Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Fulda · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg - Fulda-Herbstein walk
Jakobsweg - Fulda-Herbstein is a walk of 32.8 km from Fulda. Along the way you'll find 130 benches, 1 water point and 5 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.
- 32.8 km
- ± 8:20 h
- ↑ 629 m · ↓ 446 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Fulda
0 kmAt the start: Dom St. Salvator, 2 public toilets and water point.
325 m · 32 benches
Dommuseum
325 mMuseum
277 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
602 m348 m · 12 benches
Public toilet
950 m14.3 km · 39 benches
Wallfahrtskirche Kleinheiligkreuz
15.3 kmAttraction
17.5 km · 35 benches
Finish
32.8 kmAt the finish: Eulenturm, Fastnacht & Stattmuseum and public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 31.7 kmBetween 950 m and 32.7 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Dom St. Salvator
Attraction · after 115 m
Museum · after 325 m
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Photo: Onurb · Wikimedia Commons · Copyrighted free useView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 15.3 km
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Photo: Herschfeller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower · after 32.8 km
Museum · after 32.8 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 629 m
- Down
- ↓ 446 m
- Highest point
- 456 m
- Lowest point
- 250 m
- 5-10% slope · 7.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 329 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
32.8 km in total- Track: 17.5 km
- Street: 7.9 km
- Road: 4.4 km
- Footpath: 1.3 km
- Path: 1.3 km
- Busy road: 275 m
Surfaces
32.8 km in total- Asphalt: 16.9 km
- Gravel: 8.3 km
- Paved: 1.5 km
- Unpaved: 1.2 km
- Natural: 400 m
- Unknown: 4.4 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg - Fulda-Herbstein
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg - Fulda-Herbstein is a walking route of 32.8 km that starts in Fulda. It does not end where it starts. You start in Fulda and finish in Herbstein. Along the way you pass Dom St. Salvator (after 115 m), Dommuseum (after 325 m) and Wallfahrtskirche Kleinheiligkreuz (after 15.3 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 629 m in total and descend 446 m. Allow ± 8:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (17.5 km), street (7.9 km) and road (4.4 km). Of the surface, 16.9 km asphalt and 8.3 km gravel. For 4.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 130 benches, 1 water point and 5 public toilets. You can fill your bottle at the start. The longest stretch without a toilet is 31.7 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobsweg - Region Vogelsberg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-FuldaHard · From A to B51.8 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E3, Hessische Rhön (Fulda - Milseburg)Hard · From A to B24.6 km
- Via RegiaEasy · From A to B4.1 km
- ReffenstraßeHard · From A to B68.6 km
- Jakobsweg Fulda - Frankfurt - Mainz (Teilstrecke Fulda - Wächtersbach)Hard · From A to B57.7 km
- Jakobsweg Fulda-Würzburg (Teilstrecke Fulda - Kreuzberg)Hard · From A to B47.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss FuldaCastle · 187 m from the route - 2
Altes RathausAttraction · 340 m from the route - 3
Vonderau MuseumMuseum · 438 m from the route - 4
Deutsches Feuerwehr-MuseumMuseum · 731 m from the route - 5
Kinder-Akademie FuldaMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 6
Schloss EisenbachCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 7
TeufelsmühleAttraction · 4.6 km from the route - 8
Schloss FasanerieCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 9
Eichenzeller SchlösschenCastle · 6.8 km from the route - 10
HainigturmObservation tower · 6.9 km from the route - 11
Burgruine WartenbergAttraction · 8.4 km from the route - 12
Burg LauterbachCastle · 8.5 km from the route - 13
Schloss SickendorfCastle · 8.5 km from the route - 14
Bismarckturm SchottenViewpoint · 8.9 km from the route - 15
MUNA-Museum GrebenhainMuseum · 9.9 km from the route - 16SchlossturmObservation tower · 151 m from the route
- 17Blackhorse MuseumMuseum · 280 m from the route
- 18Alter Jüdischer FriedhofMemorial · 359 m from the route
- 19Sickels Flugplatz TowerObservation tower · 479 m from the route
- 20Burg BlankenwaldArchaeological site · 632 m from the route
- 21Burg SeeburgCastle · 8.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg - Fulda-Herbstein?
Jakobsweg - Fulda-Herbstein is 32.8 km long. Allow ± 8:20 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 Fulda to Herbstein.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Fulda.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 629 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 5 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 31.7 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Dom St. Salvator, Dommuseum and Wallfahrtskirche Kleinheiligkreuz.
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