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Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Marburg - Gießen) walk
Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Marburg - Gießen) is a walk of 32 km from Marburg. Along the way you'll find 95 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points and 4 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.
- 32 km
- ± 7:25 h
- ↑ 187 m · ↓ 341 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Marburg
0 km19.8 km · 12 benches
2 water fountains and refill points
19.8 km215 m · 5 benches
Oberburg Staufenberg
20 kmCastle
5.4 km · 7 benches
Badenburg
25.3 kmAttraction
1.2 km
Public toilet
26.5 km4.2 km · 28 benches
Stadtkirchenturm
30.7 km3 public toilets and water point
305 m · 8 benches
Water point
31 km167 m · 11 benches
3 water fountains and refill points
31.2 km825 m · 24 benches
Finish
32 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 26.5 kmBetween 0 km and 26.5 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The 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: Wo st 01 (There are 682 Pictures in my Category) See also Toolserver · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 20 km
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Photo: Longbow4u · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 25.3 km
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Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 30.8 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 187 m
- Down
- ↓ 341 m
- Highest point
- 361 m
- Lowest point
- 159 m
- 5-10% slope · 2.1 km
- 2 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
32 km in total- Track: 16.9 km
- Street: 5.9 km
- Path: 3.8 km
- Road: 2.4 km
- Busy road: 1.9 km
- Footpath: 950 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
32 km in total- Asphalt: 18.4 km
- Gravel: 7.1 km
- Paved: 3.2 km
- Unpaved: 300 m
- Unknown: 3 km
About the walking route Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Marburg - Gießen)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Marburg - Gießen) is a walking route of 32 km that starts in Marburg. It does not end where it starts. You start in Marburg and finish in Frankfurt am Main. Along the way you pass Oberburg Staufenberg (after 20 km), Badenburg (after 25.3 km) and Stadtkirchenturm (after 30.8 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 187 m in total and descend 341 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 7:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (16.9 km), street (5.9 km) and path (3.8 km). Of the surface, 18.4 km asphalt and 7.1 km gravel. For 3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 95 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points and 4 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 19.8 km, after 30.7 km, after 31 km and after 31.2 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 26.5 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Eisenach - Marburg (Teilstück Ziegenhain - Marburg)Hard · From A to B50.8 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad (Schleife Frauenberg)Hard · From A to B39.4 km
- Hessenweg 10 (Teilstück Biedenkopf - Stadtallendorf-Niederklein)Hard · From A to B55.9 km
- SternwegHard · From A to B53.8 km
- Marburg-Wartburg-PfadHard · From A to B37.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
elisabeth churchAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 2
Religionskundliche SammlungMuseum · 2.9 km from the route - 3
Altes SchlossCastle · 123 m from the route - 4
Liebig-MuseumMuseum · 139 m from the route - 5
GießkannenmuseumMuseum · 154 m from the route - 6
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 164 m from the route - 7
MathematikumMuseum · 172 m from the route - 8
Röntgen-DenkmalMemorial · 246 m from the route - 9
Liebig-DenkmalMemorial · 382 m from the route - 10
Botanischer GartenAttraction · 453 m from the route - 11
Burgruine FrauenbergAttraction · 488 m from the route - 12
LahnfensterAttraction · 513 m from the route - 13
Hessisches Holz- und TechnikmuseumMuseum · 649 m from the route - 14
Bismarckturm GießenObservation tower · 1.8 km from the route - 15
Kaiser-Wilhelm-TurmObservation tower · 2.2 km from the route - 16
Schloss FriedelhausenCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 17
Burg EllhausCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 18
Burg GleibergAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 19
WilhelmsbauAttraction · 3 km from the route - 20
LandgrafenschlossAttraction · 3 km from the route - 21
KalbstorAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 22
S|04 MarstallCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 23
BettinaturmAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 24
St. MichaelskapelleAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 25
Freilichtbühne im SchlossparkAttraction · 3.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Marburg - Gießen)?
Jakobspilgerweg Marburg - Frankfurt (Teilstück Marburg - Gießen) is 32 km long. Allow ± 7:25 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 Marburg to Frankfurt am Main.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Marburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 187 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 26.5 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 7 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Oberburg Staufenberg, Badenburg and Stadtkirchenturm.
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