Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Felsberg · Updated on 13 November 2026
Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Spangenberg) walk
Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Spangenberg) is a walk of 49.9 km from Felsberg. Along the way you'll find 72 benches, 1 water point, 4 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
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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.
- 49.9 km
- ± 12:30 h
- ↑ 865 m · ↓ 863 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 72 benches, 1 water point, 4 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 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: JGALoewi · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
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Attraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 865 m
- Down
- ↓ 863 m
- Highest point
- 418 m
- Lowest point
- 159 m
- 5-10% slope · 10.5 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.5 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.3 km
- 5 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
49.9 km in total- Track: 27.1 km
- Street: 8.8 km
- Path: 6.7 km
- Road: 3.4 km
- Busy road: 2.5 km
- Footpath: 900 m
- Stairs: 5 stairs
Surfaces
49.9 km in total- Asphalt: 15.6 km
- Gravel: 11 km
- Unpaved: 5.6 km
- Natural: 2.1 km
- Paved: 1 km
- Unknown: 14.4 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Spangenberg)
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Spangenberg) is a walking route of 49.9 km that starts in Felsberg. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bad Wildungen and finish in Spangenberg.
How hard is the route?
You climb 865 m in total and descend 863 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 12:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (27.1 km), street (8.8 km) and path (6.7 km). Of the surface, 15.6 km asphalt and 11 km gravel. For 14.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 72 benches, 1 water point, 4 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hessenweg 8
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Löwenweg (HWGHV)Hard · From A to B92.4 km
- Ederhöhenweg Etappe 10Hard · From A to B24 km
- Hessenweg 11- Dornröschen-RouteHard · From A to B115 km
- Wanderweg der Deutschen Einheit (Hörschel - Fritzlar)Hard · From A to B108.3 km
- Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze))Hard · From A to B92.2 km
- Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Reichenbach)Hard · From A to B60.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss HirschgartenCastle · 8.3 km from the route - 2
FelsburgCastle · 146 m from the route - 3
Burg HeiligenbergCastle · 152 m from the route - 4
BartenwetzerbrückeAttraction · 226 m from the route - 5
Schloss FriedrichsteinCastle · 751 m from the route - 6
Kartause EppenbergRuins · 1.3 km from the route - 7
AltenburgCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 8
HilgensteinArchaeological site · 2.3 km from the route - 9
SauerbrunnenAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 10
Aussichtsturm HombergObservation tower · 3.3 km from the route - 11
MargarethenkircheRuins · 3.6 km from the route - 12
MuseumMuseum · 3.6 km from the route - 13
Ruine ObernburgAttraction · 4.5 km from the route - 14
AltenburgCastle · 5.4 km from the route - 15
Schloss GarvensburgCastle · 5.4 km from the route - 16
Burgruine LöwensteinViewpoint · 6.1 km from the route - 17
Wichtelhoehlen UttershausenAttraction · 6.2 km from the route - 18
Burg NiederurffCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 19
Riesenstein von WolfershausenArchaeological site · 6.5 km from the route - 20
Aussichtsturm OdenbergObservation tower · 6.5 km from the route - 21
Schloss OberurffCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 22
Riesenstein von HaldorfArchaeological site · 7.1 km from the route - 23
Burg ReichenbachCastle · 8.2 km from the route - 24
LautariusgrabArchaeological site · 8.4 km from the route - 25
Schloss RiedeCastle · 8.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Spangenberg)?
Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Spangenberg) is 49.9 km long. Allow ± 12:30 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 Bad Wildungen to Spangenberg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Felsberg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 865 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
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 Büraburg, Schloß Spangenberg and Saint Peter's Cathedral.
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