Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Erbendorf · Updated on 14 November 2026
Alpenvereinsweg Weiden - Pfaben walk
Alpenvereinsweg Weiden - Pfaben is a walk of 37.3 km from Erbendorf. Along the way you'll find 28 benches and 1 public toilet.
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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.
- 37.3 km
- ± 9:15 h
- ↑ 572 m · ↓ 762 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 28 benches and 1 public toilet.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: BHabel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Zebra848 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 572 m
- Down
- ↓ 762 m
- Highest point
- 700 m
- Lowest point
- 402 m
- 5-10% slope · 8.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.1 km
- 15-20% slope · 375 m
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
37.3 km in total- Track: 22.5 km
- Street: 6.3 km
- Path: 5 km
- Road: 3.2 km
- Busy road: 100 m
Surfaces
37.3 km in total- Gravel: 11.1 km
- Asphalt: 10.8 km
- Unpaved: 9.1 km
- Natural: 4.9 km
- Paved: 800 m
- Unknown: 482 m
About the walking route Alpenvereinsweg Weiden - Pfaben
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Alpenvereinsweg Weiden - Pfaben is a walking route of 37.3 km that starts in Erbendorf. It does not end where it starts. You start in Weiden and finish in Pfaben im Steinwald.
How hard is the route?
You climb 572 m in total and descend 762 m. Allow ± 9:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (22.5 km), street (6.3 km) and path (5 km). Of the surface, 11.1 km gravel and 10.8 km asphalt. For 482 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 28 benches and 1 public toilet. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Goldsteig Alternative Nr.2 Burgruine Weißenstein → Waldeck → Parkstein → Neustadt a.d.WaldnaabHard · From A to B49.2 km
- Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.2A Waldeck → Burgruine WeißensteinHard · From A to B15.4 km
- Pfaben - FriedenfelsEasy · From A to B6.3 km
- SüdwegHard · From A to B74.3 km
- Erbendorf - FriedenfelsEasy · From A to B8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Castle WeihersbergCastle · 7 km from the route - 2
Altes RathausAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 3
KönigssäuleMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 4
Oberes TorAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 5
StadtmuseumMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 6
NepomukMemorial · 1.7 km from the route - 7
Neues SchloßCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 8
OberpfalzturmObservation tower · 3.8 km from the route - 9
ParksteinViewpoint · 3.9 km from the route - 10
Schloss ReuthCastle · 5.2 km from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 5.2 km from the route - 12
Ruine WeißensteinCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 13
Waldnaabtal-MuseumMuseum · 5.3 km from the route - 14
Schloss DießfurtCastle · 6.8 km from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 9 km from the route - 16
Mittelalterlicher Burgstall AltneuhausArchaeological site · 9.6 km from the route - 17
Burg WildenauCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 18
Burgstall SchwarzenschwalArchaeological site · 9.9 km from the route - 19
Schloss UnterwildenauCastle · 9.9 km from the route - 20
Kriegerdenkmal ErbendorfMemorial · 206 m from the route - 21Internationales Keramik-Museum WeidenMuseum · 1 km from the route
- 22Unteres TorAttraction · 1.2 km from the route
- 23StadtmuseumMuseum · 1.3 km from the route
- 24EisenbahnmuseumMuseum · 2.2 km from the route
- 25VierlingsturmObservation tower · 4.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Alpenvereinsweg Weiden - Pfaben?
Alpenvereinsweg Weiden - Pfaben is 37.3 km long. Allow ± 9:15 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 Weiden to Pfaben im Steinwald.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Erbendorf.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 572 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet 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 Museum Flucht – Vertreibung – Ankommen and Heimat- und Bergbaumuseum.
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