Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Korbach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Barbarossaweg walk
Barbarossaweg is a walk of 308.9 km from Korbach. Along the way you'll find 470 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 29 public toilets and 4 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.
- 308.9 km
- ± 15:40 h per stage
- ↑ 5,774 m · ↓ 5,550 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 470 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 29 public toilets and 4 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
33 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 25 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Otter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: An-d · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Ruins
Observation tower
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Photo: GLSystem · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Attraction
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: JGALoewi · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
Stages (5)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 5,774 m
- Down
- ↓ 5,550 m
- Highest point
- 557 m
- Lowest point
- 145 m
- 5-10% slope · 51.5 km
- 10-15% slope · 16.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 4.7 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 2.8 km
- 15 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
308.9 km in total- Track: 193.7 km
- Path: 48.5 km
- Street: 33.8 km
- Busy road: 10.6 km
- Road: 10.1 km
- Footpath: 9.1 km
- Stairs: 15 stairs
- Cycleway: 750 m
- Unknown: 225 m
Surfaces
308.9 km in total- Gravel: 89 km
- Asphalt: 61.4 km
- Unpaved: 59.5 km
- Natural: 20.3 km
- Paved: 15.5 km
- Unknown: 62.1 km
About the walking route Barbarossaweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Barbarossaweg is a walking route of 308.9 km that starts in Korbach. It does not end where it starts. You start in Korbach and finish in Tilleda.
How hard is the route?
You climb 5,774 m in total and descend 5,550 m. There are 15 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 15:40 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (193.7 km), path (48.5 km) and street (33.8 km). Of the surface, 89 km gravel and 61.4 km asphalt. For 62.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 470 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 29 public toilets and 4 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Heidenstraße (Teilstück Leipzig - Halle - Kassel - Korbach - Winterberg)Hard · From A to B32 km
- Sauerland-Höhenflug (Teilstück Medelon - Küstelberg - Düdinghausen - Korbach)Hard · From A to B44.1 km
- Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Korbach - Bad Wildungen)Hard · From A to B65 km
- X21 Waldecker-WegHard · From A to B49.4 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Absschnitt Nieder-Werbe - EisenbergHard · From A to B79 km
- Sauerland-HöhenflugEasy · From A to B4.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kloster HainaAttraction · 5.9 km from the route - 2
Center of GermanyViewpoint · 4.5 km from the route - 3
Schloss HirschgartenCastle · 8.3 km from the route - 4
TodtsteinViewpoint · 8.7 km from the route - 5
Johann-Sebastian-Bach-DenkmalMemorial · 105 m from the route - 6
Burg ReichenbachCastle · 115 m from the route - 7
Ruine KeseburgRuins · 125 m from the route - 8
Kulturhistorisches MuseumMuseum · 127 m from the route - 9
Burg StraußbergCastle · 146 m from the route - 10
FelsburgCastle · 146 m from the route - 11
MikweMuseum · 159 m from the route - 12
Burg HeiligenbergCastle · 164 m from the route - 13
Schloss FriedrichsteinCastle · 166 m from the route - 14
Burg LichtenfelsCastle · 167 m from the route - 15
Burg LohraCastle · 174 m from the route - 16
Schloß SpangenbergAttraction · 178 m from the route - 17
Paul von HindenburgMemorial · 188 m from the route - 18
PionierturmViewpoint · 196 m from the route - 19
Schloss BendelebenCastle · 207 m from the route - 20
Archaeological siteArchaeological site · 217 m from the route - 21
Panorama MuseumMuseum · 219 m from the route - 22
BartenwetzerbrückeAttraction · 226 m from the route - 23
1. Deutsches BratwurstmuseumMuseum · 227 m from the route - 24
Freilichtmuseum Königspfalz TilledaMuseum · 255 m from the route - 25
Ruine „Kirchberg Alte Kirche“Ruins · 271 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Barbarossaweg?
Barbarossaweg is 308.9 km long, in 5 parts of 61.8 km on average. Allow ± 15:40 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 Korbach to Tilleda.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Korbach.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 1,155 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 29 public toilets 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 Burg Hessenstein, Georg-Viktor-Turm and Burg Eisenberg.
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