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Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Homberg (Efze) - Alsfeld) walk
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Homberg (Efze) - Alsfeld) is a walk of 37.5 km from Homberg (Efze). Along the way you'll find 58 benches, 1 water point and 3 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.
- 37.5 km
- ± 9:40 h
- ↑ 782 m · ↓ 709 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 58 benches, 1 water point and 3 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 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: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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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: KlausFoehl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 782 m
- Down
- ↓ 709 m
- Highest point
- 617 m
- Lowest point
- 217 m
- 5-10% slope · 8.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 565 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 753 m
- 2 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
37.5 km in total- Track: 23.1 km
- Street: 6 km
- Road: 4 km
- Path: 2 km
- Footpath: 1 km
- Busy road: 919 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
- Cycleway: 25 m
- Unknown: 200 m
Surfaces
37.5 km in total- Gravel: 9.9 km
- Asphalt: 9.3 km
- Unpaved: 2.5 km
- Natural: 1.7 km
- Paved: 875 m
- Unknown: 13.1 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Homberg (Efze) - Alsfeld)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Homberg (Efze) - Alsfeld) is a walking route of 37.5 km that starts in Homberg (Efze). It does not end where it starts. You start in Homberg (Efze) and finish in Alsfeld.
How hard is the route?
You climb 782 m in total and descend 709 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 9:40 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (23.1 km), street (6 km) and road (4 km). Of the surface, 9.9 km gravel and 9.3 km asphalt. For 13.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 58 benches, 1 water point and 3 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hessenweg 2
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze))Hard · From A to B92.2 km
- Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gensungen)Hard · From A to B82.4 km
- Elisabethpfad 2 (Teilstück Waldkappl - Ziegenhain)Hard · From A to B83 km
- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Eisenach - Marburg (Teilstück Waldkappl - Ziegenhain)Hard · From A to B73 km
- BurgenwegHard · From A to B67.2 km
- Hersfeld-Homberger-HöhenwegHard · From A to B38.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Alsfelder MärchenhausMuseum · 108 m from the route - 2
Aussichtsturm StreuflingskopfObservation tower · 283 m from the route - 3
HohenburgCastle · 377 m from the route - 4
Schloss AltenburgCastle · 2.1 km from the route - 5
Burg RopperhausenCastle · 3.2 km from the route - 6
Altes BurghausCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 7
Burgruine WallensteinAttraction · 5 km from the route - 8
Schloss RomrodCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 9
WippchensteineArchaeological site · 6.3 km from the route - 10
Schloss HausenCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 11
Wichtelhoehlen UttershausenAttraction · 6.9 km from the route - 12
BorgmannturmObservation tower · 7.4 km from the route - 13
Lebendiges Bienenmuseum KnüllwaldMuseum · 7.5 km from the route - 14
Museum der SchwalmMuseum · 9.1 km from the route - 15
Schloss NeuensteinCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 16
Schloss DillichCastle · 9.2 km from the route - 17
AltenburgCastle · 9.5 km from the route - 18
Heimatmuseum NeukirchenMuseum · 132 m from the route - 19ViewpointViewpoint · 370 m from the route
- 20CastleCastle · 3.9 km from the route
- 21Schwälmer Dorfmuseum HolzburgMuseum · 4.8 km from the route
- 22Burghügel RuhlkirchenRuins · 7.1 km from the route
- 23SendberggerichtArchaeological site · 8.2 km from the route
- 24Observation towerObservation tower · 9 km from the route
- 25Burg LinsingenCastle · 9.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Homberg (Efze) - Alsfeld)?
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Homberg (Efze) - Alsfeld) is 37.5 km long. Allow ± 9:40 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 Homberg (Efze) to Alsfeld.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Homberg (Efze).
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 782 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass August-Franke-Turm, St. Marien and Rathaus.
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