,065 m
- Highest point
- 672 m
- Lowest point
- 101 m
- 5-10% slope · 73.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 12.5 km
- 15-20% slope · 1 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 2.3 km
- 22 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
324.3 km in total- Track: 201.9 km
- Street: 45.9 km
- Path: 37.5 km
- Road: 23.4 km
- Busy road: 9.4 km
- Footpath: 3.6 km
- Stairs: 22 stairs
Surfaces
324.3 km in total- Gravel: 83.5 km
- Asphalt: 82.7 km
- Unpaved: 25.3 km
- Paved: 11.9 km
- Natural: 10.6 km
- Unknown: 109.1 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 1
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 1 is a walking route of 324.3 km that starts in Holzhausen an der Haide. It does not end where it starts. You start in Eltville a.Rh. and finish in Diemelsee.
How hard is the route?
You climb 6,124 m in total and descend 6,065 m. There are 22 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 11:45 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (201.9 km), street (45.9 km) and path (37.5 km). Of the surface, 83.5 km gravel and 82.7 km asphalt. For 109.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 567 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 34 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Biebrich PalaceAttraction · 8.3 km from the route - 2
Gedenkstätte HadamarMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 3
Herborn CastleCastle · 203 m from the route - 4
KlosterkircheAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 5
Schloß WaldeckCastle · 9.7 km from the route - 6
Museum im Kloster FrankenbergMuseum · 113 m from the route - 7
Ruine KeseburgRuins · 130 m from the route - 8
Burgruine HatzfeldAttraction · 130 m from the route - 9
Burg RunkelAttraction · 141 m from the route - 10
Stadtverwaltung BattenbergCastle · 144 m from the route - 11
Schloss DehrnCastle · 144 m from the route - 12
DiözesanmuseumMuseum · 175 m from the route - 13
Lahn-Marmor-MuseumMuseum · 175 m from the route - 14
Schloss WeilburgCastle · 177 m from the route - 15
GeroldsteinCastle · 181 m from the route - 16
SchlosskircheAttraction · 195 m from the route - 17
Schloß BiedenkopfAttraction · 207 m from the route - 18
HinterlandmuseumMuseum · 208 m from the route - 19
Burg ScharfensteinCastle · 209 m from the route - 20
Burg TringensteinCastle · 222 m from the route - 21
Bergbau- und StadtmuseumMuseum · 233 m from the route - 22
Schloss LaurenburgCastle · 244 m from the route - 23
Thonet MuseumMuseum · 258 m from the route - 24
Wolfgang-Bonhage-MuseumMuseum · 276 m from the route - 25
Burg HaneckCastle · 292 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 1?
Hessenweg 1 is 324.3 km long, in 7 parts of 46.3 km on average. Allow ± 11:45 h per part 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 Eltville a.Rh. to Diemelsee.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Holzhausen an der Haide.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 875 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 34 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 14 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Balduinstein, Grafenschloss Diez and Alte Lahnbrücke.
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