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Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Singen (Hohentwiel) - Friedrichshafen walk
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Singen (Hohentwiel) - Friedrichshafen is a walk of 77.7 km from Singen (Hohentwiel). Along the way you'll find 916 benches, 23 water fountains and refill points, 60 public toilets and 10 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.
- 77.7 km
- ± 18:55 h
- ↑ 1,004 m · ↓ 1,033 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- International route
Start in Singen (Hohentwiel)
0 kmAt the start: water point.
379 m · 19 benches
Bike pump
379 m8.3 km · 18 benches
Observation tower
8.7 kmObservation tower
251 m · 6 benches
Schloss Steißlingen
8.9 kmCastle
3.7 km · 23 benches
Homburg
12.6 kmCastle
3 km · 13 benches
Public toilet
15.6 km835 m · 11 benches
Water point
16.4 km5.9 km · 16 benches
Ruine Altbodman
22.3 kmAttraction
1.5 km · 8 benches
Public toilet
23.8 km744 m · 4 benches
2 public toilets and bike pump
24.5 km2.1 km · 9 benches
Public toilet and water point
26.6 km277 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
26.9 km827 m · 11 benches
Public toilet
27.7 km370 m · 16 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
28.1 km248 m · 13 benches
Public toilet
28.3 km268 m
3 public toilets
28.6 km595 m · 4 benches
Water point
29.2 km9.2 km · 37 benches
Water point
38.4 km3 km · 25 benches
Public toilet
41.5 km200 m · 4 benches
Goldbacher Stollen des ehemaligen KZ Überlingen
41.7 kmPublic toilet
826 m · 13 benches
Public toilet
42.5 km256 m · 13 benches
Water point
42.8 km312 m · 23 benches
Zeughaus Überlingen
43.1 kmPublic toilet and water point
270 m · 54 benches
Public toilet and water point
43.3 km375 m · 11 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
43.7 km1.4 km · 59 benches
Public toilet
45.1 km530 m · 15 benches
2 public toilets
45.6 km1.3 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
46.9 km1.5 km · 4 benches
Public toilet
48.4 km537 m
Basilika Birnau
48.9 kmPublic toilet
Show the other 31 steps
542 m · 5 benches
Bike pump
49.5 km2.3 km · 20 benches
3 public toilets and bike pump
51.8 km328 m · 35 benches
Public toilet and 2 water fountains and refill points
52.1 km413 m · 3 benches
Water point
52.5 km4.2 km · 23 benches
Public toilet
56.7 km372 m · 15 benches
Bibelgalerie
57.1 kmPublic toilet and water point
290 m · 8 benches
Vineum Bodensee and 2 more
57.4 kmGalerie Bodenseekreis, Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium and public toilet
1.2 km · 10 benches
2 water fountains and refill points
58.5 km832 m · 10 benches
Kriegsgräberstätte Lerchenberg
59.4 kmMemorial
2.4 km · 14 benches
3 public toilets
61.8 km370 m · 4 benches
Bike pump
62.1 km156 m · 7 benches
Public toilet
62.3 km601 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
62.9 km184 m
Public toilet and 3 water fountains and refill points
63.1 km219 m · 2 benches
Public toilet and 4 water fountains and refill points
63.3 km2.3 km · 9 benches
Public toilet
65.6 km208 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
65.8 km738 m · 14 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
66.5 km953 m · 25 benches
Public toilet
67.5 km2.4 km
Public toilet
69.9 km914 m · 11 benches
Public toilet
70.8 km2.5 km · 50 benches
Public toilet
73.3 km1.9 km · 23 benches
3 public toilets
75.3 km727 m · 11 benches
Schlosskirche
76 kmAttraction
368 m · 4 benches
Bike pump
76.3 km259 m · 5 benches
2 public toilets
76.6 km206 m · 19 benches
2 public toilets
76.8 km365 m · 36 benches
Kriegerdenkmal and 1 more
77.2 kmMarinefliegergeschwader 3 "Graf Zeppelin", 2 public toilets and bike pump
208 m · 34 benches
Public toilet and water point
77.4 km192 m · 19 benches
Public toilet
77.6 km167 m · 29 benches
Finish
77.7 kmAt the finish: Zeppelin Museum, 4 public toilets and water point.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 15.6 kmBetween 0 km and 15.6 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
16 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 8 more along the route are on the map.
Observation tower · after 8.7 km
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Photo: Fruchtzwerg94 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 8.9 km
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Photo: Peter Schmenger · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 12.6 km
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Photo: Johannes Robalotoff · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 22.3 km
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Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 41.8 km
Monument · after 43.2 km
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Photo: Carsten Steger · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 48.9 km
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Photo: Roland.h.bueb · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 57.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,004 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,033 m
- Highest point
- 681 m
- Lowest point
- 397 m
- 5-10% slope · 10.5 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.1 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.2 km
- 13 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
77.7 km in total- Street: 20 km
- Track: 19.4 km
- Path: 17.9 km
- Footpath: 12.6 km
- Road: 6.2 km
- Stairs: 13 stairs
- Busy road: 475 m
- Cycleway: 50 m
Surfaces
77.7 km in total- Asphalt: 36.8 km
- Gravel: 20.3 km
- Unpaved: 8.3 km
- Paved: 1.5 km
- Unknown: 10.6 km
About the walking route Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Singen (Hohentwiel) - Friedrichshafen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Singen (Hohentwiel) - Friedrichshafen is a walking route of 77.7 km that starts in Singen (Hohentwiel). It does not end where it starts. You start in Singen (Hohentwiel) and finish in Friedrichshafen. Along the way you pass Observation tower (after 8.7 km), Schloss Steißlingen (after 8.9 km) and Homburg (after 12.6 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,004 m in total and descend 1,033 m. There are 13 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 18:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is street (20 km), track (19.4 km) and path (17.9 km). Of the surface, 36.8 km asphalt and 20.3 km gravel. For 10.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 916 benches, 23 water fountains and refill points, 60 public toilets and 10 bike pumps. The longest stretch without a toilet is 15.6 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Nord Süd Trail
Website of the routeWalks nearby
5- European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg (region Schwarzwald south)Hard · From A to B134.6 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt St. Blasien - Singen (Hohentwiel)Hard · From A to B112.6 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Barzheim - WeiterdingenHard · From A to B24.1 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Weiterdingen - RiedöschingenHard · From A to B23.1 km
- Bodensee-Rundwanderweg (Stein a. R. - Lindau)Hard · Circular walk163.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
HohentwielViewpoint · 1.9 km from the route - 2
Burg MeersburgAttraction · 178 m from the route - 3
Hus-HausMuseum · 8 km from the route - 4
Petershausen AbbeyMuseum · 6.9 km from the route - 5
HussensteinMemorial · 8.2 km from the route - 6
Ruine WolkensteinCastle · 9.3 km from the route - 7
Schloss FriedrichshafenCastle · 103 m from the route - 8
Droste-Museum im FürstenhäusleMuseum · 105 m from the route - 9
Pfahlbaumuseum UnteruhldingenMuseum · 116 m from the route - 10
MoleturmObservation tower · 126 m from the route - 11
ZeppelinmuseumMuseum · 129 m from the route - 12
Ruine HohenfelsRuins · 130 m from the route - 13
Neues SchlossAttraction · 135 m from the route - 14
SchulmuseumMuseum · 137 m from the route - 15
SchlossmühleAttraction · 140 m from the route - 16
Schloss MaurachCastle · 150 m from the route - 17
Schussen - Grillhaus am SeeAttraction · 198 m from the route - 18
Städtisches MuseumMuseum · 226 m from the route - 19
Schloss KirchbergCastle · 231 m from the route - 20
Burg HohenfriedingenCastle · 232 m from the route - 21
GredhausAttraction · 257 m from the route - 22
Franziskaner TorAttraction · 269 m from the route - 23
Akademie Schloss RauensteinCastle · 414 m from the route - 24
Aufkircher TorAttraction · 437 m from the route - 25
Burgrest Hüneberg (Burghalde)Ruins · 461 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Singen (Hohentwiel) - Friedrichshafen?
Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Singen (Hohentwiel) - Friedrichshafen is 77.7 km long. Allow ± 18:55 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 Singen (Hohentwiel) to Friedrichshafen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Singen (Hohentwiel).
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,004 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 60 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 15.6 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 23 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Observation tower, Schloss Steißlingen and Homburg.
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