Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Eschwege · Updated on 14 November 2026
Fünf Städte Weg walk
Fünf Städte Weg is a walk of 72 km from Eschwege. Along the way you'll find 212 benches, 4 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 72 km
- ± 18:30 h
- ↑ 1,516 m · ↓ 1,359 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 212 benches, 4 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Museum
Museum
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Photo: Dguendel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: 2micha · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Jürgen Katzer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,516 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,359 m
- Highest point
- 335 m
- Lowest point
- 124 m
- 5-10% slope · 23.5 km
- 10-15% slope · 4 km
- 15-20% slope · 723 m
- 4 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
72 km in total- Track: 46 km
- Street: 7.9 km
- Path: 5.9 km
- Road: 4.4 km
- Cycleway: 3.5 km
- Busy road: 2.2 km
- Footpath: 1.4 km
- Stairs: 4 stairs
Surfaces
72 km in total- Gravel: 34.1 km
- Asphalt: 20.9 km
- Unpaved: 8.2 km
- Paved: 5.4 km
- Natural: 1.9 km
- Unknown: 1.2 km
About the walking route Fünf Städte Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Fünf Städte Weg is a walking route of 72 km that starts in Eschwege. It does not end where it starts. You start in Wanfried Keudellsches Schloss and finish in Hann. Münden Welfenschloss.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,516 m in total and descend 1,359 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 18:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (46 km), street (7.9 km) and path (5.9 km). Of the surface, 34.1 km gravel and 20.9 km asphalt. For 1.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 212 benches, 4 public toilets and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Wanderweg Mühlhausen - Eschwege - MühlhausenHard · Circular walk84.9 km
- Werra-Burgen-Steig HessenHard · From A to B129.6 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E6, Deutschland, HessenHard · From A to B145.2 km
- Wanderweg Reichenbach - EschwegeHard · From A to B44.5 km
- Wanderweg Hann. Münden - SontraHard · From A to B85.9 km
- DietemannpfadHard · From A to B106.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss BerlepschCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 2
TodtsteinViewpoint · 4.6 km from the route - 3
Burg ZiegenbergRuins · 93 m from the route - 4
AttractionAttraction · 183 m from the route - 5
Burg ErmschwerdCastle · 185 m from the route - 6
Alte WerrabrückeAttraction · 195 m from the route - 7
Schloss WanfriedCastle · 255 m from the route - 8
PestlindeMemorial · 269 m from the route - 9
Historisches RathausAttraction · 300 m from the route - 10
Historischer PackhofAttraction · 304 m from the route - 11
DiebesturmObservation tower · 323 m from the route - 12
Schloss RothesteinCastle · 359 m from the route - 13
Schloss JestädtCastle · 421 m from the route - 14
Wasserburg AueCastle · 436 m from the route - 15
RotundeAttraction · 541 m from the route - 16
WeserliedanlageAttraction · 652 m from the route - 17
Burg FürstensteinCastle · 679 m from the route - 18
Reste der alten Umschlagstelle Münden an der WeserRuins · 809 m from the route - 19
TillyschanzeAttraction · 835 m from the route - 20
Ruine St. LaurentiusAttraction · 950 m from the route - 21
Schloss GrebendorfCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 22
StockmachermuseumMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 23
RosskopfturmObservation tower · 1.5 km from the route - 24
Wasserburg SchwebdaCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 25
PlesseturmObservation tower · 2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Fünf Städte Weg?
Fünf Städte Weg is 72 km long. Allow ± 18:30 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 Wanfried Keudellsches Schloss to Hann. Münden Welfenschloss.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Eschwege.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,516 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 Stadtmuseum, Salzmuseum and Welfenschloss.
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