Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Traben-Trarbach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Sponheimer Weg walk
Sponheimer Weg is a walk of 94.6 km from Traben-Trarbach. Along the way you'll find 174 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points and 7 public toilets.
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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.
- 94.6 km
- ± 23:25 h
- ↑ 1,458 m · ↓ 1,461 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Traben-Trarbach
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
162 m · 8 benches
Water point
162 m446 m · 18 benches
Brückentor
608 mAttraction
859 m · 8 benches
Grevenburg
1.5 kmPublic toilet
3.2 km · 14 benches
Starkenburg
4.6 kmWater point
31.6 km · 31 benches
römischer Wachturm
36.2 kmAttraction
14.6 km · 16 benches
Water point
50.8 km22.3 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
73.1 km1.1 km
Public toilet
74.2 km19.1 km · 20 benches
Schlossparkmuseum and 1 more
93.2 kmSchlosspark
668 m · 25 benches
Public toilet and 2 water fountains and refill points
93.9 km684 m · 14 benches
Finish
94.6 kmAt the finish: 2 public toilets.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 71.6 kmBetween 1.5 km and 73.1 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: Berthold Werner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 608 m
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Photo: Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 1.5 km
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Photo: Peter Tritthart · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins · after 4.8 km
Attraction · after 36.2 km
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Photo: Dguendel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 93.2 km
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Photo: Dguendel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 93.3 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,458 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,461 m
- Highest point
- 590 m
- Lowest point
- 106 m
- 5-10% slope · 13.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.4 km
- 15-20% slope · 951 m
- 10 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
94.6 km in total- Track: 66.3 km
- Street: 9.8 km
- Path: 5.9 km
- Road: 5.6 km
- Busy road: 4.3 km
- Footpath: 2.2 km
- Stairs: 10 stairs
Surfaces
94.6 km in total- Asphalt: 27.2 km
- Gravel: 15.4 km
- Unpaved: 11.1 km
- Paved: 4.5 km
- Natural: 4.1 km
- Unknown: 32 km
About the walking route Sponheimer Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Sponheimer Weg is a walking route of 94.6 km that starts in Traben-Trarbach. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Brückentor (after 608 m), Grevenburg (after 1.5 km) and Starkenburg (after 4.8 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,458 m in total and descend 1,461 m. There are 10 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 23:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (66.3 km), street (9.8 km) and path (5.9 km). Of the surface, 27.2 km asphalt and 15.4 km gravel. For 32 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 174 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points and 7 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 162 m, after 4.6 km, after 50.8 km, after 93.9 km and after 94 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 71.6 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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KauzenburgAttraction · 139 m from the route - 2
PuK Museum für PuppentheaterKulturMuseum · 178 m from the route - 3
Mittelmosel-MuseumMuseum · 215 m from the route - 4
Burg SponheimCastle · 236 m from the route - 5
RömerhalleMuseum · 242 m from the route - 6
BismarckturmObservation tower · 343 m from the route - 7
Burg DillAttraction · 662 m from the route - 8
Kapelle Mariae HeimsuchungMonument · 1.4 km from the route - 9
AlteburgturmObservation tower · 1.4 km from the route - 10
GutenburgAttraction · 2.8 km from the route - 11
HeimbergturmObservation tower · 2.9 km from the route - 12
RosenburgCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 13
Mahnmal Feld des JammersMemorial · 3.5 km from the route - 14
Burg BöckelheimCastle · 3.7 km from the route - 15
Feldbahnmuseum GuldentalMuseum · 3.7 km from the route - 16
WasserturmAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 17
Burgruine RheingrafensteinAttraction · 3.9 km from the route - 18
Burgruine AffensteinCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 19
EbernburgAttraction · 4.1 km from the route - 20
Geographischer Mittelpunkt von Rheinland-PfalzAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 21
Graacher TorAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 22
Schloß GemündenCastle · 4.4 km from the route - 23
St. MichaelAttraction · 4.4 km from the route - 24
ZylinderhausMuseum · 4.6 km from the route - 25
FelseneremitageAttraction · 4.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Sponheimer Weg?
Sponheimer Weg is 94.6 km long. Allow ± 23:25 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 Traben-Trarbach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,458 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 7 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 71.6 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 Brückentor, Grevenburg and Starkenburg.
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