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Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gensungen) walk
Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gensungen) is a walk of 82.4 km from Knüllwald. Along the way you'll find 108 benches, 1 water point 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.
- 82.4 km
- ± 20:10 h
- ↑ 1,115 m · ↓ 1,303 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 108 benches, 1 water point and 7 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 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: Zebradrei · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Dr. Klaus Lambrecht · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Observation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,115 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,303 m
- Highest point
- 593 m
- Lowest point
- 161 m
- 5-10% slope · 16.1 km
- 15-20% slope · 414 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 414 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
82.4 km in total- Track: 54 km
- Street: 14.8 km
- Road: 7.9 km
- Path: 2.5 km
- Busy road: 2 km
- Footpath: 900 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
82.4 km in total- Gravel: 26.6 km
- Asphalt: 25.4 km
- Unpaved: 6.2 km
- Natural: 4.1 km
- Paved: 2.4 km
- Unknown: 17.6 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gensungen)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gensungen) is a walking route of 82.4 km that starts in Knüllwald. It does not end where it starts. You start in Alsfeld and finish in Gensungen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,115 m in total and descend 1,303 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 20:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (54 km), street (14.8 km) and road (7.9 km). Of the surface, 26.6 km gravel and 25.4 km asphalt. For 17.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 108 benches, 1 water point and 7 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
NellenburgCastle · 9.4 km from the route - 2
Schloss DörnbergCastle · 9.8 km from the route - 3
Junker-Hansen-TurmAttraction · 9.9 km from the route - 4
Saint Peter's CathedralAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 5
Altes BurghausCastle · 120 m from the route - 6
Aussichtsturm StreuflingskopfObservation tower · 266 m from the route - 7
HohenburgCastle · 284 m from the route - 8
August-Franke-TurmObservation tower · 298 m from the route - 9
RathausAttraction · 701 m from the route - 10
Alsfelder MärchenhausMuseum · 829 m from the route - 11
Burgruine WallensteinAttraction · 851 m from the route - 12
AltenburgCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 13
FelsburgCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 14
Burg HeiligenbergCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 15
WippchensteineArchaeological site · 2 km from the route - 16
Schloss AltenburgCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 17
Burg RopperhausenCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 18
Kartause EppenbergRuins · 2.4 km from the route - 19
Totenkirche St. MartinAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 20
Schloss RommershausenCastle · 4.4 km from the route - 21
Schloss RomrodCastle · 6.1 km from the route - 22
Wichtelhoehlen UttershausenAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 23
Schloss NeuensteinCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 24
Riesenstein von WolfershausenArchaeological site · 6.9 km from the route - 25
Ruine ObernburgAttraction · 6.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gensungen)?
Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gensungen) is 82.4 km long. Allow ± 20:10 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 Alsfeld to Gensungen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Knüllwald.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,115 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 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Museum der Schwalm, Schwälmer Dorfmuseum Holzburg and St. Marien.
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