Walking route · Hessisch Oldendorf · Updated on 14 November 2026
Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda (Teilstrecke Loccum - Silberborn) walk
Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda (Teilstrecke Loccum - Silberborn) is a walk of 129.9 km from Hessisch Oldendorf. Along the way you'll find 244 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets, 5 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.
- 129.9 km
- ± 31:30 h
- ↑ 1,581 m · ↓ 1,525 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
- Colour of the signs
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 244 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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.

Memorial

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Photo: Adriaen de Vries (1545/56–1626) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction

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Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial

Attraction

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Photo: Carsten Steger · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction

Castle

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Photo: Leonpold33 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower

Archaeological site
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,581 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,525 m
- Highest point
- 499 m
- Lowest point
- 54 m
- 5-10% slope · 15.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 4.6 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 653 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
129.9 km in total- Track: 56.8 km
- Path: 26 km
- Street: 22.6 km
- Road: 12.7 km
- Footpath: 5.8 km
- Busy road: 4.8 km
- Stairs: 3 stairs
- Unknown: 575 m
Surfaces
129.9 km in total- Asphalt: 47.9 km
- Gravel: 31.2 km
- Paved: 18.2 km
- Unpaved: 9.4 km
- Natural: 500 m
- Unknown: 22.2 km
About the walking route Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda (Teilstrecke Loccum - Silberborn)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda (Teilstrecke Loccum - Silberborn) is a walking route of 129.9 km that starts in Hessisch Oldendorf. It does not end where it starts. You start in Loccum and finish in Silberborn.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,581 m in total and descend 1,525 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 31:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (56.8 km), path (26 km) and street (22.6 km). Of the surface, 47.9 km asphalt and 31.2 km gravel. For 22.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 244 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Deister-Süntel-WegHard · From A to B30.8 km
- Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda: Nebenstrecke Kloster MoellenbeckHard · From A to B49.4 km
- Dachtelfeldweg X12Hard · From A to B67 km
- Pyrmonter WegHard · From A to B37.1 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E11, Niedersachsen (M)Hard · From A to B83.8 km
- Weserberglandweg - Etappe 11Hard · From A to B27.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Schloss HämelschenburgAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 2
Abteikirche St. Stephanus und VitusAttraction · 9.2 km from the route - 3
Burg RodenAttraction · 108 m from the route - 4
Weserbrücke GrohndeRuins · 113 m from the route - 5
HeineburgArchaeological site · 123 m from the route - 6
Museum Amtspforte StadthagenMuseum · 136 m from the route - 7
HochzeitshausAttraction · 231 m from the route - 8
Wasserschloss HehlenCastle · 254 m from the route - 9
DinosaurierfährtenArchaeological site · 276 m from the route - 10
Schloss GrohndeCastle · 277 m from the route - 11
Für die vertriebenen und ermordeten jüdischen Mitbürger HamelnsMemorial · 453 m from the route - 12
Denkmal für die ermordeten jüdischen Mitbürger HamelnsMemorial · 456 m from the route - 13
Pied Piper's HouseAttraction · 471 m from the route - 14
LauenburgRuins · 553 m from the route - 15
Gefallene des 1. WeltkriegsMemorial · 749 m from the route - 16
KlütturmObservation tower · 1.2 km from the route - 17
AmelungsburgArchaeological site · 1.2 km from the route - 18
KellbergturmObservation tower · 1.4 km from the route - 19
Großer Langenfelder WasserfallAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 20
Schillat-HöhleAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 21
Schloss HastenbeckCastle · 3 km from the route - 22
PaschenburgCastle · 3 km from the route - 23
Burg SchaumburgAttraction · 3.3 km from the route - 24
OsterburgAttraction · 3.4 km from the route - 25
Burg EversteinArchaeological site · 3.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda (Teilstrecke Loccum - Silberborn)?
Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda (Teilstrecke Loccum - Silberborn) is 129.9 km long. Allow ± 31:30 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 Loccum to Silberborn.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hessisch Oldendorf.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,581 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 8 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 Münchausenbrunnen, Fürstliches Mausoleum and Gefallenendenkmal Einigungskriege.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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