Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Korbach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Korbach - Bad Wildungen) walk
Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Korbach - Bad Wildungen) is a walk of 65 km from Korbach. Along the way you'll find 117 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points, 9 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.
- 65 km
- ± 16:05 h
- ↑ 985 m · ↓ 1,133 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 117 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points, 9 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
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.
Observation tower
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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 985 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,133 m
- Highest point
- 525 m
- Lowest point
- 223 m
- 5-10% slope · 11.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.3 km
- 15-20% slope · 654 m
- 3 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
65 km in total- Track: 46 km
- Path: 7.2 km
- Street: 4.5 km
- Road: 2.8 km
- Footpath: 2.3 km
- Busy road: 1.8 km
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
65 km in total- Gravel: 17.1 km
- Asphalt: 14 km
- Unpaved: 3.8 km
- Natural: 3.1 km
- Paved: 1 km
- Unknown: 25.9 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Korbach - Bad Wildungen)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Korbach - Bad Wildungen) is a walking route of 65 km that starts in Korbach. It does not end where it starts. You start in Korbach and finish in Bad Wildungen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 985 m in total and descend 1,133 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 16:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (46 km), path (7.2 km) and street (4.5 km). Of the surface, 17.1 km gravel and 14 km asphalt. For 25.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 117 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points, 9 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hessenweg 8
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Kloster HainaAttraction · 5.9 km from the route - 2
Saint Peter's CathedralAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 3
Ruine KeseburgRuins · 125 m from the route - 4
Schloss FriedrichsteinCastle · 166 m from the route - 5
Burg LichtenfelsCastle · 167 m from the route - 6
Georg-Viktor-TurmObservation tower · 294 m from the route - 7
Schloss ReckenbergCastle · 302 m from the route - 8
Wolfgang-Bonhage-MuseumMuseum · 360 m from the route - 9
MuseumMuseum · 540 m from the route - 10
Aussichtsturm HombergObservation tower · 1.3 km from the route - 11
HünenkellerRuins · 1.4 km from the route - 12
Korbacher SpalteMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 13
Dalwigker WarteObservation tower · 4 km from the route - 14
Ruine ItterburgRuins · 4.3 km from the route - 15
BurgringArchaeological site · 4.6 km from the route - 16
MemorialMemorial · 4.7 km from the route - 17
EhrenburgRuins · 5.3 km from the route - 18
Burgruine LöwensteinViewpoint · 6.4 km from the route - 19
BüraburgArchaeological site · 7.1 km from the route - 20
KnebelsrodObservation tower · 7.2 km from the route - 21
Schloss OberurffCastle · 7.3 km from the route - 22
SauerbrunnenAttraction · 7.6 km from the route - 23
Aseler BrückeAttraction · 7.9 km from the route - 24
HünselburgRuins · 8.4 km from the route - 25
Städtisches Museum MedebachMuseum · 8.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Korbach - Bad Wildungen)?
Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Korbach - Bad Wildungen) is 65 km long. Allow ± 16:05 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 Korbach to Bad Wildungen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Korbach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 985 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 9 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 8 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Dr. Marc-Turm, Burg Hessenstein and Klosterruine Schaaken.
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