Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Volkmarsen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Volkmarsen - Viesebeck walk
Volkmarsen - Viesebeck is a walk of 9 km from Volkmarsen. Along the way you'll find 15 benches and 1 public toilet.
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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.
- 9 km
- ± 2:15 h
- ↑ 128 m · ↓ 73 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Volkmarsen
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
4.8 km · 8 benches
Hollenkammer and 1 more
4.8 kmBurgruine Fürstenstein
4.2 km · 5 benches
Finish
9 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 9 kmBetween 0 km and 9 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 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: Ralph Busch · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 4.8 km
Ruins · after 5 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 128 m
- Down
- ↓ 73 m
- Highest point
- 278 m
- Lowest point
- 186 m
- 5-10% slope · 1.1 km
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
9 km in total- Track: 5.5 km
- Path: 1.4 km
- Street: 1.3 km
- Road: 925 m
Surfaces
9 km in total- Asphalt: 3.6 km
- Unpaved: 2.1 km
- Natural: 1.5 km
- Gravel: 1.3 km
- Paved: 150 m
- Unknown: 350 m
About the walking route Volkmarsen - Viesebeck
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Volkmarsen - Viesebeck is a walking route of 9 km that starts in Volkmarsen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Volkmarsen Bahnhof and finish in Viesebeck. Along the way you pass Hollenkammer (after 4.8 km) and Burgruine Fürstenstein (after 5 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 128 m in total and descend 73 m. Allow ± 2:15 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (5.5 km), path (1.4 km) and street (1.3 km). Of the surface, 3.6 km asphalt and 2.1 km unpaved. For 350 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 15 benches and 1 public toilet. The longest stretch without a toilet is 9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Upland-Weserbergland-WegHard · From A to B129.1 km
- Jakobsweg Höxter - Marburg (Teilstrecke Höxter - Volkmarsen)Hard · From A to B69.8 km
- Löwenweg (HWGHV)Hard · From A to B92.4 km
- Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze))Hard · From A to B92.2 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
KugelsburgAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 2
Burgruine RodersenAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 3
WasserschlossAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 4
Gedenkstätte der VertriebenenMemorial · 4.8 km from the route - 5
Aussichtsturm OfenbergObservation tower · 5.1 km from the route - 6
Schloss WeldaCastle · 5.1 km from the route - 7
DrachenhöhleAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 8
Burg CalenbergCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 9
Burg MengeringhausenCastle · 8.4 km from the route - 10
HolsterburgArchaeological site · 8.5 km from the route - 11
Waldgut Schloss HöhnscheidCastle · 8.6 km from the route - 12
Schloss EschebergCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 13
Museum im SternMuseum · 9.1 km from the route - 14
Ruine WeidelsburgAttraction · 9.4 km from the route - 15
Bismarckwarte MengeringhausenObservation tower · 9.5 km from the route - 16
Burgruine Großer GudenbergRuins · 9.6 km from the route - 17
MalsburgRuins · 10 km from the route - 18NachtigallenburgRuins · 508 m from the route
- 19CastleCastle · 3 km from the route
- 20Schloss LandauCastle · 3.8 km from the route
- 21Landauer WasserkunstMuseum · 4.2 km from the route
- 22Regionalmuseum Wolfhager LandMuseum · 4.4 km from the route
- 23Rauch-MuseumMuseum · 5.8 km from the route
- 24Schreibersches HausMuseum · 5.8 km from the route
- 25KaulbachhausMuseum · 6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Volkmarsen - Viesebeck?
Volkmarsen - Viesebeck is 9 km long. Allow ± 2:15 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 runs from Volkmarsen Bahnhof to Viesebeck.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Volkmarsen.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 128 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 9 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Hollenkammer and Burgruine Fürstenstein.
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