Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Rottenburg am Neckar · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg Rottenburg - Thann (1) walk
Jakobsweg Rottenburg - Thann (1) is a walk of 109.7 km from Rottenburg am Neckar. Along the way you'll find 275 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 13 public toilets and 4 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.
- 109.7 km
- ± 27:55 h
- ↑ 2,110 m · ↓ 2,136 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 275 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 13 public toilets and 4 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
9 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 1 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Reutlingendorf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Harke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Mussklprozz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Museum
Castle
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Photo: Gerd Eichmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,110 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,136 m
- Highest point
- 686 m
- Lowest point
- 279 m
- 5-10% slope · 13.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.1 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 2.2 km
- 6 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
109.7 km in total- Track: 64.1 km
- Street: 19.3 km
- Road: 11 km
- Path: 7 km
- Footpath: 6 km
- Busy road: 1.6 km
- Stairs: 6 stairs
- Cycleway: 75 m
Surfaces
109.7 km in total- Asphalt: 42.4 km
- Gravel: 17.3 km
- Paved: 5.3 km
- Unpaved: 5.2 km
- Natural: 3.9 km
- Unknown: 35.2 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Rottenburg - Thann (1)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Rottenburg - Thann (1) is a walking route of 109.7 km that starts in Rottenburg am Neckar. It does not end where it starts. You start in Rottenburg and finish in Wolfach.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,110 m in total and descend 2,136 m. There are 6 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 27:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (64.1 km), street (19.3 km) and road (11 km). Of the surface, 42.4 km asphalt and 17.3 km gravel. For 35.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 275 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 13 public toilets and 4 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobsweg Rottenburg - Thann
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Via Sancti Martini HW-35-09 Hechingen - RottenburgHard · From A to B24 km
- Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Rottenburg (4)Hard · From A to B40.3 km
- Beuroner Jakobsweg (1)Hard · From A to B36.1 km
- Main-Neckar-Rhein-WegHard · From A to B57.7 km
- Neckarweg Abschnitt 2: Oberndorf - TübingenHard · From A to B70.3 km
- Via Sancti Martini HW-35-10a Rottenburg - HerrenbergHard · From A to B29.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Berthold-Auerbach-MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 2
Hohennagold CastleCastle · 9 km from the route - 3
UrnburgCastle · 536 m from the route - 4
Eutinger BurgruineCastle · 571 m from the route - 5
Burg SterneckCastle · 613 m from the route - 6
Burgruine LichtenfelsCastle · 1 km from the route - 7
Wasserschloss GlattMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 8
VogteiturmObservation tower · 1.3 km from the route - 9
Ruine WolfachCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 10
WillenburgRuins · 1.8 km from the route - 11
Burgruine FrundeckCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 12
Weiler BurgCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 13
Schwarzwälder Freilichtmuseum VogtsbauernhofMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 14
Burg HohendießenCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 15
WeitenburgCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 16
BeobachtungskanzelObservation tower · 3.5 km from the route - 17
KZ Gedenkstätte Hailfingen-Tailfingen, MahnmalMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 18
Schloss HohenmühringenCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 19
Ehinger BurgCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 20
Burgruine WehrsteinCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 21
Burg HusenAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 22
Burg AlbeckRuins · 4.3 km from the route - 23
Schloss BühlAttraction · 4.6 km from the route - 24
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 4.6 km from the route - 25
Ruine WalkensteinCastle · 4.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Rottenburg - Thann (1)?
Jakobsweg Rottenburg - Thann (1) is 109.7 km long. Allow ± 27:55 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 Rottenburg to Wolfach.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Rottenburg am Neckar.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,110 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 13 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 7 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Steinener Geschichtsgarten der Stadt Horb am Neckar, Ruine Schenkenburg and Schurkenturm.
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