Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Amt Wachsenburg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lutherweg Thüringen - Westschlaufe walk
Lutherweg Thüringen - Westschlaufe is a walk of 342.3 km from Amt Wachsenburg that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 1,049 benches, 21 water fountains and refill points, 56 public toilets and 5 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.
- 342.3 km
- ± 84:35 h
- ↑ 5,085 m · ↓ 5,108 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 1,049 benches, 21 water fountains and refill points, 56 public toilets and 5 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
75 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 67 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: SchiDD · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: GFHund · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Giorno2 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Museum
Castle
Memorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 5,085 m
- Down
- ↓ 5,108 m
- Highest point
- 749 m
- Lowest point
- 170 m
- 5-10% slope · 36.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.7 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.7 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 3.4 km
- 16 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
342.3 km in total- Track: 171.2 km
- Street: 71.2 km
- Path: 58.3 km
- Road: 17.9 km
- Footpath: 10.6 km
- Busy road: 8.2 km
- Cycleway: 3 km
- Stairs: 16 stairs
- Unknown: 50 m
Surfaces
342.3 km in total- Asphalt: 98.6 km
- Gravel: 94.9 km
- Unpaved: 54.5 km
- Paved: 25.1 km
- Natural: 16.5 km
- Unknown: 51.5 km
About the walking route Lutherweg Thüringen - Westschlaufe
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lutherweg Thüringen - Westschlaufe is a circular walk of 342.3 km from Amt Wachsenburg: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 5,085 m in total and descend 5,108 m. There are 16 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 84:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (171.2 km), street (71.2 km) and path (58.3 km). Of the surface, 98.6 km asphalt and 94.9 km gravel. For 51.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,049 benches, 21 water fountains and refill points, 56 public toilets and 5 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Lutherweg Thüringen
Walks nearby
6- Jakobsweg Erfurt - CoburgHard · From A to B147.3 km
- Lutherweg Thüringen - SüdschlaufeHard · Circular walk384.2 km
- Naturwanderweg Apfelstädt-MühlenHard · From A to B24.1 km
- Vom Bier zur BratwurstHard · Circular walk18.6 km
- Von Bach zu GoetheHard · From A to B24.7 km
- Jakobsweg Via Regia 6Hard · From A to B97.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Alte Synagoge ErfurtMuseum · 115 m from the route - 2
KrämerbrückeAttraction · 214 m from the route - 3
Bachhaus EisenachMuseum · 520 m from the route - 4
Petersberg CitadelCastle · 485 m from the route - 5
PredigerkircheAttraction · 237 m from the route - 6
KartauseAttraction · 330 m from the route - 7
Maria-Magdalenen-KapelleAttraction · 110 m from the route - 8
Center of GermanyViewpoint · 2 km from the route - 9
MühlburgAttraction · 94 m from the route - 10
BergfriedObservation tower · 98 m from the route - 11
Zum Breiten HerdAttraction · 101 m from the route - 12
RosengartenAttraction · 103 m from the route - 13
SphinxMemorial · 107 m from the route - 14
Schloss MolsdorfAttraction · 108 m from the route - 15
BromackerAttraction · 118 m from the route - 16
HelmundsteinMemorial · 128 m from the route - 17
RömerMemorial · 140 m from the route - 18
WingolfsdenkmalMemorial · 141 m from the route - 19
Burg CreuzburgCastle · 144 m from the route - 20
Park und Schloss MolsdorfAttraction · 147 m from the route - 21
LiebfrauenkircheAttraction · 149 m from the route - 22
OberkircheAttraction · 160 m from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 163 m from the route - 24
Gedenk- und Bildungsstätte AndreasstraßeMonument · 163 m from the route - 25
MikweAttraction · 165 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lutherweg Thüringen - Westschlaufe?
Lutherweg Thüringen - Westschlaufe is 342.3 km long. Allow ± 84:35 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 Amt Wachsenburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 5,085 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 56 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 21 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Heimatmuseum Treffurt, Elisabethplan and Käthe-Duncker-Denkmal.
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