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Wanderweg Mühlhausen - Eschwege - Mühlhausen walk
Wanderweg Mühlhausen - Eschwege - Mühlhausen is a walk of 84.9 km from Mühlhausen/Thüringen that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 208 benches, 1 water point and 11 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.
- 84.9 km
- ± 21:30 h
- ↑ 1,580 m · ↓ 1,569 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 208 benches, 1 water point and 11 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
11 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 3 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Michael Sander · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Memorial
Museum
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Photo: Dnkyvirtual · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Jürgen Katzer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Jürgen Katzer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,580 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,569 m
- Highest point
- 502 m
- Lowest point
- 159 m
- 5-10% slope · 14.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 6 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.1 km
- 12 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
84.9 km in total- Track: 49.3 km
- Path: 14.2 km
- Street: 10.1 km
- Busy road: 4.8 km
- Road: 3 km
- Footpath: 2.3 km
- Stairs: 12 stairs
Surfaces
84.9 km in total- Gravel: 26.9 km
- Asphalt: 24.9 km
- Unpaved: 16.2 km
- Paved: 6.6 km
- Natural: 5.8 km
- Unknown: 4.2 km
About the walking route Wanderweg Mühlhausen - Eschwege - Mühlhausen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Wanderweg Mühlhausen - Eschwege - Mühlhausen is a circular walk of 84.9 km from Mühlhausen/Thüringen: it starts and ends in the same place. You start in Mühlhausen Weißes Haus am Stadtwald and finish in Mühlhausen Weißes Haus am Stadtwald.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,580 m in total and descend 1,569 m. There are 12 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 21:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (49.3 km), path (14.2 km) and street (10.1 km). Of the surface, 26.9 km gravel and 24.9 km asphalt. For 4.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 208 benches, 1 water point and 11 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda, Nebenstrecke IVHard · From A to B50.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Center of GermanyViewpoint · 4.3 km from the route - 2
TodtsteinViewpoint · 8.1 km from the route - 3
BauernkriegssäuleAttraction · 159 m from the route - 4
BauernkriegsmuseumMuseum · 180 m from the route - 5
AttractionAttraction · 202 m from the route - 6
Wasserburg SchwebdaCastle · 210 m from the route - 7
1. Deutsches BratwurstmuseumMuseum · 235 m from the route - 8
Der LöweViewpoint · 251 m from the route - 9
Ruinen eh. GerätebauRuins · 335 m from the route - 10
Schiller - DenkmalMemorial · 368 m from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 387 m from the route - 12
AllerheiligenkircheMuseum · 408 m from the route - 13
MarienkircheAttraction · 415 m from the route - 14
Inneres FrauentorAttraction · 460 m from the route - 15
Thomas-Müntzer-DenkmalMemorial · 477 m from the route - 16
Bismarckturm EschwegeObservation tower · 534 m from the route - 17
Karl-Steinhäuser-GedenksteinMemorial · 567 m from the route - 18
CastleCastle · 775 m from the route - 19
SülzenbergViewpoint · 933 m from the route - 20
Burgruine Burg SteinArchaeological site · 1.1 km from the route - 21
Wasserburg AueCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 22
Schloss GrebendorfCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 23
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 1.5 km from the route - 24
PlesseturmObservation tower · 2.1 km from the route - 25
Thomas Müntzer GedenksteinMemorial · 2.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Wanderweg Mühlhausen - Eschwege - Mühlhausen?
Wanderweg Mühlhausen - Eschwege - Mühlhausen is 84.9 km long. Allow ± 21:30 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Mühlhausen/Thüringen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,580 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 11 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 Heimatmuseum Treffurt, Gefallenendenkmal and Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Denkmal.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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