Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Essen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Pingenweg Raute 8 walk
Pingenweg Raute 8 is a walk of 33.4 km from Essen. Along the way you'll find 189 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points 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.
- 33.4 km
- ± 8:25 h
- ↑ 575 m · ↓ 532 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Essen
0 km2.8 km · 43 benches
Public toilet
2.8 km420 m · 10 benches
Water point
3.3 km151 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
3.4 km10.4 km · 50 benches
Public toilet
13.8 km284 m · 21 benches
Water point
14.1 km8.7 km · 12 benches
Public toilet
22.8 km10.7 km · 48 benches
Finish
33.4 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 10.7 kmBetween 22.8 km and 33.4 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 575 m
- Down
- ↓ 532 m
- Highest point
- 234 m
- Lowest point
- 57 m
- 5-10% slope · 7.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 1 km
- 7 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
33.4 km in total- Street: 10.6 km
- Path: 6.8 km
- Track: 6.5 km
- Footpath: 4.8 km
- Road: 3.6 km
- Busy road: 500 m
- Stairs: 7 stairs
- Unknown: 50 m
Surfaces
33.4 km in total- Asphalt: 16.7 km
- Unpaved: 8.1 km
- Gravel: 3.7 km
- Paved: 3.3 km
- Unknown: 1.5 km
About the walking route Pingenweg Raute 8
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pingenweg Raute 8 is a walking route of 33.4 km that starts in Essen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Huttrop and finish in Niedersprockhövel.
How hard is the route?
You climb 575 m in total and descend 532 m. There are 7 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 8:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is street (10.6 km), path (6.8 km) and track (6.5 km). Of the surface, 16.7 km asphalt and 8.1 km unpaved. For 1.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 189 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 4 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 3.3 km and after 14.1 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 10.7 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial ComplexAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 2
Museum FolkwangMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 3
Villa HügelMuseum · 5.2 km from the route - 4
Schloss BorbeckMuseum · 7.4 km from the route - 5
DomschatzkammerMuseum · 2.2 km from the route - 6
Burg BlankensteinCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 7
House HerbedeCastle · 6.5 km from the route - 8
Hardenstein CastleRuins · 6.6 km from the route - 9
Castle SteinhausenCastle · 8.2 km from the route - 10
House WittenCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 11
Berger-DenkmalMemorial · 9.4 km from the route - 12
Holteyer HafenAttraction · 93 m from the route - 13
Mineralienmuseum KupferdrehMuseum · 209 m from the route - 14
Alter Kupferdreher BahnhofAttraction · 331 m from the route - 15
KupferhammerAttraction · 465 m from the route - 16
Bismarckturm HattingenAttraction · 566 m from the route - 17
DeilbachhammerAttraction · 925 m from the route - 18
Burg IsenbergCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 19
Burg AltendorfAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 20
Verwaltung der Zeche ElisabethenglückRuins · 1.6 km from the route - 21
Museum im BügeleisenhausMuseum · 1.8 km from the route - 22
Haus HorstCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 23
TreidelbrunnenAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 24
RuhrkämpfermahnmalMemorial · 2 km from the route - 25
Stock und Scherenberger ErbstollenMuseum · 2.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pingenweg Raute 8?
Pingenweg Raute 8 is 33.4 km long. Allow ± 8:25 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 Huttrop to Niedersprockhövel.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Essen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 575 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 10.7 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.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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