Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Fritzlar · Updated on 13 November 2026
Ederhöhenweg Etappe 10 walk
Ederhöhenweg Etappe 10 is a walk of 24 km from Fritzlar. Along the way you'll find 33 benches.
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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
- ± 5:50 h
- ↑ 298 m · ↓ 346 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 33 benches.
Follow these steps in the appNo public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Ruins
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 298 m
- Down
- ↓ 346 m
- Highest point
- 342 m
- Lowest point
- 153 m
- 5-10% slope · 3.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 482 m
- 15-20% slope · 362 m
- 1 flight of 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: 11.9 km
- Busy road: 3 km
- Street: 2.9 km
- Path: 2.7 km
- Road: 2.6 km
- Footpath: 925 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
24 km in total- Asphalt: 9.9 km
- Gravel: 3.2 km
- Unpaved: 3.1 km
- Natural: 2.4 km
- Paved: 325 m
- Unknown: 5.1 km
About the walking route Ederhöhenweg Etappe 10
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Ederhöhenweg Etappe 10 is a walking route of 24 km that starts in Fritzlar. It does not end where it starts. You start in Fritzlar and finish in Ellenberg.
How hard is the route?
You climb 298 m in total and descend 346 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 5:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (11.9 km), busy road (3 km) and street (2.9 km). Of the surface, 9.9 km asphalt and 3.2 km gravel. For 5.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 33 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Ederhöhenweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Ederhöhenweg Etappe 9Moderate · From A to B16.8 km
- Wanderweg der Deutschen Einheit (Hörschel - Fritzlar)Hard · From A to B108.3 km
- Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Reichenbach)Hard · From A to B60.9 km
- Hessenweg 8 (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Spangenberg)Hard · From A to B49.9 km
- Wanderweg der Deutschen Einheit (Fritzlar - Winterberg)Hard · From A to B85.8 km
- Jakobsweg Höxter - Marburg (Teilstrecke Volkmarsen - Fritzlar)Hard · From A to B44.2 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Saint Peter's CathedralAttraction · 268 m from the route - 2
FelsburgCastle · 146 m from the route - 3
Burg HeiligenbergCastle · 173 m from the route - 4
Riesenstein von WolfershausenArchaeological site · 651 m from the route - 5
AltenburgCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 6
Riesenstein von HaldorfArchaeological site · 1.8 km from the route - 7
HilgensteinArchaeological site · 2.3 km from the route - 8
BüraburgArchaeological site · 3.1 km from the route - 9
SauerbrunnenAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 10
Ruine ObernburgAttraction · 4.5 km from the route - 11
RiesensteinArchaeological site · 4.8 km from the route - 12
Aussichtsturm OdenbergObservation tower · 5 km from the route - 13
EulenturmAttraction · 5.4 km from the route - 14
Schloss GarvensburgCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 15
BartenwetzerbrückeAttraction · 5.8 km from the route - 16
Wichtelhoehlen UttershausenAttraction · 6.2 km from the route - 17
LautariusgrabArchaeological site · 7 km from the route - 18
HünsteinAttraction · 8 km from the route - 19
MargarethenkircheRuins · 8.3 km from the route - 20
Schloss RiedeCastle · 8.7 km from the route - 21
KlauskopfturmObservation tower · 9.2 km from the route - 22
Megalithic tomb (Züschen)Attraction · 5.3 km from the route - 23Observation towerObservation tower · 139 m from the route
- 24Wolfsstein MelsungenMemorial · 3.8 km from the route
- 25KaiserkreuzMemorial · 6.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Ederhöhenweg Etappe 10?
Ederhöhenweg Etappe 10 is 24 km long. Allow ± 5:50 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 Fritzlar to Ellenberg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Fritzlar.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 298 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Kartause Eppenberg.
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