Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Dannenfels · Updated on 14 November 2026
Odenwaldklub HW 18, Vier-Länder-Weg walk
Odenwaldklub HW 18, Vier-Länder-Weg is a walk of 162.5 km from Dannenfels. Along the way you'll find 575 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 2 bike pumps 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.
- 162.5 km
- ± 13:25 h per stage
- ↑ 2,420 m · ↓ 2,942 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 575 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
10 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 2 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Ulli1105 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Museum
Observation tower
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Photo: Wikimedia-User Jivee Blau · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Jörg Braukmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Nemracc · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Capaci34 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Stages (3)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,420 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,942 m
- Highest point
- 665 m
- Lowest point
- 88 m
- 5-10% slope · 26 km
- 10-15% slope · 13.1 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.3 km
- 3 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
162.5 km in total- Track: 101.5 km
- Street: 24.8 km
- Path: 14.9 km
- Road: 8.5 km
- Footpath: 7.1 km
- Busy road: 5.2 km
- Stairs: 3 stairs
- Cycleway: 75 m
Surfaces
162.5 km in total- Asphalt: 55.8 km
- Gravel: 51.6 km
- Unpaved: 16.7 km
- Paved: 14.6 km
- Natural: 3.3 km
- Unknown: 20.1 km
About the walking route Odenwaldklub HW 18, Vier-Länder-Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Odenwaldklub HW 18, Vier-Länder-Weg is a walking route of 162.5 km that starts in Dannenfels. It does not end where it starts. You start in Donnersberg and finish in Wertheim.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,420 m in total and descend 2,942 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 13:25 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (101.5 km), street (24.8 km) and path (14.9 km). Of the surface, 55.8 km asphalt and 51.6 km gravel. For 20.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 575 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Schwarzes W (Großer Westpfalz-Wanderweg)Hard · Circular walk403.2 km
- Pfälzerwald Weißes KreuzHard · From A to B137.9 km
- Pfälzerwald Roter BalkenHard · From A to B138 km
- Pfälzer HöhenwegHard · From A to B116.8 km
- Westpfalz-Wanderweg Blaues W (Donnersberg-Wanderweg)Hard · From A to B60.2 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Südvariante Rheinland-PfalzHard · From A to B114.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Lorsch AbbeyAttraction · 5.6 km from the route - 2
Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”Attraction · 1.1 km from the route - 3
Burg FrankensteinAttraction · 8.7 km from the route - 4
Abbey ChurchAttraction · 6.2 km from the route - 5
Schloss AuerbachAttraction · 721 m from the route - 6
Concentration Camp Memorial OsthofenMemorial · 7.6 km from the route - 7
Beerfurther SchlösschenCastle · 92 m from the route - 8
MildenburgCastle · 166 m from the route - 9
VeteranendenkmalMonument · 204 m from the route - 10
Burg WachenheimCastle · 211 m from the route - 11
Schloss ReichenbergCastle · 237 m from the route - 12
LudwigsturmObservation tower · 251 m from the route - 13
Grafschaftsmuseum WertheimMuseum · 251 m from the route - 14
Kriegerdenkmal Worms-PfeddersheimMemorial · 269 m from the route - 15
GlasmuseumMuseum · 282 m from the route - 16
Raschi-HausMuseum · 391 m from the route - 17
Burg WertheimAttraction · 393 m from the route - 18
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 404 m from the route - 19
Kriegerdenkmal MonsheimMemorial · 412 m from the route - 20
118er DenkmalMemorial · 482 m from the route - 21
GoethebrunnenAttraction · 485 m from the route - 22
Ehrenmal ZellertalMemorial · 504 m from the route - 23
LudwigsdenkmalMonument · 532 m from the route - 24
WartturmObservation tower · 562 m from the route - 25
RäuberschlösschenAttraction · 588 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Odenwaldklub HW 18, Vier-Länder-Weg?
Odenwaldklub HW 18, Vier-Länder-Weg is 162.5 km long, in 3 parts of 54.2 km on average. Allow ± 13:25 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 runs from Donnersberg to Wertheim.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Dannenfels.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 807 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 21 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 7 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Tannenfels, Donnersberghaus and Wohnturm.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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