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Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Sankt Wendel - Lauterecken walk
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Sankt Wendel - Lauterecken is a walk of 95.8 km from Sankt Wendel. Along the way you'll find 112 benches and 4 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.
- 95.8 km
- ± 24:50 h
- ↑ 2,106 m · ↓ 2,036 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 112 benches and 4 public toilets.
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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Photo: atreyu · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Museum
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Photo: LoKiLeCh · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Observation tower
Castle
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Photo: LoKiLeCh · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,106 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,036 m
- Highest point
- 463 m
- Lowest point
- 179 m
- 5-10% slope · 27 km
- 10-15% slope · 7.2 km
- 2 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
95.8 km in total- Track: 61.3 km
- Path: 15.8 km
- Street: 10.7 km
- Road: 3.6 km
- Busy road: 2.8 km
- Footpath: 1.2 km
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
95.8 km in total- Gravel: 29.2 km
- Natural: 10.3 km
- Paved: 9.5 km
- Asphalt: 9.4 km
- Unpaved: 9.4 km
- Unknown: 27.6 km
About the walking route Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Sankt Wendel - Lauterecken
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Sankt Wendel - Lauterecken is a walking route of 95.8 km that starts in Sankt Wendel. It does not end where it starts. You start in Sankt Wendel and finish in Lauterecken.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,106 m in total and descend 2,036 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 24:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (61.3 km), path (15.8 km) and street (10.7 km). Of the surface, 29.2 km gravel and 10.3 km natural. For 27.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 112 benches and 4 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Nord Süd Trail
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Dagstuhl - Sankt WendelHard · From A to B51.2 km
- Saarland-Rundwanderweg St. Wendeler SchleifeModerate · From A to B9.6 km
- Saar-Hochwald-WegHard · From A to B23.5 km
- Saar-Blies-WegHard · From A to B73.1 km
- NahewegModerate · From A to B16.1 km
- Saar-Glan-Weg, Pfälzerwald Roter Punkt #4Hard · From A to B85.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Tholey AbbeyAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 2
Jüdischer Friedhof HinzweilerMemorial · 889 m from the route - 3
Alter SteinbruchAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 4
Burg Neu-WolfsteinAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 5
SattelbergturmObservation tower · 3.7 km from the route - 6
MichelsburgCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 7
WartturmObservation tower · 4.5 km from the route - 8
Bergfried LiebenburgObservation tower · 5.1 km from the route - 9
PotzbergturmObservation tower · 5.5 km from the route - 10
SelbergturmObservation tower · 5.5 km from the route - 11
HeidenburgwarteObservation tower · 5.9 km from the route - 12
Panoramaturm BetzelhübelObservation tower · 6.3 km from the route - 13
HöcherbergturmObservation tower · 6.5 km from the route - 14
Saarländisches SchulmuseumMuseum · 6.8 km from the route - 15
Jüdischer Friedhof Steinbach am GlanAttraction · 7 km from the route - 16
Jüdischer FriedhofMemorial · 9.2 km from the route - 17
PustkuchendenkmalMemorial · 9.4 km from the route - 18
LangensteinArchaeological site · 9.4 km from the route - 19
Abteikirche St. MauritiusAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 20
GeoskopMuseum · 104 m from the route - 21Mineralogisches Museum OberkirchenMuseum · 237 m from the route
- 22Dörrenbacher HeimatmuseumMuseum · 1.3 km from the route
- 23Burg MedardArchaeological site · 1.9 km from the route
- 24AuswanderermuseumMuseum · 2.2 km from the route
- 25Alte Welt MuseumMuseum · 2.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Sankt Wendel - Lauterecken?
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Sankt Wendel - Lauterecken is 95.8 km long. Allow ± 24:50 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 Sankt Wendel to Lauterecken.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Sankt Wendel.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,106 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 Talbrücke Oberkirchen, Museum Sankt Wendel and Musikantenland-Museum.
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