Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Fulda · Updated on 14 November 2026
Fuldahöhenweg (Teilstück Wasserkuppe - Bad Hersfeld) walk
Fuldahöhenweg (Teilstück Wasserkuppe - Bad Hersfeld) is a walk of 45.7 km from Fulda. Along the way you'll find 30 benches.
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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.
- 45.7 km
- ± 11:20 h
- ↑ 700 m · ↓ 716 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 30 benches.
Follow these steps in the appNo public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 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: Jörg Braukmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
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Photo: Jörg Braukmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 700 m
- Down
- ↓ 716 m
- Highest point
- 478 m
- Lowest point
- 201 m
- 5-10% slope · 9.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.1 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 229 m
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
45.7 km in total- Track: 36.2 km
- Street: 4.7 km
- Busy road: 2.8 km
- Path: 1.8 km
- Road: 175 m
Surfaces
45.7 km in total- Gravel: 26.1 km
- Asphalt: 11.4 km
- Unpaved: 3.3 km
- Natural: 800 m
- Paved: 472 m
- Unknown: 3.6 km
About the walking route Fuldahöhenweg (Teilstück Wasserkuppe - Bad Hersfeld)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Fuldahöhenweg (Teilstück Wasserkuppe - Bad Hersfeld) is a walking route of 45.7 km that starts in Fulda. It does not end where it starts. You start in Wasserkuppe and finish in Bad Hersfeld.
How hard is the route?
You climb 700 m in total and descend 716 m. Allow ± 11:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (36.2 km), street (4.7 km) and busy road (2.8 km). Of the surface, 26.1 km gravel and 11.4 km asphalt. For 3.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 30 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Fuldahöhenweg
Walks nearby
6- Fernweg Fulda - SchlitzModerate · From A to B15 km
- Via RegiaEasy · From A to B4.1 km
- unknown - RhoenklubHard · From A to B42 km
- Fuldawanderweg/RhönklubHard · From A to B48.4 km
- Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-FuldaHard · From A to B51.8 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E3, Hessische Rhön (Fulda - Milseburg)Hard · From A to B24.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Dom St. SalvatorAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 2
Kulturdenkmal Lager PfaffenwaldMemorial · 4.6 km from the route - 3
Stiftsruine Bad HersfeldAttraction · 742 m from the route - 4
LullusfeuerAttraction · 786 m from the route - 5
WortreichMuseum · 1 km from the route - 6
Ev. Kirche FraurombachAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 7
Schloss FuldaCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 8
DommuseumMuseum · 2.3 km from the route - 9
Gelbes SchlossCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 10
Rotes SchlossCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 11
Altes RathausAttraction · 2.5 km from the route - 12
Vonderau MuseumMuseum · 2.5 km from the route - 13
Burgruine AltwehrdaCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 14
Deutsches Feuerwehr-MuseumMuseum · 3.2 km from the route - 15
Kinder-Akademie FuldaMuseum · 3.2 km from the route - 16
SinzigburgRuins · 4 km from the route - 17
Burgruine MilnrodeCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 18
Schloß Hallenburg - Landesmusikakademie HessenCastle · 4.6 km from the route - 19
OttoburgCastle · 4.8 km from the route - 20
SchachtenburgCastle · 4.8 km from the route - 21
VorderburgCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 22
HinterturmViewpoint · 4.9 km from the route - 23
StoppelsbergViewpoint · 5 km from the route - 24
Observation towerObservation tower · 5 km from the route - 25
Jagdschloß BurghaunCastle · 5.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Fuldahöhenweg (Teilstück Wasserkuppe - Bad Hersfeld)?
Fuldahöhenweg (Teilstück Wasserkuppe - Bad Hersfeld) is 45.7 km long. Allow ± 11:20 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 runs from Wasserkuppe to Bad Hersfeld.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Fulda.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 700 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
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 Mengshäuser Kuppe and Heussner-Turm.
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