Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Wetzlar · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lahn-Camino - Jakobsweg walk
Lahn-Camino - Jakobsweg is a walk of 137.9 km from Wetzlar. Along the way you'll find 390 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 37 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 137.9 km
- ± 5:50 h per stage
- ↑ 2,735 m · ↓ 2,841 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 390 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 37 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
20 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 12 more along the route are on the map.
Attraction
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Photo: Stefan Flöper · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Jörg Wiegels · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Ruins
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Photo: Johannes Löw (WP.de: Mo4jolo) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Beckstet · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Castle
Ruins
Stages (6)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,735 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,841 m
- Highest point
- 362 m
- Lowest point
- 70 m
- 5-10% slope · 35.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 9.3 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.2 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 185 m
- 21 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
137.9 km in total- Track: 66.5 km
- Street: 30 km
- Path: 24 km
- Road: 6 km
- Cycleway: 4.2 km
- Busy road: 3.3 km
- Footpath: 2.3 km
- Stairs: 21 stairs
Surfaces
137.9 km in total- Asphalt: 44.3 km
- Gravel: 24 km
- Paved: 9.8 km
- Unpaved: 8.6 km
- Natural: 3.6 km
- Unknown: 47 km
About the walking route Lahn-Camino - Jakobsweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lahn-Camino - Jakobsweg is a walking route of 137.9 km that starts in Wetzlar. It does not end where it starts. You start in Wetzlar - Dom and finish in Oberlahnstein - Hospitalkapelle St. Jakobus.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,735 m in total and descend 2,841 m. There are 21 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 5:50 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (66.5 km), street (30 km) and path (24 km). Of the surface, 44.3 km asphalt and 24 km gravel. For 47 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 390 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 37 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Taunusklub Route 006Hard · From A to B106.8 km
- Lahnwanderweg - 10. Etappe Rodheim-Bieber-WetzlarModerate · From A to B16.2 km
- Jakobsweg Gießen - WetzlarModerate · From A to B16.7 km
- Taunus-SchinderhannespfadHard · From A to B151.5 km
- ElisabethpfadHard · From A to B49.6 km
- HWW Westerwald Etappe 5 Mengerskirchen - WetzlarHard · From A to B33.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Ehrenbreitstein FortressCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 2
Schloss StolzenfelsCastle · 879 m from the route - 3
Deutsches EckViewpoint · 5.8 km from the route - 4
Schloß BraunfelsCastle · 159 m from the route - 5
MarksburgMuseum · 2.7 km from the route - 6
Gedenkstätte HadamarMuseum · 6.6 km from the route - 7
Royal ChairMonument · 2 km from the route - 8
Schloss LiebeneckCastle · 6.5 km from the route - 9
Foucault pendulumAttraction · 7.4 km from the route - 10
Schloss WeilburgCastle · 117 m from the route - 11
Palais PapiusMuseum · 117 m from the route - 12
Bergbau- und StadtmuseumMuseum · 134 m from the route - 13
LottehausAttraction · 165 m from the route - 14
Burg RunkelAttraction · 186 m from the route - 15
Mattheiser TurmRuins · 192 m from the route - 16
Alte LahnbrückeAttraction · 214 m from the route - 17
Schloss MartinsburgAttraction · 242 m from the route - 18
Schloss LaurenburgCastle · 244 m from the route - 19
Burg NassauCastle · 261 m from the route - 20
Schloss OraniensteinCastle · 268 m from the route - 21
Kriegsopfer II. WeltkriegMemorial · 269 m from the route - 22
Schloss LangenauCastle · 280 m from the route - 23
Burg SteinCastle · 292 m from the route - 24
Burg ElkerhausenCastle · 345 m from the route - 25
JägerdenkmalMemorial · 353 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lahn-Camino - Jakobsweg?
Lahn-Camino - Jakobsweg is 137.9 km long, in 6 stages of 23 km on average. Allow ± 5:50 h per stage of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
How many stages does this route have?
The route is split into 6 stages of 23 km on average, 137.9 km in all. The shortest stage is 18.4 km, the longest 28.1 km.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Wetzlar - Dom to Oberlahnstein - Hospitalkapelle St. Jakobus.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Wetzlar.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 456 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 37 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 15 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Reichskammergericht, Reichskammergerichtsmuseum and Jerusalemhaus.
Which stage of this route has the most points of interest?
Stage 1 (26.4 km), with 6 points of interest along the route, such as Reichskammergericht, Reichskammergerichtsmuseum and Jerusalemhaus.
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