Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Nister · Updated on 14 November 2026
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Hachenburg - Herchen walk
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Hachenburg - Herchen is a walk of 62.5 km from Nister. Along the way you'll find 173 benches, 4 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.
- 62.5 km
- ± 15:55 h
- ↑ 1,229 m · ↓ 1,250 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- International route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 173 benches, 4 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
6 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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Museum
Monument
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,229 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,250 m
- Highest point
- 380 m
- Lowest point
- 109 m
- 5-10% slope · 16.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 314 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 628 m
- 7 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
62.5 km in total- Track: 42 km
- Path: 13.8 km
- Street: 2.5 km
- Footpath: 1.7 km
- Road: 1.5 km
- Stairs: 7 stairs
- Busy road: 275 m
Surfaces
62.5 km in total- Gravel: 24.3 km
- Unpaved: 16.1 km
- Asphalt: 5.8 km
- Paved: 2.6 km
- Natural: 1.4 km
- Unknown: 12 km
About the walking route Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Hachenburg - Herchen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Hachenburg - Herchen is a walking route of 62.5 km that starts in Nister. It does not end where it starts. You start in Hachenburg and finish in Herchen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,229 m in total and descend 1,250 m. There are 7 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 15:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (42 km), path (13.8 km) and street (2.5 km). Of the surface, 24.3 km gravel and 16.1 km unpaved. For 12 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 173 benches, 4 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Nord Süd Trail
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Westerwaldsteig Etappe 9 (Hachenburg–Limbach)Moderate · From A to B10.7 km
- Westerwaldsteig Etappe 8 (Bad Marienberg - Hachenburg)Moderate · From A to B15.3 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Westerburg - HachenburgHard · From A to B59.1 km
- [I] HWW Westerwald Etappe 4 (Hachenburg - Fuchskaute)Hard · From A to B28.6 km
- [K] Kölner Weg [09] Hachenburg - Unnau-KorbModerate · From A to B13.1 km
- [K] Kölner Weg [08] Heimborn - HachenburgModerate · From A to B11.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Hachenburg CastleCastle · 82 m from the route - 2
Westerwald-BrauereiAttraction · 653 m from the route - 3
Thingplatz HerchenMemorial · 746 m from the route - 4
Burg DattenfeldCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 5
BarbaraturmObservation tower · 2.6 km from the route - 6
MemorialMemorial · 3.9 km from the route - 7
Burg WindeckAttraction · 4 km from the route - 8
Burg MauelCastle · 4.4 km from the route - 9
Aussichtsturm GräbersbergViewpoint · 4.4 km from the route - 10
Gedenkstätte Landjuden an der SiegMuseum · 4.6 km from the route - 11
Burg WelterodeCastle · 5.4 km from the route - 12
Schloss SchönsteinCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 13
Burgruine SteinebachCastle · 5.7 km from the route - 14
DreiherrensteinMemorial · 6.9 km from the route - 15
HedwigsturmObservation tower · 7 km from the route - 16
Großer WolfsteinViewpoint · 7.1 km from the route - 17
BasaltparkAttraction · 7.6 km from the route - 18
Aussichtsturm StöffelObservation tower · 7.7 km from the route - 19
Alte BurgAttraction · 7.8 km from the route - 20
Grube SilberhardtMuseum · 7.9 km from the route - 21
Burgruine HerrenbrölRuins · 8.2 km from the route - 22
Gut BettringenRuins · 9.9 km from the route - 23
Deutsches RaiffeisenmuseumMuseum · 3.3 km from the route - 24Heimatmuseum AltwindeckMuseum · 3.7 km from the route
- 25Besucherbergwerk Grube BindweideMuseum · 3.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Hachenburg - Herchen?
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Hachenburg - Herchen is 62.5 km long. Allow ± 15:55 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 Hachenburg to Herchen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Nister.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,229 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Mittelalterliches Schieferbergwerk Assberg, Heilbrunnen and ehemaliges Franziskanerkloster Marienthal.
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