Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Windischleuba · Updated on 13 November 2026
Lutherweg Sachsen walk
Lutherweg Sachsen is a walk of 563.5 km from Windischleuba. Along the way you'll find 1,417 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 70 public toilets and 15 bike pumps.
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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.
- 563.5 km
- ± 131:05 h
- ↑ 3,541 m · ↓ 3,532 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 1,417 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 70 public toilets and 15 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
105 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 97 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Unukorno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Radler59 (talk) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Ruchhöft-Plau · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Jwaller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Lutzto · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Herder3 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Martin Geisler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Dr. Bernd Gross · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,541 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,532 m
- Highest point
- 350 m
- Lowest point
- 82 m
- 19 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
563.5 km in total- Track: 213.8 km
- Street: 133.1 km
- Road: 82.7 km
- Path: 76.2 km
- Busy road: 23.1 km
- Footpath: 18.9 km
- Cycleway: 13.1 km
- Stairs: 19 stairs
Surfaces
563.5 km in total- Asphalt: 251.5 km
- Gravel: 118.5 km
- Paved: 46.1 km
- Unpaved: 45.1 km
- Natural: 10 km
- Unknown: 90.6 km
About the walking route Lutherweg Sachsen
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lutherweg Sachsen is a walking route of 563.5 km that starts in Windischleuba. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,541 m in total and descend 3,532 m. There are 19 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 131:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (213.8 km), street (133.1 km) and road (82.7 km). Of the surface, 251.5 km asphalt and 118.5 km gravel. For 90.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,417 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 70 public toilets and 15 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Lutherweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
4Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Monument to the Battle of the NationsAttraction · 3.7 km from the route - 2
Colditz CastleAttraction · 120 m from the route - 3
Museum of Fine ArtsMuseum · 297 m from the route - 4
MauritianumMuseum · 176 m from the route - 5
Residenzschloss AltenburgAttraction · 233 m from the route - 6
Old Weigh HouseAttraction · 180 m from the route - 7
MessehofAttraction · 93 m from the route - 8
Altes Bach-DenkmalMemorial · 113 m from the route - 9
Alte NikolaischuleAttraction · 143 m from the route - 10
Antikenmuseum der Universität LeipzigMuseum · 149 m from the route - 11
Mendelssohn-HausMuseum · 422 m from the route - 12
August Horch MuseumMuseum · 864 m from the route - 13
KolonialsteinMemorial · 3.4 km from the route - 14
Gedenkstätte Geschlossener Jugendwerkhof TorgauMuseum · 83 m from the route - 15
Burg DübenAttraction · 93 m from the route - 16
Schloss GrimmaCastle · 95 m from the route - 17
Schinkel-TorMemorial · 98 m from the route - 18
Burg KohrenCastle · 102 m from the route - 19
Schildbürger- und GneisenaumuseumMuseum · 106 m from the route - 20
Oflag IV-CMuseum · 108 m from the route - 21
Nikolaisäule;09 Oktober 1989Memorial · 112 m from the route - 22
Ruine ZinnbergCastle · 114 m from the route - 23
Herrenhaus ZedtlitzCastle · 114 m from the route - 24
Felix-Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-DenkmalMemorial · 116 m from the route - 25
KlingerhausAttraction · 122 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lutherweg Sachsen?
Lutherweg Sachsen is 563.5 km long. Allow ± 131:05 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 Windischleuba.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,541 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 70 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 9 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Robert-Schumann-Denkmal, Gefallenendenkmal and Kriegerdenkmal.
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