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Burgensteig Bergstraße Etappe 1 walk
Burgensteig Bergstraße Etappe 1 is a walk of 13.6 km from Darmstadt. Along the way you'll find 39 benches, 1 water point and 1 public toilet.
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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.
- 13.6 km
- ± 3:50 h
- ↑ 475 m · ↓ 451 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Darmstadt
0 km1.5 km · 11 benches
Water point
1.5 km2.2 km · 2 benches
Burg Frankenstein
3.7 kmPublic toilet
4.2 km · 5 benches
Seeheimer Schloss
7.9 kmAttraction
2.2 km · 7 benches
Tannenberg
10.1 kmAttraction
2.6 km · 5 benches
Klosterruine Heiligenberg
12.7 kmRuins
914 m · 9 benches
Finish
13.6 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 9.9 kmBetween 3.7 km and 13.6 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops 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.
Burg Frankenstein
Attraction · after 3.7 km
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Photo: Commander-pirx at German Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 7.9 km
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Photo: Spot1972 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 10.1 km
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins · after 12.7 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 475 m
- Down
- ↓ 451 m
- Highest point
- 429 m
- Lowest point
- 121 m
- 5-10% slope · 6.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.3 km
- 3 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
13.6 km in total- Track: 6.4 km
- Path: 5.7 km
- Street: 775 m
- Road: 331 m
- Footpath: 300 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
13.6 km in total- Gravel: 4.9 km
- Unpaved: 4.1 km
- Asphalt: 1 km
- Natural: 725 m
- Paved: 125 m
- Unknown: 2.7 km
About the walking route Burgensteig Bergstraße Etappe 1
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Burgensteig Bergstraße Etappe 1 is a walking route of 13.6 km that starts in Darmstadt. It does not end where it starts. You start in Darmstadt-Eberstadt and finish in Seeheim-Jugenheim. Along the way you pass Burg Frankenstein (after 3.7 km), Seeheimer Schloss (after 7.9 km) and Tannenberg (after 10.1 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 475 m in total and descend 451 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 3:50 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (6.4 km), path (5.7 km) and street (775 m). Of the surface, 4.9 km gravel and 4.1 km unpaved. For 2.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 39 benches, 1 water point and 1 public toilet. You can fill your bottle after 1.5 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 9.9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Burgensteig Bergstraße
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Hessisches LandesmuseumMuseum · 7 km from the route - 2
Darmstadt HauptbahnhofAttraction · 6.8 km from the route - 3
WaldspiraleAttraction · 8.2 km from the route - 4
Residential Palace DarmstadtAttraction · 6.9 km from the route - 5
Schloss AuerbachAttraction · 4.8 km from the route - 6
Model of Sentinel-3Attraction · 6.1 km from the route - 7
Model of Sentinel-6Attraction · 6.1 km from the route - 8
Model of MetopAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 9
Model of MeteosatAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 10
LudwigskircheAttraction · 6.3 km from the route - 11
Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Mary MagdaleneAttraction · 7.3 km from the route - 12
SchlossmuseumMuseum · 6.9 km from the route - 13
Goethe MonumentMemorial · 7.3 km from the route - 14
Artists' colonyMuseum · 7.3 km from the route - 15
Exhibition hallMuseum · 7.4 km from the route - 16
HochzeitsturmObservation tower · 7.4 km from the route - 17
Schloss HeiligenbergCastle · 142 m from the route - 18
Museum Stangenberg MerckMuseum · 218 m from the route - 19
Burg JossaCastle · 936 m from the route - 20
Aussichtsturm MelibokusObservation tower · 3 km from the route - 21
OhlyturmAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 22
LudwigsturmObservation tower · 3.6 km from the route - 23
Heimatmuseum ZwingenbergMuseum · 3.8 km from the route - 24
Jagdschloss ZwingenbergCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 25
WeilerhügelArchaeological site · 3.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Burgensteig Bergstraße Etappe 1?
Burgensteig Bergstraße Etappe 1 is 13.6 km long. Allow ± 3:50 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 Darmstadt-Eberstadt to Seeheim-Jugenheim.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Darmstadt.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 475 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 9.9 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Frankenstein, Seeheimer Schloss and Tannenberg.
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