Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Gevelsberg · Updated on 14 November 2026
X17 Harkortweg [Velbert-Werdohl] walk
X17 Harkortweg [Velbert-Werdohl] is a walk of 109.1 km from Gevelsberg. Along the way you'll find 218 benches, 1 water point, 6 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 109.1 km
- ± 28:15 h
- ↑ 2,395 m · ↓ 2,370 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 218 benches, 1 water point, 6 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Archaeological site
Attraction
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Photo: Arnoldius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Bubo · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Observation tower
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Photo: Simplicius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Memorial
Memorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,395 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,370 m
- Highest point
- 506 m
- Lowest point
- 108 m
- 5-10% slope · 32.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 6 km
- 15-20% slope · 548 m
- 11 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
109.1 km in total- Track: 46 km
- Street: 29.8 km
- Road: 15.6 km
- Path: 12.9 km
- Footpath: 1.9 km
- Busy road: 1.8 km
- Stairs: 11 stairs
Surfaces
109.1 km in total- Asphalt: 30.5 km
- Unpaved: 20.1 km
- Gravel: 18.6 km
- Paved: 3.1 km
- Natural: 525 m
- Unknown: 35.7 km
About the walking route X17 Harkortweg [Velbert-Werdohl]
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
X17 Harkortweg [Velbert-Werdohl] is a walking route of 109.1 km that starts in Gevelsberg. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,395 m in total and descend 2,370 m. There are 11 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 28:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (46 km), street (29.8 km) and road (15.6 km). Of the surface, 30.5 km asphalt and 20.1 km unpaved. For 35.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 218 benches, 1 water point, 6 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of X17 Harkortweg
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Museum FolkwangMuseum · 9.1 km from the route - 2
Villa HügelMuseum · 5.2 km from the route - 3
Burg BlankensteinCastle · 455 m from the route - 4
House HerbedeCastle · 4 km from the route - 5
Hardenstein CastleRuins · 4.6 km from the route - 6
Castle SteinhausenCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 7
House WittenCastle · 7.2 km from the route - 8
Berger-DenkmalMemorial · 7.7 km from the route - 9
Haus LetmatheMuseum · 7.9 km from the route - 10
Verwaltung der Zeche ElisabethenglückRuins · 149 m from the route - 11
Burg HoltzbrinkAttraction · 212 m from the route - 12
Deutsches DrahtmuseumMuseum · 296 m from the route - 13
Burg AltenaMuseum · 332 m from the route - 14
Stadtmuseum HattingenMuseum · 553 m from the route - 15
Wallburg AmbrockArchaeological site · 581 m from the route - 16
Wetterschornstein BuchholzAttraction · 621 m from the route - 17
Stock und Scherenberger ErbstollenMuseum · 722 m from the route - 18
Museum im BügeleisenhausMuseum · 872 m from the route - 19
Haus KemnadeCastle · 957 m from the route - 20
TreidelbrunnenAttraction · 988 m from the route - 21
Bauernhausmuseum der Stadt BochumMuseum · 1.1 km from the route - 22
KluterthöhleAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 23
Rennofen Gut BerentropArchaeological site · 1.3 km from the route - 24
KupferhammerAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 25
Deutsches Schloß- und BeschlägemuseumMuseum · 1.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is X17 Harkortweg [Velbert-Werdohl]?
X17 Harkortweg [Velbert-Werdohl] is 109.1 km long. Allow ± 28:15 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 Gevelsberg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,395 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 6 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
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 Landwehr Im Gehegde, Bismarckturm Velbert and Stadtmuseum Werdohl.
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