Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hamburg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobusweg - Hamburg St. Jacobi - Hittfeld walk
Jakobusweg - Hamburg St. Jacobi - Hittfeld is a walk of 32.8 km from Hamburg. Along the way you'll find 235 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 4 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.
- 32.8 km
- ± 7:35 h
- ↑ 149 m · ↓ 123 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 235 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 4 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Memorial
- Audio story · 2 min
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Photo: Esther Westerveld from Haarlemmermeer, Nederland · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsChilehaus Hamburg
Attraction
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Photo: Awesok · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Pauli-Pirat · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Doris Antony, Berlin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: hh oldman · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Dr. Avishai Teicher · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 149 m
- Down
- ↓ 123 m
- Highest point
- 61 m
- Lowest point
- 3 m
- 5-10% slope · 825 m
- 11 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
32.8 km in total- Street: 13.1 km
- Path: 6.1 km
- Footpath: 6 km
- Road: 3.5 km
- Track: 2.2 km
- Busy road: 825 m
- Stairs: 11 stairs
- Cycleway: 100 m
- Unknown: 348 m
Surfaces
32.8 km in total- Asphalt: 16.5 km
- Paved: 6.5 km
- Gravel: 5.3 km
- Unpaved: 750 m
- Natural: 175 m
- Unknown: 3.4 km
About the walking route Jakobusweg - Hamburg St. Jacobi - Hittfeld
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobusweg - Hamburg St. Jacobi - Hittfeld is a walking route of 32.8 km that starts in Hamburg. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 149 m in total and descend 123 m. There are 11 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 7:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is street (13.1 km), path (6.1 km) and footpath (6 km). Of the surface, 16.5 km asphalt and 6.5 km paved. For 3.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 235 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 4 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobsweg Via Scandinavica
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Miniature WonderlandAttraction · 891 m from the route - 2
Elbe Philharmonic HallAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 3
Hamburger KunsthalleMuseum · 597 m from the route - 4
Church of St. MichaelAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 5
RathausAttraction · 592 m from the route - 6
SpeicherstadtAttraction · 1 km from the route - 7
St. Nikolai MuseumMuseum · 686 m from the route - 8
Planten un BlomenAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 9
Wappen FC St. PauliMemorial · 2.3 km from the route - 10
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe HamburgMuseum · 550 m from the route - 11
Bismarck-DenkmalAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 12
Hamburg Archaeological MuseumMuseum · 259 m from the route - 13
St. Pauli Elbe TunnelAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 14
Museum of WorkMuseum · 5 km from the route - 15
Italian Military CemeteryMemorial · 7.4 km from the route - 16
Heinrich-Bauer-HausMemorial · 122 m from the route - 17
BallinStadtMuseum · 124 m from the route - 18
Internationales Maritimes Museum HamburgMuseum · 210 m from the route - 19
BischofsturmRuins · 226 m from the route - 20
German Food Additives MuseumMuseum · 249 m from the route - 21
StörtebekerMemorial · 261 m from the route - 22
Haus der PhotographieMuseum · 278 m from the route - 23
Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-DenkmalMemorial · 282 m from the route - 24
DeichtorhallenMuseum · 325 m from the route - 25
Freie Akademie der KünsteMuseum · 336 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobusweg - Hamburg St. Jacobi - Hittfeld?
Jakobusweg - Hamburg St. Jacobi - Hittfeld is 32.8 km long. Allow ± 7:35 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 Hamburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 149 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Mahnmal gegen den Faschismus, Chilehaus Hamburg and Windmühle Johanna.
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