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Jakobs-Pilgerweg Eisenach - Marburg (Teilstück Eisenach - Waldkappl) walk
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Eisenach - Marburg (Teilstück Eisenach - Waldkappl) is a walk of 53.6 km from Eisenach. Along the way you'll find 160 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 6 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 53.6 km
- ± 12:20 h
- ↑ 253 m · ↓ 247 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Eisenach
0 kmAt the start: St. Georg-Brunnen, Schwarzer Brunnen and public toilet.
492 m · 18 benches
Public toilet
492 m706 m · 18 benches
Märzgefallene
1.2 kmMemorial
7.3 km · 15 benches
Water point
8.5 km279 m · 12 benches
Public toilet, water point and bike pump
8.8 km6.9 km · 4 benches
Werrabrücke Creuzburg
15.7 kmAttraction
799 m · 9 benches
Burg Creuzburg
16.5 kmPublic toilet
956 m · bench
Public toilet
17.5 km9.5 km · 25 benches
Schloss Lüderbach
27 kmCastle
4.1 km · 2 benches
Schloss Netra
31.1 kmCastle
2.7 km
Burg Röhrda
33.7 kmCastle
8.5 km · 11 benches
Altes Boyneburger Schloss
42.2 kmCastle
11.3 km · 21 benches
Finish
53.6 kmAt the finish: public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 36.1 kmBetween 17.5 km and 53.6 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
9 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 1 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 0 m
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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 134 m
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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 1.2 km
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 15.7 km
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 16.5 km
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Photo: Heinz K. S. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 27 km
Castle · after 31.1 km
Castle · after 33.7 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 253 m
- Down
- ↓ 247 m
- Highest point
- 328 m
- Lowest point
- 188 m
- 5-10% slope · 1.3 km
- 6 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
53.6 km in total- Track: 27.6 km
- Street: 16.5 km
- Road: 4.9 km
- Cycleway: 1.8 km
- Busy road: 1.1 km
- Footpath: 1 km
- Path: 350 m
- Stairs: 6 stairs
Surfaces
53.6 km in total- Asphalt: 35.5 km
- Paved: 10.6 km
- Gravel: 3.7 km
- Unknown: 3.7 km
About the walking route Jakobs-Pilgerweg Eisenach - Marburg (Teilstück Eisenach - Waldkappl)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Eisenach - Marburg (Teilstück Eisenach - Waldkappl) is a walking route of 53.6 km that starts in Eisenach. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass St. Georg-Brunnen (after 0 m), Schwarzer Brunnen (after 134 m) and Märzgefallene (after 1.2 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 253 m in total and descend 247 m. There are 6 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 12:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (27.6 km), street (16.5 km) and road (4.9 km). Of the surface, 35.5 km asphalt and 10.6 km paved. For 3.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 160 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 6 public toilets and 1 bike pump. You can fill your bottle after 8.5 km and after 8.8 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 36.1 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Elisabethpfad 2 (Teilstück Eisenach - Waldkappel)Hard · From A to B59.6 km
- Jakobsweg Via Regia 6Hard · From A to B97.8 km
- Lutherweg Thüringen - WestschlaufeHard · Circular walk342.3 km
- Jakobsweg Via Scandinavica, NiedersachsenHard · From A to B458 km
- Hauptwanderweg Eisenach – Wernigerode (blaues Andreaskreuz)Hard · From A to B253.6 km
- [THW] Thüringenweg [West - OSM-Teil4]Hard · From A to B112 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
WartburgAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 2
Bachhaus EisenachMuseum · 414 m from the route - 3
TodtsteinViewpoint · 7.2 km from the route - 4
Stadtschloss EisenachCastle · 129 m from the route - 5
WingolfsdenkmalMemorial · 143 m from the route - 6
LutherhausMuseum · 156 m from the route - 7
GottesackerkircheMuseum · 164 m from the route - 8
Observation towerObservation tower · 213 m from the route - 9
St. GeorgMemorial · 247 m from the route - 10
St. Elisabeth v. ThüringenMemorial · 258 m from the route - 11
Johann Sebastian BachMemorial · 385 m from the route - 12
SteinstockCastle · 406 m from the route - 13
MemorialMemorial · 469 m from the route - 14
LutherdenkmalMemorial · 474 m from the route - 15
Freimaurer-DenkmalMemorial · 483 m from the route - 16
ÄrztedenkmalMemorial · 513 m from the route - 17
Ernst Abbe (1840-1905)Monument · 519 m from the route - 18
Mahnmal (1939-45)Memorial · 529 m from the route - 19
NikolaitorAttraction · 547 m from the route - 20
Burgruine MetilsteinCastle · 671 m from the route - 21
Villa PflugensbergCastle · 677 m from the route - 22
Reuter-Wagner-MuseumMuseum · 696 m from the route - 23
Denkmal zur Geschichte der Deutschen ArbeiterbewegungMemorial · 720 m from the route - 24
Das "Entjudungsinstitut" in EisenachMemorial · 745 m from the route - 25
Ghg. Carl AlexanderMemorial · 753 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobs-Pilgerweg Eisenach - Marburg (Teilstück Eisenach - Waldkappl)?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Eisenach - Marburg (Teilstück Eisenach - Waldkappl) is 53.6 km long. Allow ± 12:20 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Eisenach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 253 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 6 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 36.1 km.
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 St. Georg-Brunnen, Schwarzer Brunnen and Märzgefallene.
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