Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Gelnhausen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Hessenweg 9 (Teilstück Gelnhausen - Lohr am Main) walk
Hessenweg 9 (Teilstück Gelnhausen - Lohr am Main) is a walk of 53 km from Gelnhausen. Along the way you'll find 48 benches, 1 water point and 4 public toilets.
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From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 53 km
- ± 13:55 h
- ↑ 1,292 m · ↓ 1,291 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 48 benches, 1 water point and 4 public toilets.
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1 sight along the way
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Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,292 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,291 m
- Highest point
- 565 m
- Lowest point
- 131 m
- 5-10% slope · 17.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.3 km
- 15-20% slope · 799 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
53 km in total- Track: 37.4 km
- Street: 7.4 km
- Path: 3.9 km
- Road: 2 km
- Busy road: 1.9 km
- Footpath: 250 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
- Unknown: 50 m
Surfaces
53 km in total- Asphalt: 17.9 km
- Gravel: 15.2 km
- Unpaved: 4.2 km
- Paved: 1.8 km
- Natural: 200 m
- Unknown: 13.6 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 9 (Teilstück Gelnhausen - Lohr am Main)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 9 (Teilstück Gelnhausen - Lohr am Main) is a walking route of 53 km that starts in Gelnhausen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Gelnhausen and finish in Lohr am Main.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,292 m in total and descend 1,291 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 13:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (37.4 km), street (7.4 km) and path (3.9 km). Of the surface, 17.9 km asphalt and 15.2 km gravel. For 13.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 48 benches, 1 water point and 4 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hessenweg 9
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Hessenweg 9 (Teilstück Bad Homburg - Gelnhausen)Hard · From A to B70.6 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad (Schleife Main - Spessart - Vogelsberg - Wetterau) Teilstrecke Gelnhausen - AltenstadtHard · From A to B57 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad (Schleife Main - Spessart - Vogelsberg - Wetterau) Teilstrecke Offenbach - GelnhausenHard · From A to B67.9 km
- Gebietswanderweg Rotes Dreieck: Altenhaßlau => BieberHard · From A to B16.2 km
- Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Gelnhausen - Seligenstadt)Hard · From A to B56 km
- Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Hanau - Schlüchtern)Hard · From A to B81.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
HermannskoppeViewpoint · 106 m from the route - 2
IsolatorenmuseumMuseum · 354 m from the route - 3
Burgruine BeilsteinAttraction · 375 m from the route - 4
Kaiserpfalz GelnhausenAttraction · 380 m from the route - 5
SpessartmuseumMuseum · 417 m from the route - 6
BayersturmObservation tower · 559 m from the route - 7
MemorialMemorial · 1.7 km from the route - 8
Der MadsteinAttraction · 2.1 km from the route - 9
Steinernes HausAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 10
MemorialMemorial · 3.4 km from the route - 11
AlteburgAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 12
Schloss MeerholzCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 13
Schloss WiesenCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 14
PfortensteinArchaeological site · 4.3 km from the route - 15
Ausgrabung Kloster EinsiedelArchaeological site · 4.6 km from the route - 16
Schloss WirtheimCastle · 4.7 km from the route - 17
Schloss GettenbachCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 18
GradierwerkAttraction · 5.7 km from the route - 19
Burg BurgjossCastle · 6 km from the route - 20
WartturmViewpoint · 6.1 km from the route - 21
RuinsRuins · 6.2 km from the route - 22
Burgruine und Klosterruine SchönrainCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 23
Kleinstes HausAttraction · 6.3 km from the route - 24
Burg RieneckCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 25
RodfeldturmObservation tower · 8.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 9 (Teilstück Gelnhausen - Lohr am Main)?
Hessenweg 9 (Teilstück Gelnhausen - Lohr am Main) is 53 km long. Allow ± 13:55 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 Gelnhausen to Lohr am Main.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Gelnhausen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,292 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
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 Biebergrundmuseum.
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