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Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 26 Essing-Ihrlerstein walk
Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 26 Essing-Ihrlerstein is a walk of 24 km from Kelheim that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 47 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 24 km
- ± 6:05 h
- ↑ 432 m · ↓ 418 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 47 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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: Rigorius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Stefan Karl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Pufacz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 432 m
- Down
- ↓ 418 m
- Highest point
- 489 m
- Lowest point
- 342 m
- 5-10% slope · 4.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.7 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
24 km in total- Track: 9.1 km
- Path: 9.1 km
- Street: 3.8 km
- Footpath: 1 km
- Road: 702 m
- Stairs: 5 stairs
Surfaces
24 km in total- Unpaved: 12.1 km
- Asphalt: 5.6 km
- Gravel: 4.5 km
- Paved: 993 m
- Natural: 175 m
- Unknown: 575 m
About the walking route Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 26 Essing-Ihrlerstein
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 26 Essing-Ihrlerstein is a circular walk of 24 km from Kelheim: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 432 m in total and descend 418 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 6:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (9.1 km), path (9.1 km) and street (3.8 km). Of the surface, 12.1 km unpaved and 5.6 km asphalt. For 575 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 47 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Altmühl Panoramaweg
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- Jurasteig HauptrouteHard · Circular walk241.7 km
- Wanderroute Via NovaHard · From A to B621.7 km
- Donau-PanoramawegHard · From A to B223.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Kloster WeltenburgAttraction · 319 m from the route - 2
Hall of LiberationAttraction · 234 m from the route - 3
König-Maximilan-DenkmalMemorial · 101 m from the route - 4
DonaudurchbruchAttraction · 169 m from the route - 5
CastleCastle · 190 m from the route - 6
Burg RandeckCastle · 204 m from the route - 7
BlautopfAttraction · 247 m from the route - 8
Kanalhafen KelheimAttraction · 273 m from the route - 9
St. GeorgAttraction · 326 m from the route - 10
MemorialMemorial · 381 m from the route - 11
Burg PrunnAttraction · 3.3 km from the route - 12
Roman watchtower WP 15/46Observation tower · 4.1 km from the route - 13
Schloss MaierhofenCastle · 5.1 km from the route - 14
Schloss HexenaggerCastle · 7.4 km from the route - 15
Ruine RabensteinCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 16
Schloss RosenburgCastle · 7.7 km from the route - 17
1000-jährige Eiche bei OttersdorfAttraction · 7.9 km from the route - 18
Burgruine TachensteinCastle · 7.9 km from the route - 19
Römisches Museum für Kur- und BadewesenMuseum · 8.8 km from the route - 20
RuinsRuins · 9.1 km from the route - 21
Hundertwasser KuchlbauerturmAttraction · 9.4 km from the route - 22
Kunsthaus AbensbergAttraction · 9.4 km from the route - 23
Burgruine NiederviehhausenCastle · 9.4 km from the route - 24
StadtmuseumMuseum · 9.6 km from the route - 25
GillamoosAttraction · 10 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 26 Essing-Ihrlerstein?
Altmühl Panoramaweg Schlaufe 26 Essing-Ihrlerstein is 24 km long. Allow ± 6:05 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Kelheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 432 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Bezirkskriegerdenkmal, Archäologisches Museum and Tatzlwurm.
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