Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Berlin · Updated on 13 November 2026
Jakobsweg auf der «Via Imperii» walk
Jakobsweg auf der «Via Imperii» is a walk of 411.6 km from Berlin. Along the way you'll find 1,305 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 65 public toilets, 11 bike pumps 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.
- 411.6 km
- ± 10:40 h per stage
- ↑ 2,524 m · ↓ 2,089 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 1,305 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 65 public toilets, 11 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
72 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 64 more along the route are on the map.
- Audio story · 2 min
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Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsBrandenburg Gate
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Photo: Manfred Brueckels · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Audio story · 2 mini
Photo: Times · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: OTFW, Berlin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Audio story · 2 minPotsdamer Platz
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Photo: Deutschlandmuseum Berlin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Observation tower
Stages (9)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,524 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,089 m
- Highest point
- 604 m
- Lowest point
- 35 m
- 5-10% slope · 17.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 918 m
- 15 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
411.6 km in total- Track: 136.9 km
- Street: 90.7 km
- Road: 69.4 km
- Path: 66.1 km
- Footpath: 32.2 km
- Busy road: 18 km
- Cycleway: 2.5 km
- Stairs: 15 stairs
Surfaces
411.6 km in total- Asphalt: 179.3 km
- Gravel: 73.6 km
- Paved: 47.1 km
- Unpaved: 31.3 km
- Natural: 9 km
- Unknown: 76.2 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg auf der «Via Imperii»
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg auf der «Via Imperii» is a walking route of 411.6 km that starts in Berlin. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,524 m in total and descend 2,089 m. There are 15 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 10:40 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (136.9 km), street (90.7 km) and road (69.4 km). Of the surface, 179.3 km asphalt and 73.6 km gravel. For 76.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,305 benches, 10 water fountains and refill points, 65 public toilets, 11 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
3Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Reichstag BuildingAttraction · 286 m from the route - 2
Fernsehturm BerlinAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 3
Berlin CathedralAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 4
Charlottenburg PalaceCastle · 5.5 km from the route - 5
Checkpoint CharlieAttraction · 849 m from the route - 6
GendarmenmarktAttraction · 1 km from the route - 7
Monument to the Battle of the NationsAttraction · 2.8 km from the route - 8
Neue NationalgalerieMuseum · 531 m from the route - 9
Hackescher MarktAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 10
Berlin Wall MemorialAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 11
Humboldt ForumMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 12
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of EuropeAttraction · 111 m from the route - 13
Sanssouci PalaceAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 14
New Guard HouseAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 15
Museum IslandAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 16
Federal ChancelleryAttraction · 695 m from the route - 17
Pergamon MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 18
Old MuseumMuseum · 1.5 km from the route - 19
French CathedralAttraction · 1 km from the route - 20
New ChurchAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 21
German Historical MuseumMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 22
Old National GalleryMuseum · 1.5 km from the route - 23
Topography of TerrorMuseum · 490 m from the route - 24
Bellevue PalaceAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 25
Berlin PalaceAttraction · 1.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg auf der «Via Imperii»?
Jakobsweg auf der «Via Imperii» is 411.6 km long, in 9 parts of 45.7 km on average. Allow ± 10:40 h per part 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 Berlin.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 280 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 65 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 10 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Brandenburg Gate, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Memorial to Homosexuals persecuted under Nazism.
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