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Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Gießen - Bad Nauheim) walk
Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Gießen - Bad Nauheim) is a walk of 34.4 km from Butzbach. Along the way you'll find 165 benches, 5 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 34.4 km
- ± 7:55 h
- ↑ 179 m · ↓ 236 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 165 benches, 5 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 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: Eve Zedd · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: self · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Slashpub · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 179 m
- Down
- ↓ 236 m
- Highest point
- 247 m
- Lowest point
- 147 m
- 5-10% slope · 346 m
- 4 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
34.4 km in total- Track: 10.5 km
- Street: 7.7 km
- Path: 7.1 km
- Footpath: 5.1 km
- Busy road: 2.3 km
- Road: 1.3 km
- Stairs: 4 stairs
Surfaces
34.4 km in total- Asphalt: 20.9 km
- Gravel: 2.1 km
- Paved: 1.7 km
- Unpaved: 1.1 km
- Natural: 200 m
- Unknown: 8.4 km
About the walking route Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Gießen - Bad Nauheim)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Gießen - Bad Nauheim) is a walking route of 34.4 km that starts in Butzbach. It does not end where it starts. You start in Marburg and finish in Frankfurt am Main.
How hard is the route?
You climb 179 m in total and descend 236 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 7:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (10.5 km), street (7.7 km) and path (7.1 km). Of the surface, 20.9 km asphalt and 2.1 km gravel. For 8.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 165 benches, 5 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Butzbach-Watzenborn-SteinbachModerate · From A to B16.2 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E3, VogelsbergHard · From A to B100.6 km
- Taunusklub Route 083Hard · From A to B44.1 km
- Taunusklub Route 084Moderate · From A to B9.2 km
- Taunusklub Route 079Hard · From A to B46.2 km
- Taunusklub Route 091Hard · From A to B30.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Dicker TurmRuins · 3 km from the route - 2
MichaeliskapelleAttraction · 131 m from the route - 3
Museum ButzbachMuseum · 156 m from the route - 4
Liebig-MuseumMuseum · 172 m from the route - 5
MathematikumMuseum · 190 m from the route - 6
CastleCastle · 242 m from the route - 7
Menhir von Ober-MörlenArchaeological site · 243 m from the route - 8
LandgrafenschlossAttraction · 244 m from the route - 9
Katholische Pfarrkirche St. GottfriedAttraction · 322 m from the route - 10
ReinhardskircheAttraction · 389 m from the route - 11
BonifatiuskircheAttraction · 549 m from the route - 12
Röntgen-DenkmalMemorial · 792 m from the route - 13
Volkssternwarte WetterauViewpoint · 982 m from the route - 14
StadtkirchenturmAttraction · 1 km from the route - 15
UNESCO-Weltkulturebe Römischer WachturmArchaeological site · 1 km from the route - 16
GießkannenmuseumMuseum · 1 km from the route - 17
Altes SchlossCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 18
Liebig-DenkmalMemorial · 1.1 km from the route - 19
LahnfensterAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 20
Alte SchanzeArchaeological site · 1.2 km from the route - 21
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 22
GewanneküppelArchaeological site · 1.7 km from the route - 23
Grüninger WarteAttraction · 2.1 km from the route - 24
Bismarckturm GießenObservation tower · 2.3 km from the route - 25
DiebsturmCastle · 2.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Gießen - Bad Nauheim)?
Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Gießen - Bad Nauheim) is 34.4 km long. Allow ± 7:55 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 Marburg to Frankfurt am Main.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Butzbach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 179 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 5 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Sprudelhof, Hüttenberger Heimatmuseum and Jugendstilforum.
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