Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Hersfeld · Updated on 14 November 2026
Großer Bad Hersfelder Wanderweg walk
Großer Bad Hersfelder Wanderweg is a walk of 16.6 km from Bad Hersfeld that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 63 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 3 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.
- 16.6 km
- ± 4:30 h
- ↑ 502 m · ↓ 459 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 63 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 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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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 502 m
- Down
- ↓ 459 m
- Highest point
- 372 m
- Lowest point
- 201 m
- 5-10% slope · 5.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 502 m
- 15-20% slope · 251 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 1 km
- 1 flight of 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
16.6 km in total- Track: 12.6 km
- Path: 1.8 km
- Street: 1.1 km
- Footpath: 500 m
- Busy road: 450 m
- Road: 125 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
16.6 km in total- Gravel: 8.8 km
- Asphalt: 3.7 km
- Unpaved: 2.7 km
- Paved: 600 m
- Unknown: 737 m
About the walking route Großer Bad Hersfelder Wanderweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Großer Bad Hersfelder Wanderweg is a circular walk of 16.6 km from Bad Hersfeld: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 502 m in total and descend 459 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 4:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (12.6 km), path (1.8 km) and street (1.1 km). Of the surface, 8.8 km gravel and 3.7 km asphalt. For 737 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 63 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Fuldawanderweg KGVHard · From A to B32.1 km
- Lutherweg 1521 (Teilstück Bad Hersfeld-Alsfeld)Hard · From A to B55.2 km
- LulluspfadHard · From A to B184.3 km
- Kurze HessenEasy · From A to B6.9 km
- Thüringen-Hessen-Rhein-Wanderweg 03, Friedewald - KirchheimHard · From A to B25.6 km
- Fuldahöhenweg (Teilstück Wasserkuppe - Bad Hersfeld)Hard · From A to B45.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Kulturdenkmal Lager PfaffenwaldMemorial · 407 m from the route - 2
Burgruine MilnrodeCastle · 182 m from the route - 3
WortreichMuseum · 443 m from the route - 4
Heussner-TurmObservation tower · 4.7 km from the route - 5
Mengshäuser KuppeViewpoint · 4.8 km from the route - 6
BorgmannturmObservation tower · 9.1 km from the route - 7
Observation towerObservation tower · 9.1 km from the route - 8
StoppelsbergViewpoint · 9.1 km from the route - 9
Schloss NeuensteinCastle · 9.3 km from the route - 10
SinzigburgRuins · 9.4 km from the route - 11
Burgruine AltwehrdaCastle · 9.5 km from the route - 12
Robert-Heil-TurmObservation tower · 305 m from the route - 13Schloss EichhofCastle · 503 m from the route
- 14Burgstall WallenfelsCastle · 3.7 km from the route
- 15GießlingskircheRuins · 7.8 km from the route
- 16Burgruine HauneckCastle · 9.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Großer Bad Hersfelder Wanderweg?
Großer Bad Hersfelder Wanderweg is 16.6 km long. Allow ± 4:30 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bad Hersfeld.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 502 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 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 Stadtmuseum, Stiftsruine Bad Hersfeld and Lullusfeuer.
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