Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Oberkirch · Updated on 14 November 2026
Renchtalsteig walk
Renchtalsteig is a walk of 98.6 km from Oberkirch. Along the way you'll find 244 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 1 public toilet and 1 honesty box.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 98.6 km
- ± 27:20 h
- ↑ 3,251 m · ↓ 2,822 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 244 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 1 public toilet and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
9 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 1 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Stefan Karl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Adrian Michael · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
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Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Kerish~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Archaeological site
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Photo: Alexander Migl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: UlrichClassen (as Sailor272) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
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Photo: Reutlingendorf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Observation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,251 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,822 m
- Highest point
- 1,047 m
- Lowest point
- 188 m
- 5-10% slope · 30.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 16.8 km
- 15-20% slope · 3 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 496 m
- 6 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
98.6 km in total- Track: 65.3 km
- Path: 24.1 km
- Road: 5.2 km
- Street: 1.8 km
- Cycleway: 775 m
- Stairs: 6 stairs
- Footpath: 175 m
- Busy road: 150 m
Surfaces
98.6 km in total- Gravel: 48.6 km
- Unpaved: 21.3 km
- Asphalt: 5.5 km
- Natural: 3.1 km
- Paved: 425 m
- Unknown: 19.3 km
About the walking route Renchtalsteig
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Renchtalsteig is a walking route of 98.6 km that starts in Oberkirch. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,251 m in total and descend 2,822 m. There are 6 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 27:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (65.3 km), path (24.1 km) and road (5.2 km). Of the surface, 48.6 km gravel and 21.3 km unpaved. For 19.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 244 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 1 public toilet and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Ortenauer WeinpfadHard · From A to B100.5 km
- Badischer Jakobusweg -mittlerer Teil-Hard · From A to B115.2 km
- Kandel-Höhenweg [01. Oberkirch→Gengenbach]Hard · From A to B25.8 km
- Oberkirch - SchauenburgEasy · From A to B1.8 km
- Appenweier - StollenburgEasy · From A to B8 km
- Achertäler HeimatpfadHard · Circular walk82.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Schloss StaufenbergAttraction · 130 m from the route - 2
HabererturmObservation tower · 592 m from the route - 3
Führerhauptquartier TannenbergRuins · 829 m from the route - 4
GeigerskopfturmObservation tower · 1.4 km from the route - 5
BrandeckturmObservation tower · 3 km from the route - 6
BrandeckkopfViewpoint · 3 km from the route - 7
Ruine NeuensteinRuins · 3.2 km from the route - 8
SankenbachwasserfallAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 9
Besucherbergwerk SilbergründleMuseum · 4.6 km from the route - 10
Menhir von RammersweierArchaeological site · 5.5 km from the route - 11
BurgbachwasserfallAttraction · 5.8 km from the route - 12
HornisgrindeturmViewpoint · 6.9 km from the route - 13
Ruine WalkensteinCastle · 7 km from the route - 14
BienenbuckelObservation tower · 7.1 km from the route - 15
BrigittenschlossCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 16
MikweMuseum · 7.2 km from the route - 17
Ritterhaus-MuseumMuseum · 7.3 km from the route - 18
Bismarckturm Sasbach HornisgrindeObservation tower · 7.4 km from the route - 19
Schloss OrtenbergCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 20
RinkenmauerArchaeological site · 7.7 km from the route - 21
NiggelturmViewpoint · 7.7 km from the route - 22
RinkenturmObservation tower · 7.8 km from the route - 23
BrandenkopfturmObservation tower · 7.8 km from the route - 24
Archaeological siteArchaeological site · 184 m from the route - 25Renchtäler HeimatmuseumMuseum · 803 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Renchtalsteig?
Renchtalsteig is 98.6 km long. Allow ± 27:20 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 Oberkirch.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,251 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet 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 Moosturm, Schliffkopf and Schauenburg.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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