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Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Schlüchtern - Alsfeld) walk
Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Schlüchtern - Alsfeld) is a walk of 95 km from Breitenbach am Herzberg. Along the way you'll find 140 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
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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.
- 95 km
- ± 23:25 h
- ↑ 1,374 m · ↓ 1,593 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 140 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
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: Herschfeller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,374 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,593 m
- Highest point
- 665 m
- Lowest point
- 207 m
- 5-10% slope · 15.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 955 m
- 15-20% slope · 477 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 477 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
95 km in total- Track: 65.5 km
- Street: 15.3 km
- Path: 7 km
- Road: 3.6 km
- Busy road: 2.1 km
- Footpath: 1.2 km
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
95 km in total- Gravel: 31.5 km
- Asphalt: 27.4 km
- Unpaved: 5.9 km
- Paved: 1.5 km
- Natural: 1.4 km
- Unknown: 27.1 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Schlüchtern - Alsfeld)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Schlüchtern - Alsfeld) is a walking route of 95 km that starts in Breitenbach am Herzberg. It does not end where it starts. You start in Schlüchtern and finish in Alsfeld.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,374 m in total and descend 1,593 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 23:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (65.5 km), street (15.3 km) and path (7 km). Of the surface, 31.5 km gravel and 27.4 km asphalt. For 27.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 140 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. 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
Lauter'sches SchlösschenCastle · 110 m from the route - 2
Schloss EisenbachCastle · 166 m from the route - 3
RathausAttraction · 220 m from the route - 4
Alsfelder MärchenhausMuseum · 300 m from the route - 5
ehem. Burg NaxburgArchaeological site · 1.2 km from the route - 6
HainigturmObservation tower · 1.9 km from the route - 7
Schloss AltenburgCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 8
Bismarckturm SchottenViewpoint · 2 km from the route - 9
Schloss FreiensteinauCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 10
MUNA-Museum GrebenhainMuseum · 2.3 km from the route - 11
TeufelsmühleAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 12
Schloss SickendorfCastle · 3 km from the route - 13
Burg BrandensteinCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 14
Burgruine WartenbergAttraction · 3.9 km from the route - 15
TeufelshöhleAttraction · 4.8 km from the route - 16
Bellinger WarteViewpoint · 5.4 km from the route - 17
Schloss RomrodCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 18
Museum SteinauMuseum · 5.8 km from the route - 19
Schloss SteinauAttraction · 5.9 km from the route - 20
Schloß RamholzCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 21
Burgruine SteckelbergAttraction · 6.9 km from the route - 22
VorderburgCastle · 7 km from the route - 23
HinterturmViewpoint · 7.1 km from the route - 24
OttoburgCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 25
SchachtenburgCastle · 7.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Schlüchtern - Alsfeld)?
Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Schlüchtern - Alsfeld) is 95 km long. Allow ± 23:25 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 Schlüchtern to Alsfeld.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Breitenbach am Herzberg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,374 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 Fastnacht & Stattmuseum, Burg Lauterbach and Burg Herzberg.
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