Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Schotten · Updated on 14 November 2026
Hessenweg 5 (Teilstück Taufstein - Bad Brückenau) walk
Hessenweg 5 (Teilstück Taufstein - Bad Brückenau) is a walk of 64.7 km from Schotten. Along the way you'll find 115 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 7 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.
- 64.7 km
- ± 16:05 h
- ↑ 1,009 m · ↓ 1,529 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 115 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 7 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe 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.
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Photo: KV Bad Brückenau · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Attraction
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Photo: MacElch (Rainer Kunze) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Museum
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Photo: J. Braukmann Milseburg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,009 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,529 m
- Highest point
- 783 m
- Lowest point
- 207 m
- 5-10% slope · 15.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 650 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 650 m
- 1 flight of 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
64.7 km in total- Track: 39.7 km
- Street: 12.9 km
- Path: 6.1 km
- Road: 3.7 km
- Busy road: 1.9 km
- Footpath: 125 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
64.7 km in total- Asphalt: 24.1 km
- Gravel: 18.9 km
- Unpaved: 6.7 km
- Natural: 1.6 km
- Paved: 1.2 km
- Unknown: 11.9 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 5 (Teilstück Taufstein - Bad Brückenau)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 5 (Teilstück Taufstein - Bad Brückenau) is a walking route of 64.7 km that starts in Schotten. It does not end where it starts. You start in Taufstein and finish in Bad Brückenau.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,009 m in total and descend 1,529 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 16:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (39.7 km), street (12.9 km) and path (6.1 km). Of the surface, 24.1 km asphalt and 18.9 km gravel. For 11.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 115 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points and 7 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hessenweg 5
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Lahn - Kinzig - WegHard · From A to B94 km
- Hessenweg 5 (Teilstück Gießen - Taufstein)Hard · From A to B56.1 km
- TaufsteinwegHard · From A to B30.2 km
- Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gelnhausen)Hard · From A to B94.4 km
- Pilgerweg SchönstattHard · From A to B51.4 km
- Vulkan - SteigHard · From A to B122.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Lauter'sches SchlösschenCastle · 125 m from the route - 2
Burgruine SteckelbergAttraction · 130 m from the route - 3
Schloß RamholzCastle · 917 m from the route - 4
ehem. Burg NaxburgArchaeological site · 1.2 km from the route - 5
Straßenunterführung Reichsautobahn Strecke 46, Fulda-WürzburgRuins · 2.1 km from the route - 6
Schloss FreiensteinauCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 7
MUNA-Museum GrebenhainMuseum · 2.3 km from the route - 8
TeufelsmühleAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 9
Aussichtsturm DreistelzbergObservation tower · 2.9 km from the route - 10
TeufelshöhleAttraction · 5 km from the route - 11
Bellinger WarteViewpoint · 5.6 km from the route - 12
Museum SteinauMuseum · 5.9 km from the route - 13
Schloss SteinauAttraction · 6 km from the route - 14
HuttenburgCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 15
Burg UlrichsteinCastle · 7.4 km from the route - 16
EulenturmObservation tower · 7.6 km from the route - 17
Seidenröther WarteViewpoint · 7.7 km from the route - 18
AlteburgCastle · 8.2 km from the route - 19
Eppsteiner SchlossCastle · 8.4 km from the route - 20
Aussichtsturm Mottener HaubeObservation tower · 9.2 km from the route - 21
Große HaubeViewpoint · 9.2 km from the route - 22
BergwinkelmuseumMuseum · 123 m from the route - 23Brückenrelikt Reichsautobahn Strecke 46, Fulda-WürzburgRuins · 900 m from the route
- 24MemorialMemorial · 1.9 km from the route
- 25Wilhelm-Dillemuth-SchanzeAttraction · 3.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 5 (Teilstück Taufstein - Bad Brückenau)?
Hessenweg 5 (Teilstück Taufstein - Bad Brückenau) is 64.7 km long. Allow ± 16:05 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 Taufstein to Bad Brückenau.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Schotten.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,009 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 7 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Fürstenhof, Burg Schwarzenfels and Burg Brandenstein.
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