Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hann. Münden · Updated on 14 November 2026
Werra-Burgen-Steig Teilstrecke Nord-West walk
Werra-Burgen-Steig Teilstrecke Nord-West is a walk of 117.1 km from Hann. Münden. Along the way you'll find 260 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 11 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.
- 117.1 km
- ± 30:30 h
- ↑ 2,692 m · ↓ 2,592 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 260 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
14 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 6 more along the route are on the map.
Museum
Attraction
Castle
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Photo: Dguendel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Dnkyvirtual · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Archaeological site
Castle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,692 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,592 m
- Highest point
- 536 m
- Lowest point
- 124 m
- 5-10% slope · 31.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 11.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 588 m
- 10 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
117.1 km in total- Track: 80.5 km
- Street: 11.4 km
- Path: 8.6 km
- Road: 8.3 km
- Busy road: 3.3 km
- Cycleway: 2.7 km
- Footpath: 1.1 km
- Stairs: 10 stairs
Surfaces
117.1 km in total- Gravel: 35.1 km
- Asphalt: 30.6 km
- Paved: 17.9 km
- Unpaved: 11.6 km
- Natural: 5.5 km
- Unknown: 15.9 km
About the walking route Werra-Burgen-Steig Teilstrecke Nord-West
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Werra-Burgen-Steig Teilstrecke Nord-West is a walking route of 117.1 km that starts in Hann. Münden. It does not end where it starts. You start in Hann. Münden and finish in Hörschel.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,692 m in total and descend 2,592 m. There are 10 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 30:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (80.5 km), street (11.4 km) and path (8.6 km). Of the surface, 35.1 km gravel and 30.6 km asphalt. For 15.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 260 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 11 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Werra-Burgen-Steig
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Werra-Burgen-Steig HessenHard · From A to B129.6 km
- Fuldahöhenweg (Teilstück Guxhagen - Weserstein / Hann. Münden)Hard · From A to B47.6 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Hann.Münden - FalkensteinHard · From A to B72.2 km
- Märchenlandweg - Etappe 31Hard · From A to B19.1 km
- StammesbrückeHard · From A to B46.4 km
- Märchenlandweg - Etappe 5Moderate · From A to B10.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
WartburgAttraction · 7 km from the route - 2
Bachhaus EisenachMuseum · 7.6 km from the route - 3
Schloss BerlepschCastle · 623 m from the route - 4
TodtsteinViewpoint · 8.9 km from the route - 5
Burg CreuzburgCastle · 139 m from the route - 6
Alte WerrabrückeAttraction · 165 m from the route - 7
Burg HansteinCastle · 186 m from the route - 8
Kirchenruine KatharinenbergAttraction · 188 m from the route - 9
WeserliedanlageAttraction · 201 m from the route - 10
MemorialMemorial · 234 m from the route - 11
Reste der alten Umschlagstelle Münden an der WeserRuins · 287 m from the route - 12
DiebesturmObservation tower · 291 m from the route - 13
TillyschanzeAttraction · 377 m from the route - 14
MemorialMemorial · 388 m from the route - 15
RotundeAttraction · 398 m from the route - 16
Ruine St. LaurentiusAttraction · 404 m from the route - 17
Mahnmal (1939-45)Memorial · 479 m from the route - 18
SalzfrauViewpoint · 1.1 km from the route - 19
MemorialMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 20
SülzenbergViewpoint · 1.3 km from the route - 21
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 1.5 km from the route - 22
StockmachermuseumMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 23
PlesseturmObservation tower · 1.7 km from the route - 24
Burgruine Burg SteinArchaeological site · 1.8 km from the route - 25
SchalensteinArchaeological site · 2.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Werra-Burgen-Steig Teilstrecke Nord-West?
Werra-Burgen-Steig Teilstrecke Nord-West is 117.1 km long. Allow ± 30:30 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 Hann. Münden to Hörschel.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hann. Münden.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,692 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 11 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Heimatmuseum Treffurt, Weserstein and Burg Ludwigstein.
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