Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Freudenberg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal walk
Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal is a walk of 192.3 km from Freudenberg. Along the way you'll find 421 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 24 public toilets, 4 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.
- 192.3 km
- ± 16:30 h per stage
- ↑ 3,993 m · ↓ 3,726 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 421 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 24 public toilets, 4 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.
31 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 23 more along the route are on the map.
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Stages (3)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,993 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,726 m
- Highest point
- 454 m
- Lowest point
- 125 m
- 5-10% slope · 44.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 9.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.9 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 1.2 km
- 18 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
192.3 km in total- Track: 126.1 km
- Street: 23.3 km
- Road: 17.2 km
- Path: 12.9 km
- Footpath: 7.9 km
- Busy road: 2.6 km
- Stairs: 18 stairs
- Cycleway: 75 m
Surfaces
192.3 km in total- Asphalt: 55.7 km
- Gravel: 33.1 km
- Unpaved: 22.7 km
- Natural: 8.8 km
- Paved: 8.7 km
- Unknown: 62.6 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal is a walking route of 192.3 km that starts in Freudenberg. It does not end where it starts. You start in Miltenberg and finish in Rothenburg.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,993 m in total and descend 3,726 m. There are 18 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 16:30 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (126.1 km), street (23.3 km) and road (17.2 km). Of the surface, 55.7 km asphalt and 33.1 km gravel. For 62.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 421 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 24 public toilets, 4 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Fränkisch-Schwäbische Jakobswege
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- NibelungensteigHard · From A to B126.5 km
- Mainweg Teil 8Hard · From A to B35.1 km
- Odenwaldklub HW 39Hard · From A to B38.8 km
- Fränkischer Marienweg Route 2Hard · From A to B201.3 km
- Panoramaweg TaubertalHard · From A to B134.8 km
- Odenwaldklub HW 18, Vier-Länder-Weg (Teilstück Michaelstadt - Wertheim)Hard · From A to B53.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Abbey ChurchAttraction · 6.6 km from the route - 2
Double Bridge over the Tauber RiverAttraction · 426 m from the route - 3
Schloss WeikersheimAttraction · 162 m from the route - 4
Medieval Crime MuseumMuseum · 185 m from the route - 5
GamburgCastle · 108 m from the route - 6
MildenburgCastle · 124 m from the route - 7
SchäfertanzmuseumMuseum · 142 m from the route - 8
MemorialMemorial · 153 m from the route - 9
Heinrich Toppler GedenksteinMemorial · 171 m from the route - 10
Grafikmuseum im DürerhausMuseum · 195 m from the route - 11
WartturmObservation tower · 198 m from the route - 12
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 204 m from the route - 13
MemorialMemorial · 239 m from the route - 14
MemorialMemorial · 240 m from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 260 m from the route - 16
Alt-Rothenburger HandwerkerhausMuseum · 288 m from the route - 17
MemorialMemorial · 318 m from the route - 18
MemorialMemorial · 344 m from the route - 19
Schloss HaltenbergstettenCastle · 362 m from the route - 20
FuhrmannslochAttraction · 372 m from the route - 21
MemorialMemorial · 378 m from the route - 22
MemorialMemorial · 394 m from the route - 23
Württembergisches KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 415 m from the route - 24
Schloss GrünsfeldCastle · 427 m from the route - 25
MemorialMemorial · 433 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal?
Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal is 192.3 km long, in 3 parts of 64.1 km on average. Allow ± 16:30 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 Miltenberg to Rothenburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Freudenberg.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 1,331 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 24 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 6 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Hoher Stein, Räuberschlösschen and Museum Stadt Miltenberg.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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