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Hauptwanderweg Eisenach – Wernigerode (blaues Andreaskreuz) walk
Hauptwanderweg Eisenach – Wernigerode (blaues Andreaskreuz) is a walk of 253.6 km from Kyffhäuserland. Along the way you'll find 498 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points and 21 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.
- 253.6 km
- ± 62:35 h
- ↑ 3,745 m · ↓ 3,757 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 498 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points and 21 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
35 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 27 more along the route are on the map.
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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,745 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,757 m
- Highest point
- 603 m
- Lowest point
- 145 m
- 5-10% slope · 33.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.8 km
- 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
253.6 km in total- Track: 151.4 km
- Path: 47 km
- Street: 29.5 km
- Road: 8 km
- Footpath: 7.1 km
- Busy road: 6.8 km
- Cycleway: 2 km
- Stairs: 19 stairs
Surfaces
253.6 km in total- Gravel: 79.2 km
- Unpaved: 50.9 km
- Asphalt: 46.6 km
- Natural: 17.3 km
- Paved: 11.8 km
- Unknown: 47 km
About the walking route Hauptwanderweg Eisenach – Wernigerode (blaues Andreaskreuz)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hauptwanderweg Eisenach – Wernigerode (blaues Andreaskreuz) is a walking route of 253.6 km that starts in Kyffhäuserland. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,745 m in total and descend 3,757 m. There are 19 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 62:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (151.4 km), path (47 km) and street (29.5 km). Of the surface, 79.2 km gravel and 50.9 km unpaved. For 47 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 498 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points and 21 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- NordrandwegHard · From A to B17.9 km
- Harzklub Weg 41EEasy · From A to B3.9 km
- Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Friedrichslohra - Tilleda)Hard · From A to B66.5 km
- Wege deutscher Kaiser und Könige des Mittelalters im HarzHard · From A to B274 km
- KaiserwegHard · From A to B111.7 km
- Feengrotten-Kyffhäuser-WegHard · From A to B248.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp MemorialMuseum · 3.7 km from the route - 2
Wernigerode CastleAttraction · 292 m from the route - 3
Bachhaus EisenachMuseum · 500 m from the route - 4
Center of GermanyViewpoint · 3.8 km from the route - 5
Grenzmuseum SorgeMuseum · 7.6 km from the route - 6
Kunsthaus MeyenburgMuseum · 86 m from the route - 7
Johann-Sebastian-Bach-DenkmalMemorial · 105 m from the route - 8
TheobaldikapelleAttraction · 107 m from the route - 9
WingolfsdenkmalMemorial · 119 m from the route - 10
Kulturhistorisches MuseumMuseum · 127 m from the route - 11
Stiftskirche St. SylvestriAttraction · 140 m from the route - 12
MikweMuseum · 159 m from the route - 13
Schwarzer BrunnenMemorial · 166 m from the route - 14
LiebfrauenkircheAttraction · 188 m from the route - 15
HarzmuseumMuseum · 193 m from the route - 16
Burgruine MetilsteinCastle · 200 m from the route - 17
Schiefes HausMuseum · 207 m from the route - 18
Schloss BendelebenCastle · 207 m from the route - 19
Possenturm 1€Observation tower · 209 m from the route - 20
Archaeological siteArchaeological site · 216 m from the route - 21
1. Deutsches BratwurstmuseumMuseum · 227 m from the route - 22
City Hall WernigerodeAttraction · 240 m from the route - 23
Hermann-von-Hoff-GedenksteinMemorial · 263 m from the route - 24
MemorialMemorial · 263 m from the route - 25
St. GeorgMemorial · 271 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hauptwanderweg Eisenach – Wernigerode (blaues Andreaskreuz)?
Hauptwanderweg Eisenach – Wernigerode (blaues Andreaskreuz) is 253.6 km long. Allow ± 62:35 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 Kyffhäuserland.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,745 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 21 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Gottschalcksches Haus, Kaiser-Botschaft vom 17. Nov. 1881 and Elisabethplan.
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