Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Balingen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Palmbühl-Pilgerweg walk
Palmbühl-Pilgerweg is a walk of 27 km from Balingen. Along the way you'll find 86 benches and 2 water fountains and refill points.
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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.
- 27 km
- ± 6:35 h
- ↑ 337 m · ↓ 268 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Balingen
0 kmAt the start: Stadtkirche and Marktbrunnen.
171 m · 5 benches
Zehntscheuer Balingen and 3 more
171 mMuseum für Waagen und Gewichte, Zollernschloss Balingen, Wasserturm and water point
8.3 km · 38 benches
Cotta'sches Schloss
8.5 kmCastle
9.6 km · 16 benches
KZ Gedenkstätte Eckerwald
18.1 kmMuseum
8.9 km · 16 benches
Finish
27 kmAt the finish: water point.
No 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.
8 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: Rainer Halama · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 0 m
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Photo: Rainer Halama · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 0 m
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Photo: Rainer Halama · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 171 m
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Photo: Rainer Halama · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 211 m
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Photo: The original uploader was Lothar42 at German Wikipedia. Uploaded to Commons by User Sanbec on Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 216 m
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Photo: Rainer Halama · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 230 m
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Photo: Rainer Halama · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 8.5 km
Museum · after 18.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 337 m
- Down
- ↓ 268 m
- Highest point
- 740 m
- Lowest point
- 523 m
- 5-10% slope · 1.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 271 m
- 15-20% slope · 407 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
27 km in total- Street: 8.6 km
- Track: 8.4 km
- Road: 3.6 km
- Footpath: 2.9 km
- Cycleway: 1.9 km
- Path: 1.4 km
- Busy road: 191 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
27 km in total- Asphalt: 14 km
- Gravel: 2.4 km
- Paved: 2.3 km
- Unpaved: 525 m
- Unknown: 7.7 km
About the walking route Palmbühl-Pilgerweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Palmbühl-Pilgerweg is a walking route of 27 km that starts in Balingen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Balingen and finish in Rottweil. Along the way you pass Stadtkirche (after 0 m), Marktbrunnen (after 0 m) and Zehntscheuer Balingen (after 171 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 337 m in total and descend 268 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 6:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is street (8.6 km), track (8.4 km) and road (3.6 km). Of the surface, 14 km asphalt and 2.4 km gravel. For 7.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 86 benches and 2 water fountains and refill points. You can fill your bottle after 321 m and at the finish. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobsweg Rottenburg - Basel
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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LorenzkapelleMuseum · 115 m from the route - 2
Stadtmuseum RottweilMuseum · 124 m from the route - 3
DominikanermuseumMuseum · 173 m from the route - 4
HochwasserdenkmalMemorial · 366 m from the route - 5
HochturmViewpoint · 417 m from the route - 6
Freilichtmuseum RömerbadArchaeological site · 492 m from the route - 7
TK Elevator TestturmViewpoint · 1.2 km from the route - 8
Salinenmuseum Unteres BohrhausMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 9
St. DionysiuskircheAttraction · 2 km from the route - 10
BühlburgAttraction · 2.1 km from the route - 11
Burgruine WenzelsteinAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 12
Schloss WellendingenCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 13
ehem. Burg HirschbergRuins · 3.1 km from the route - 14
Ruine NeckarburgCastle · 3.4 km from the route - 15
LembergturmObservation tower · 3.5 km from the route - 16
Burgruine HohensteinCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 17
ehem. Burg RotensteinCastle · 5 km from the route - 18
Ruine WildensteinCastle · 5 km from the route - 19
ehem. NussburgRuins · 6.5 km from the route - 20
Haimburg / HomburgRuins · 6.7 km from the route - 21
Ruine HerrenzimmernCastle · 6.9 km from the route - 22
Burgruine WehingenCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 23
Ruine RotenzimmernRuins · 7.2 km from the route - 24
Burg UrslingenCastle · 8 km from the route - 25
HeiligenkopfViewpoint · 8.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Palmbühl-Pilgerweg?
Palmbühl-Pilgerweg is 27 km long. Allow ± 6:35 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?
No, the route runs from Balingen to Rottweil.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Balingen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 337 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?
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 Stadtkirche, Marktbrunnen and Zehntscheuer Balingen.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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