Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Horb am Neckar · Updated on 14 November 2026
Neckar-Baar-Jakobsweg walk
Neckar-Baar-Jakobsweg is a walk of 121 km from Horb am Neckar. Along the way you'll find 172 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 6 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.
- 121 km
- ± 14:40 h per stage
- ↑ 1,495 m · ↓ 1,271 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 172 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 6 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
4 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: Carsten Steger · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 4.4 km
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Photo: Afr66 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins · after 10.1 km
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Photo: Rainer Halama · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 35.4 km
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Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 44.4 km
Stages (2)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,495 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,271 m
- Highest point
- 927 m
- Lowest point
- 402 m
- 5-10% slope · 14.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 4 km
- 15-20% slope · 672 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 449 m
- 4 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
121 km in total- Track: 34.8 km
- Street: 13.2 km
- Path: 13.2 km
- Road: 8.2 km
- Footpath: 2.2 km
- Busy road: 1.9 km
- Cycleway: 425 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
Surfaces
121 km in total- Asphalt: 26.5 km
- Gravel: 16.9 km
- Unpaved: 10.8 km
- Paved: 2.3 km
- Natural: 1.2 km
- Unknown: 16.4 km
About the walking route Neckar-Baar-Jakobsweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Neckar-Baar-Jakobsweg is a walking route of 121 km that starts in Horb am Neckar. It does not end where it starts. You start in Dettingen and finish in Schaffhausen. Along the way you pass Wasserschloss Glatt (after 4.4 km), Burg Albeck (after 10.1 km) and Ruine Herrenzimmern (after 35.4 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,495 m in total and descend 1,271 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 14:40 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (34.8 km), street (13.2 km) and path (13.2 km). Of the surface, 26.5 km asphalt and 16.9 km gravel. For 16.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 172 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 6 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobswege Schwarzwald-Alb
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Kirchberg-PilgerwegHard · From A to B46.1 km
- Jakobsweg Rottenburg - Thann (1)Hard · From A to B109.7 km
- Neckarweg Abschnitt 2: Oberndorf - TübingenHard · From A to B70.3 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Sulz am Neckar - Horb am NeckarModerate · From A to B17.7 km
- Abstecher PfalzgrafenweilerHard · From A to B20 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Horb am Neckar - Schietingen, DorfplatzModerate · From A to B14.2 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Berthold-Auerbach-MuseumMuseum · 5.6 km from the route - 2
Schloss BlumenfeldCastle · 7.5 km from the route - 3
Stadtmuseum RottweilMuseum · 123 m from the route - 4
LorenzkapelleMuseum · 129 m from the route - 5
Ruine SchenkenburgCastle · 210 m from the route - 6
HochturmViewpoint · 211 m from the route - 7
Ehemalige Burg BlumbergRuins · 310 m from the route - 8
ehem. NussburgRuins · 556 m from the route - 9
HagenturmObservation tower · 617 m from the route - 10
TK Elevator TestturmViewpoint · 1.1 km from the route - 11
Freilichtmuseum RömerbadArchaeological site · 1.1 km from the route - 12
Schloss LichteneggCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 13
Burg WaseneckCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 14
Burgruine HohensteinCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 15
Burg UrslingenCastle · 2 km from the route - 16
Ruine NeckarburgCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 17
Burgruine WehrsteinCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 18
Salinenmuseum Unteres BohrhausMuseum · 2.7 km from the route - 19
Museum Art.PlusMuseum · 2.9 km from the route - 20
DonauquelleAttraction · 3 km from the route - 21
Schloss DonaueschingenCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 22
Burg HohendießenCastle · 3.5 km from the route - 23
Ruine RandenburgCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 24
Schleitheimer RandenturmObservation tower · 3.6 km from the route - 25
Burg BlumeggRuins · 4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Neckar-Baar-Jakobsweg?
Neckar-Baar-Jakobsweg is 121 km long, in 2 parts of 60.5 km on average. Allow ± 14:40 h per part 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 Dettingen to Schaffhausen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Horb am Neckar.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 748 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 6 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Wasserschloss Glatt, Burg Albeck and Ruine Herrenzimmern.
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