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Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Rottenburg (2) walk
Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Rottenburg (2) is a walk of 100.9 km from Backnang. Along the way you'll find 236 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 12 bike pumps.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 100.9 km
- ± 25:20 h
- ↑ 1,763 m · ↓ 1,757 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 236 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 12 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
12 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 4 more along the route are on the map.
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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,763 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,757 m
- Highest point
- 514 m
- Lowest point
- 233 m
- 5-10% slope · 17.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 6.1 km
- 15-20% slope · 507 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 507 m
- 12 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
100.9 km in total- Track: 47.7 km
- Street: 19.3 km
- Road: 14.2 km
- Path: 10.2 km
- Footpath: 6.8 km
- Busy road: 1.6 km
- Stairs: 12 stairs
- Cycleway: 25 m
Surfaces
100.9 km in total- Asphalt: 57.4 km
- Unpaved: 13.3 km
- Gravel: 10.9 km
- Paved: 4.3 km
- Natural: 750 m
- Unknown: 13.9 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Rottenburg (2)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Rottenburg (2) is a walking route of 100.9 km that starts in Backnang. It does not end where it starts. You start in Erpfersweiler and finish in Endersbach.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,763 m in total and descend 1,757 m. There are 12 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 25:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (47.7 km), street (19.3 km) and road (14.2 km). Of the surface, 57.4 km asphalt and 13.3 km unpaved. For 13.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 236 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets and 12 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Rottenburg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- ’s ÄppleHard · Circular walk84.2 km
- Idyllische Straße - Rundweg SHard · Circular walk92.3 km
- Schwäbischer-Wald-WegHard · Circular walk85.7 km
- Stromberg-Schwäbischer-Wald-WegHard · From A to B166.5 km
- Georg-Fahrbach-WegHard · From A to B122 km
- Württ. Weinwanderweg (Affalterbach - Winnenden)Moderate · From A to B12.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Carl-Schweizer-MuseumMuseum · 122 m from the route - 2
Burg HertensteinCastle · 134 m from the route - 3
Schloss BraunsbachCastle · 153 m from the route - 4
Deutsches Automuseum Schloss LangenburgMuseum · 153 m from the route - 5
EinheitsbäumeMemorial · 208 m from the route - 6
Altes Zeughaus (Neubau)Attraction · 214 m from the route - 7
Hällisch-Fränkisches MuseumMuseum · 216 m from the route - 8
Heimatmuseum Pflaster 14Museum · 244 m from the route - 9
Burg LimpurgRuins · 449 m from the route - 10
GroßcomburgCastle · 630 m from the route - 11
FeuerwehrmuseumMuseum · 635 m from the route - 12
RiesbergturmObservation tower · 903 m from the route - 13
GeyersburgCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 14
Schloss GroßheppachCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 15
Württemberg-Haus BeutelsbachMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 16
Schloss LudwigsruheCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 17
Ruine KappelbergAttraction · 2.1 km from the route - 18
Schlossruine BielrietCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 19
SörenbergViewpoint · 2.5 km from the route - 20
Schloss DöttingenCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 21
Ehem. herzogliches SchlossCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 22
König-Karl-TurmViewpoint · 2.7 km from the route - 23
Grabungsmuseum Krypta UnterregenbachMuseum · 2.7 km from the route - 24
Wallfahrtskirche zu den 14 NothelfernAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 25
StadtturmAttraction · 2.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Rottenburg (2)?
Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Rottenburg (2) is 100.9 km long. Allow ± 25:20 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 Erpfersweiler to Endersbach.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Backnang.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,763 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 10 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 15 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Stadtkirche Murrhardt, Carl-Julius-Weber-Gedenkstube and Schloss Eltershofen.
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