Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Eisenach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Pummpälzweg walk
Pummpälzweg is a walk of 28.2 km from Eisenach. Along the way you'll find 103 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 5 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.
- 28.2 km
- ± 6:55 h
- ↑ 382 m · ↓ 436 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Eisenach
0 kmAt the start: Wartburg, 3 public toilets and water point.
189 m · 10 benches
Public toilet
189 m204 m · 2 benches
Cranach-Denkmal
393 mMemorial
2.7 km · 10 benches
Wilde Sau (Sühnekreuz)
3.1 kmMemorial
3.1 km · 6 benches
Public toilet
6.2 km1.1 km · 2 benches
Water point
7.3 km20.9 km · 72 benches
Finish
28.2 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 22 kmBetween 6.2 km and 28.2 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Wartburg
Attraction · after 107 m
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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 393 m
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Photo: TOMMES-WIKI · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 3.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 382 m
- Down
- ↓ 436 m
- Highest point
- 593 m
- Lowest point
- 255 m
- 5-10% slope · 5.2 km
- 1 flight of 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
28.2 km in total- Track: 20.4 km
- Street: 3.1 km
- Road: 2.3 km
- Path: 1.8 km
- Busy road: 275 m
- Footpath: 150 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
28.2 km in total- Gravel: 17.5 km
- Asphalt: 5.9 km
- Unpaved: 1.7 km
- Paved: 300 m
- Unknown: 2.6 km
About the walking route Pummpälzweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pummpälzweg is a walking route of 28.2 km that starts in Eisenach. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Wartburg (after 107 m), Cranach-Denkmal (after 393 m) and Wilde Sau (Sühnekreuz) (after 3.1 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 382 m in total and descend 436 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 6:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (20.4 km), street (3.1 km) and road (2.3 km). Of the surface, 17.5 km gravel and 5.9 km asphalt. For 2.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 103 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 5 public toilets. You can fill your bottle at the start and after 7.3 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 22 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- TriniuswegHard · From A to B93.2 km
- Lutherweg 1521 (Teilstück Eisenach-Bad Hersfeld)Hard · From A to B66.3 km
- Jakobsweg Via Regia 6Hard · From A to B97.8 km
- Internationaler Bergwanderweg Eisenach–Budapest (Thüringen West)Hard · From A to B138.7 km
- Lutherweg Thüringen - WestschlaufeHard · Circular walk342.3 km
- Hauptwanderweg Eisenach – Wernigerode (blaues Andreaskreuz)Hard · From A to B253.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Bachhaus EisenachMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 2
Elisabeth von ThüringenMemorial · 157 m from the route - 3
AttractionAttraction · 171 m from the route - 4
ElisabethplanAttraction · 173 m from the route - 5
HeerleinsgrabMemorial · 317 m from the route - 6
Burg FrankensteinCastle · 328 m from the route - 7
Alter RingelsteinCastle · 338 m from the route - 8
Burgruine MetilsteinCastle · 468 m from the route - 9
RudolfsteinCastle · 525 m from the route - 10
Das goldene MMemorial · 647 m from the route - 11
Grhz. Carl-AlexanderMemorial · 743 m from the route - 12
Cläs-Kley-SteinMemorial · 937 m from the route - 13
Reuter-Wagner-MuseumMuseum · 940 m from the route - 14
Neuer RingelsteinCastle · 1 km from the route - 15
WingolfsdenkmalMemorial · 1.1 km from the route - 16
Ghg. Carl AlexanderMemorial · 1.1 km from the route - 17
Denkmal zur Geschichte der Deutschen ArbeiterbewegungMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 18
LutherhausMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 19
Johann Sebastian BachMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 20
Schwarzer BrunnenMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 21
MärzgefalleneMemorial · 1.3 km from the route - 22
St. Georg-BrunnenMemorial · 1.3 km from the route - 23
Stadtschloss EisenachCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 24
St. GeorgMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 25
Ernst Abbe (1840-1905)Monument · 1.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pummpälzweg?
Pummpälzweg is 28.2 km long. Allow ± 6:55 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Eisenach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 382 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 5 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 22 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Wartburg, Cranach-Denkmal and Wilde Sau (Sühnekreuz).
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