Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Zittau · Updated on 14 November 2026
Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode walk
Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode is a walk of 1,053.7 km from Zittau. Along the way you'll find 1,851 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 58 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 1,053.7 km
- ± 85:50 h per stage
- ↑ 14,033 m · ↓ 13,837 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 1,851 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 58 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
78 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 70 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Jwaller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Memorial
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Photo: SchiDD · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Attraction
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Photo: Botaurus stellaris · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Dr. Bernd Gross · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Trendy64, Lutz Maertens · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
Stages (3)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 14,033 m
- Down
- ↓ 13,837 m
- Highest point
- 1,172 m
- Lowest point
- 120 m
- 5-10% slope · 132.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 20.6 km
- 90 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
1,053.7 km in total- Track: 435.2 km
- Path: 133.4 km
- Street: 105.3 km
- Road: 33.3 km
- Busy road: 18.7 km
- Footpath: 15.9 km
- Stairs: 90 stairs
- Cycleway: 6.4 km
- Unknown: 675 m
Surfaces
1,053.7 km in total- Gravel: 253.8 km
- Asphalt: 166.2 km
- Unpaved: 138.8 km
- Natural: 34.4 km
- Paved: 32.5 km
- Unknown: 132.1 km
About the walking route Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode is a walking route of 1,053.7 km that starts in Zittau. It does not end where it starts. You start in Zittau and finish in Wernigerode.
How hard is the route?
You climb 14,033 m in total and descend 13,837 m. There are 90 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 85:50 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (435.2 km), path (133.4 km) and street (105.3 km). Of the surface, 253.8 km gravel and 166.2 km asphalt. For 132.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,851 benches, 11 water fountains and refill points, 58 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Oberlausitzer Bergweg (Abschnitt: Zittau – Valtenberg)Hard · From A to B108.3 km
- Zittau - Seifhennersdorf (gelber Strich)Hard · From A to B27.9 km
- Lausitzer SchlangeHard · From A to B108.3 km
- Svatojakubská cesta, Žitavská trasa, Zittau - Hrádek n. NisouEasy · From A to B7.7 km
- Zittauer Jakobsweg Görlitz - ZittauHard · From A to B40 km
- Oberlausitzer Ringweg 2Hard · From A to B88.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Pravčická bránaAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 2
Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp MemorialMuseum · 3.7 km from the route - 3
Hrad GrabštejnAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 4
Königstein FortressAttraction · 185 m from the route - 5
Wernigerode CastleAttraction · 292 m from the route - 6
Bachhaus EisenachMuseum · 500 m from the route - 7
Schloss SonnensteinCastle · 8.5 km from the route - 8
Longest wooden table in the worldAttraction · 6.9 km from the route - 9
St. Mary's ChurchAttraction · 8.6 km from the route - 10
Nejsevernější bod České republikyAttraction · 355 m from the route - 11
Ruins of Schomberg chateauRuins · 896 m from the route - 12
sv. RochMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 13
sv. Jan NepomuckýMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 14
sv. ŠebestiánMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 15
sv. RozálieMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 16
sv. VáclavMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 17
sv. VojtěchMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 18
sv. AnnaMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 19
sv. JosefMemorial · 3.8 km from the route - 20
FlájeMemorial · 4 km from the route - 21
Obětem fašismuMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 22
Balzerovo leženíAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 23
památník obětem pochodu smrtiMemorial · 6.3 km from the route - 24
Komáří hůrkaViewpoint · 7.6 km from the route - 25
KlíčViewpoint · 8.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode?
Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode is 1,053.7 km long, in 3 parts of 351.2 km on average. Allow ± 85:50 h per part 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 runs from Zittau to Wernigerode.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Zittau.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 4,678 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 58 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 11 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Haberkorndenkmal, Konstitutionssäule and Kulturhistorisches Museum Franziskanerkloster.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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