Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Alsfeld · Updated on 14 November 2026
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gelnhausen) walk
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gelnhausen) is a walk of 94.4 km from Alsfeld. Along the way you'll find 192 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 9 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.
- 94.4 km
- ± 23:35 h
- ↑ 1,541 m · ↓ 1,686 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 192 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 9 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 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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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,541 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,686 m
- Highest point
- 760 m
- Lowest point
- 129 m
- 5-10% slope · 22.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.9 km
- 4 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
94.4 km in total- Track: 56.4 km
- Road: 13.6 km
- Street: 12.6 km
- Path: 7.8 km
- Busy road: 3 km
- Footpath: 309 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
- Cycleway: 75 m
- Unknown: 135 m
Surfaces
94.4 km in total- Asphalt: 36 km
- Gravel: 29.9 km
- Unpaved: 7.7 km
- Natural: 2 km
- Paved: 1.4 km
- Unknown: 17.2 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gelnhausen)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gelnhausen) is a walking route of 94.4 km that starts in Alsfeld. It does not end where it starts. You start in Alsfeld and finish in Gelnhausen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,541 m in total and descend 1,686 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 23:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (56.4 km), road (13.6 km) and street (12.6 km). Of the surface, 36 km asphalt and 29.9 km gravel. For 17.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 192 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 9 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hessenweg 2
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- LöwenwegHard · From A to B30 km
- OberhessenrundwegHard · From A to B41.6 km
- Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Homberg (Efze) - Alsfeld)Hard · From A to B37.5 km
- Thüringen-Hessen-Rhein-Wanderweg 05, Alsfeld - Homberg (Ohm)Hard · From A to B26.4 km
- Vulkan - SteigHard · From A to B122.7 km
- Lutherweg 1521 (Teilstück Alsfeld-Münster)Hard · From A to B55.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Bismarckturm SchottenViewpoint · 107 m from the route - 2
Alsfelder MärchenhausMuseum · 136 m from the route - 3
Schloss GedernCastle · 224 m from the route - 4
Dorf PferdsbachMemorial · 225 m from the route - 5
RathausAttraction · 271 m from the route - 6
Schloss BüdingenAttraction · 301 m from the route - 7
Burg UlrichsteinCastle · 348 m from the route - 8
Schloss RomrodCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 9
Schloss GettenbachCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 10
Schloss AltenburgCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 11
Burg LißbergCastle · 3.4 km from the route - 12
Schloss MeerholzCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 13
Burgruine HardeckCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 14
SchafskircheRuins · 3.9 km from the route - 15
PfortensteinArchaeological site · 4.2 km from the route - 16
Ev. KircheAttraction · 4.9 km from the route - 17
Schloss OrtenbergCastle · 5.1 km from the route - 18
Schloss WirtheimCastle · 5.1 km from the route - 19
Burg RonneburgCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 20
AlteburgCastle · 5.7 km from the route - 21
Eppsteiner SchlossCastle · 5.9 km from the route - 22
MemorialMemorial · 6.1 km from the route - 23
TeufelsmühleAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 24
Riesenmammutbaum bei SchottenAttraction · 6.6 km from the route - 25
Hungersteine/-pyramideAttraction · 6.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gelnhausen)?
Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gelnhausen) is 94.4 km long. Allow ± 23:35 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 runs from Alsfeld to Gelnhausen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Alsfeld.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,541 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 Sandrosen Museum, Kaiserpfalz Gelnhausen and Schlaghaus.
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