Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hessisch Lichtenau · Updated on 14 November 2026
Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Reichenbach - Treffurt) walk
Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Reichenbach - Treffurt) is a walk of 55.9 km from Hessisch Lichtenau. Along the way you'll find 56 benches, 1 water point and 2 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.
- 55.9 km
- ± 14:10 h
- ↑ 1,065 m · ↓ 1,325 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Hessisch Lichtenau
0 km8.3 km · 9 benches
Water point
8.3 km856 m
Public toilet
9.1 km6.6 km · 12 benches
Alpstein
15.7 kmViewpoint
6.8 km · 5 benches
Altes Boyneburger Schloss
22.5 kmCastle
3.5 km · 4 benches
Boyneburg
25.9 kmCastle
4.9 km · 8 benches
Burg Röhrda
30.9 kmCastle
18.7 km · 6 benches
Public toilet
49.6 km167 m · 3 benches
Turm der Einheit
49.7 kmObservation tower
6.2 km · 8 benches
Finish
55.9 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 40.4 kmBetween 9.1 km and 49.6 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Viewpoint · after 15.7 km
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Photo: Heinz K. S. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 22.5 km
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Photo: Kristin Weber · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 25.9 km
Castle · after 30.9 km
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Photo: Jürgen Katzer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower · after 49.7 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,065 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,325 m
- Highest point
- 530 m
- Lowest point
- 176 m
- 5-10% slope · 14 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.7 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.4 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 562 m
- 3 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
55.9 km in total- Track: 37.1 km
- Path: 13.4 km
- Street: 3.1 km
- Road: 900 m
- Busy road: 577 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
- Footpath: 150 m
- Cycleway: 75 m
Surfaces
55.9 km in total- Unpaved: 19.5 km
- Gravel: 18.3 km
- Paved: 6.2 km
- Asphalt: 5.7 km
- Natural: 4.2 km
- Unknown: 1.8 km
About the walking route Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Reichenbach - Treffurt)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Reichenbach - Treffurt) is a walking route of 55.9 km that starts in Hessisch Lichtenau. It does not end where it starts. You start in Reichenbach and finish in Treffurt. Along the way you pass Alpstein (after 15.7 km), Altes Boyneburger Schloss (after 22.5 km) and Boyneburg (after 25.9 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,065 m in total and descend 1,325 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 14:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (37.1 km), path (13.4 km) and street (3.1 km). Of the surface, 19.5 km unpaved and 18.3 km gravel. For 1.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 56 benches, 1 water point and 2 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 8.3 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 40.4 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Barbarossaweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- ARS NaturaHard · From A to B87.9 km
- FranzosenstraßeHard · From A to B60.2 km
- Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Reichenbach)Hard · From A to B60.9 km
- Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Spangenberg - Wanfried)Hard · From A to B66.6 km
- Wanderweg der Deutschen Einheit (Hörschel - Fritzlar)Hard · From A to B108.3 km
- Elisabethpfad 2 (Teilstück Waldkappl - Ziegenhain)Hard · From A to B83 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
TodtsteinViewpoint · 8.7 km from the route - 2
PionierturmViewpoint · 196 m from the route - 3
RathausAttraction · 229 m from the route - 4
MemorialMemorial · 364 m from the route - 5
MemorialMemorial · 594 m from the route - 6
Burg NormannsteinCastle · 651 m from the route - 7
SülzenbergViewpoint · 1.3 km from the route - 8
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 1.5 km from the route - 9
Schloss NetraCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 10
Burg ReichenbachCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 11
AttractionAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 12
Aussichtsturm ZiegenküppelObservation tower · 2.5 km from the route - 13
Schloss LüderbachCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 14
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 2.8 km from the route - 15
Observation towerObservation tower · 3.2 km from the route - 16
"Heinrichs-Türmchen"Observation tower · 3.5 km from the route - 17
Gefallenendenkmal I. und II. WKMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 18
Kirchenruine KatharinenbergAttraction · 5.3 km from the route - 19
Kloster GermerodeAttraction · 5.5 km from the route - 20
KitzkammerAttraction · 6.4 km from the route - 21
Alte BurgCastle · 6.5 km from the route - 22
BrandenfelsCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 23
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 6.7 km from the route - 24
KriegsdenkmalMemorial · 6.8 km from the route - 25
PlesseturmObservation tower · 6.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Reichenbach - Treffurt)?
Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Reichenbach - Treffurt) is 55.9 km long. Allow ± 14:10 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 Reichenbach to Treffurt.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hessisch Lichtenau.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,065 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 40.4 km.
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 Alpstein, Altes Boyneburger Schloss and Boyneburg.
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