Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hanau · Updated on 14 November 2026
Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Hanau - Schlüchtern) walk
Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Hanau - Schlüchtern) is a walk of 81.1 km from Hanau. Along the way you'll find 220 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 8 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.
- 81.1 km
- ± 20:30 h
- ↑ 1,471 m · ↓ 1,384 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 220 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 8 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: Presse03 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Rainer Lippert · Wikimedia Commons · Copyrighted free useView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,471 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,384 m
- Highest point
- 420 m
- Lowest point
- 115 m
- 5-10% slope · 18.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 2 km
- 15-20% slope · 815 m
- 8 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
81.1 km in total- Track: 52.7 km
- Street: 12.3 km
- Path: 8.9 km
- Road: 2.7 km
- Busy road: 2.3 km
- Footpath: 1.6 km
- Stairs: 8 stairs
- Unknown: 50 m
Surfaces
81.1 km in total- Gravel: 36.1 km
- Asphalt: 20.3 km
- Unpaved: 11.6 km
- Paved: 1.9 km
- Natural: 1.4 km
- Unknown: 9.6 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Hanau - Schlüchtern)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Hanau - Schlüchtern) is a walking route of 81.1 km that starts in Hanau. It does not end where it starts. You start in Hanau and finish in Schlüchtern.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,471 m in total and descend 1,384 m. There are 8 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 20:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (52.7 km), street (12.3 km) and path (8.9 km). Of the surface, 36.1 km gravel and 20.3 km asphalt. For 9.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 220 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 8 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Birkenhainer StraßeHard · From A to B70.7 km
- Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Gelnhausen - Seligenstadt)Hard · From A to B56 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad (Schleife Main - Spessart - Vogelsberg - Wetterau) Teilstrecke Offenbach - GelnhausenHard · From A to B67.9 km
- Gebietswanderweg: Steinheim => GroßauheimEasy · From A to B6.7 km
- Limeswanderweg [Wetterau - Main]Hard · From A to B93.3 km
- Gebietswanderweg: Großkrotzenburg => KahlEasy · From A to B6.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Brothers Grimm MemorialAttraction · 5.2 km from the route - 2
German Goldsmiths´ HouseMuseum · 5.4 km from the route - 3
RodfeldturmObservation tower · 281 m from the route - 4
Lauter'sches SchlösschenCastle · 297 m from the route - 5
Kleinkastell NeuwirtshausArchaeological site · 317 m from the route - 6
Barbarossa QuelleAttraction · 421 m from the route - 7
Museum SteinauMuseum · 1.1 km from the route - 8
KlappermühlchenAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 9
Schloss SteinauAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 10
MemorialMemorial · 1.8 km from the route - 11
Schloss GettenbachCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 12
Museum GroßauheimMuseum · 2.4 km from the route - 13
Schloss MichelbachCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 14
Burgruine HüttelngesäßCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 15
Museumseisenbahn HanauMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 16
Brunnenkranz der KlosterruineRuins · 2.8 km from the route - 17
Schloss WirtheimCastle · 3 km from the route - 18
Seidenröther WarteViewpoint · 3.1 km from the route - 19
Bellinger WarteViewpoint · 3.2 km from the route - 20
Burg AlzenauCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 21
Hungersteine/-pyramideAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 22
Burg BrandensteinCastle · 3.5 km from the route - 23
Schloss MeerholzCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 24
BuchbergturmObservation tower · 3.7 km from the route - 25
EhrensäuleMemorial · 4.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Hanau - Schlüchtern)?
Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Hanau - Schlüchtern) is 81.1 km long. Allow ± 20:30 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 Hanau to Schlüchtern.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hanau.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,471 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 Kaiserpfalz Gelnhausen, Huttenschloß and Teufelshöhle.
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