Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Warburg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze)) walk
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze)) is a walk of 92.2 km from Warburg. Along the way you'll find 148 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 9 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 92.2 km
- ± 23:20 h
- ↑ 1,712 m · ↓ 1,738 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 148 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 9 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
6 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: GeorgDerReisende · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
Observation tower
Archaeological site
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Photo: Kno-Biesdorf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Dr. Klaus Lambrecht · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Magnus Manske · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,712 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,738 m
- Highest point
- 479 m
- Lowest point
- 155 m
- 5-10% slope · 23.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.8 km
- 5 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
92.2 km in total- Track: 54 km
- Street: 12.6 km
- Path: 12.2 km
- Busy road: 6.7 km
- Road: 5.8 km
- Stairs: 5 stairs
- Footpath: 200 m
Surfaces
92.2 km in total- Asphalt: 27.5 km
- Gravel: 25.1 km
- Unpaved: 16 km
- Paved: 4.2 km
- Natural: 3.2 km
- Unknown: 16 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze))
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze)) is a walking route of 92.2 km that starts in Warburg. It does not end where it starts. You start in Warburg and finish in Homberg (Efze).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,712 m in total and descend 1,738 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 23:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (54 km), street (12.6 km) and path (12.2 km). Of the surface, 27.5 km asphalt and 25.1 km gravel. For 16 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 148 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 9 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hessenweg 2
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Jakobsweg Höxter - Marburg (Teilstrecke Höxter - Volkmarsen)Hard · From A to B69.8 km
- Diemeltaler Schmetterlings-Steig - AnschlusswegeHard · From A to B23.4 km
- Diemeltaler Schmetterlings-Steig nordHard · From A to B70.9 km
- Löwenweg (HWGHV)Hard · From A to B92.4 km
- Diemeltaler Schmetterlings-Steig südHard · From A to B80.1 km
- X3 Diemel-Ems-WegHard · From A to B87.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Wilhelmshöhe PalaceAttraction · 9.2 km from the route - 2
Saint Peter's CathedralAttraction · 8 km from the route - 3
Schloss EschebergCastle · 94 m from the route - 4
AltenburgArchaeological site · 166 m from the route - 5
Museum im SternMuseum · 194 m from the route - 6
HohenburgCastle · 284 m from the route - 7
Ruine ObernburgAttraction · 292 m from the route - 8
Burgruine Großer GudenbergRuins · 596 m from the route - 9
SchreckenbergturmViewpoint · 833 m from the route - 10
AltenburgCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 11
Schloss WeldaCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 12
Burgruine SchartenbergRuins · 1.4 km from the route - 13
Aussichtsturm OdenbergObservation tower · 1.5 km from the route - 14
Burg HeiligenbergCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 15
HolsterburgArchaeological site · 1.6 km from the route - 16
MalsburgRuins · 1.6 km from the route - 17
Burg CalenbergCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 18
Kartause EppenbergRuins · 2.4 km from the route - 19
Burgruine RodersenAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 20
Wichtelkirche (Blumenstein)Attraction · 2.7 km from the route - 21
DesenbergViewpoint · 2.8 km from the route - 22
Burgruine SchauenburgCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 23
Riesenstein von HaldorfArchaeological site · 3.5 km from the route - 24
Riesenstein von WolfershausenArchaeological site · 3.5 km from the route - 25
HollenkammerAttraction · 3.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze))?
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze)) is 92.2 km long. Allow ± 23:20 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 Warburg to Homberg (Efze).
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Warburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,712 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 9 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Lautariusgrab, Observation tower and Burgruine Falkenstein.
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