Walking route · Eslohe · Updated on 14 November 2026
X13 Hanseweg (Etappen 3,4,5) walk
X13 Hanseweg (Etappen 3,4,5) is a walk of 64.9 km from Eslohe. Along the way you'll find 220 benches, 1 water point, 6 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 5 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.

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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.
- 64.9 km
- ± 16:45 h
- ↑ 1,416 m · ↓ 1,432 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 220 benches, 1 water point, 6 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 5 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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.

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Photo: Michael Kramer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint

Museum

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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,416 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,432 m
- Highest point
- 836 m
- Lowest point
- 315 m
- 5-10% slope · 20.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 4.2 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 326 m
- 4 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
64.9 km in total- Track: 42.6 km
- Street: 9.5 km
- Path: 8.8 km
- Road: 2.2 km
- Footpath: 850 m
- Busy road: 470 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
Surfaces
64.9 km in total- Gravel: 17.4 km
- Asphalt: 17.2 km
- Unpaved: 5.7 km
- Paved: 2.4 km
- Natural: 100 m
- Unknown: 21.9 km
About the walking route X13 Hanseweg (Etappen 3,4,5)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
X13 Hanseweg (Etappen 3,4,5) is a walking route of 64.9 km that starts in Eslohe. It does not end where it starts. You start in Eslohe and finish in Medebach.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,416 m in total and descend 1,432 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 16:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (42.6 km), street (9.5 km) and path (8.8 km). Of the surface, 17.4 km gravel and 17.2 km asphalt. For 21.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 220 benches, 1 water point, 6 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 5 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of X13 Hanseweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- X13 Hanseweg (Etappen 1+2)Hard · From A to B57 km
- HomertwegHard · From A to B64.2 km
- X22 Kurkölner Weg [Eslohe]Moderate · From A to B15 km
- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Paderborn-KölnHard · From A to B241.3 km
- Sauerland-Höhenflug (Teilstück Wenholthausen - Bad Fredeburg)Hard · From A to B36.7 km
- X22 Kurkölner Weg [Finnentrop]Hard · From A to B24.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Städtisches Museum MedebachMuseum · 134 m from the route - 2
DampfLandLeute – Museum EsloheMuseum · 840 m from the route - 3
WilzenbergturmObservation tower · 1.3 km from the route - 4
Frühmittelalterliche Wallburg WilzenbergArchaeological site · 1.4 km from the route - 5
Kloster GrafschaftAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 6
Wallburg bei KirchilpeArchaeological site · 2.5 km from the route - 7
StertschultenhofMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 8
BurgringArchaeological site · 4.3 km from the route - 9
Kunsthaus alte MühleMuseum · 4.4 km from the route - 10
Schloss ObersalweyCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 11
BollerbergturmObservation tower · 5.6 km from the route - 12
HochheideturmObservation tower · 6.1 km from the route - 13
UplandbahnAttraction · 7.2 km from the route - 14
CurioseumMuseum · 7.2 km from the route - 15
Der RichtplatzMemorial · 7.5 km from the route - 16
Schloss WildenbergCastle · 8.7 km from the route - 17
Wallburg Güllener RingArchaeological site · 9.1 km from the route - 18
Burg LichtenfelsCastle · 9.2 km from the route - 19
Klosterruine SchaakenAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 20
Observation towerObservation tower · 1.3 km from the route - 21
Observation towerObservation tower · 5.5 km from the route - 22
ZiegenhelleturmObservation tower · 6.5 km from the route - 23
Upländer MilchmuhseumMuseum · 7 km from the route - 24
Heimatmuseum UsselnMuseum · 7 km from the route - 25
Burgruine OedingenCastle · 7.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is X13 Hanseweg (Etappen 3,4,5)?
X13 Hanseweg (Etappen 3,4,5) is 64.9 km long. Allow ± 16:45 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 Eslohe to Medebach.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Eslohe.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,416 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 6 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 Burgruine Rappelstein, Gerichtsmuseum Bad Fredeburg and Astenturm.
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