Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Windeck · Updated on 14 November 2026
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Herchen - Siegburg walk
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Herchen - Siegburg is a walk of 65.4 km from Windeck. Along the way you'll find 168 benches, 1 water point and 2 public toilets.
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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.
- 65.4 km
- ± 16:40 h
- ↑ 1,301 m · ↓ 1,320 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- International route
Start in Windeck
0 km2.7 km · 10 benches
Thingplatz Herchen
2.7 kmMemorial
36.2 km · 75 benches
Public toilet
38.9 km717 m · 9 benches
Water point
39.6 km250 m · 3 benches
Burg Blankenberg
39.9 kmPublic toilet
25.5 km · 71 benches
Finish
65.4 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 38.9 kmBetween 0 km and 38.9 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 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: Bernd Olbertz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 2.7 km
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Photo: Neuwieser · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 39.9 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,301 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,320 m
- Highest point
- 263 m
- Lowest point
- 62 m
- 5-10% slope · 21 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.6 km
- 15-20% slope · 329 m
- 8 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
65.4 km in total- Track: 42.2 km
- Path: 11.3 km
- Road: 5 km
- Street: 4.4 km
- Footpath: 1.5 km
- Stairs: 8 stairs
- Busy road: 275 m
- Cycleway: 25 m
Surfaces
65.4 km in total- Unpaved: 17.5 km
- Gravel: 14.8 km
- Asphalt: 10.6 km
- Paved: 2.4 km
- Natural: 1.1 km
- Unknown: 18.6 km
About the walking route Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Herchen - Siegburg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Herchen - Siegburg is a walking route of 65.4 km that starts in Windeck. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Thingplatz Herchen (after 2.7 km) and Burg Blankenberg (after 39.9 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,301 m in total and descend 1,320 m. There are 8 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 16:40 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (42.2 km), path (11.3 km) and road (5 km). Of the surface, 17.5 km unpaved and 14.8 km gravel. For 18.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 168 benches, 1 water point and 2 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 39.6 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 38.9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Nord Süd Trail
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- [K] Kölner Weg [05] Herchen - LeuscheidModerate · From A to B9.8 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Hachenburg - HerchenHard · From A to B62.5 km
- Natursteig Sieg Etappe 6Hard · From A to B16.9 km
- Natursteig Sieg Etappe 5Hard · From A to B17.6 km
- Natursteig Sieg Etappe 7Hard · From A to B16.1 km
- [K] Kölner Weg [04] Winterscheid - HerchenModerate · From A to B17.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
WolfsburgCastle · 9.5 km from the route - 2
Schloß AllnerCastle · 729 m from the route - 3
SiegessäuleMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 4
Stadtmuseum SiegburgMuseum · 1.5 km from the route - 5
Burg WelterodeCastle · 2.1 km from the route - 6
MemorialMemorial · 2.2 km from the route - 7
HeilbrunnenAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 8
Gut BettringenRuins · 2.9 km from the route - 9
Niederungsmotte NiederpleisArchaeological site · 3.2 km from the route - 10
Uhlrather RuineMemorial · 3.3 km from the route - 11
Burg DattenfeldCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 12
Burgruine HerrenbrölRuins · 4 km from the route - 13
Burg HerrnsteinAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 14
Ringwall GüldenbergArchaeological site · 4.6 km from the route - 15
Burg LohmarCastle · 4.6 km from the route - 16
DreiherrensteinMemorial · 4.7 km from the route - 17
Burg WindeckAttraction · 4.8 km from the route - 18
BilderbuchmuseumMuseum · 5 km from the route - 19
Burg WissemAttraction · 5.1 km from the route - 20
Schloss BirlinghovenCastle · 5.1 km from the route - 21
Burg MauelCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 22
Gedenkstätte Landjuden an der SiegMuseum · 7 km from the route - 23
Spicher HohlsteinArchaeological site · 7.3 km from the route - 24
Burg SülzCastle · 7.5 km from the route - 25
RuinsRuins · 7.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Herchen - Siegburg?
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Herchen - Siegburg is 65.4 km long. Allow ± 16:40 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Windeck.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,301 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 38.9 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 Thingplatz Herchen and Burg Blankenberg.
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