Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Osterburken · Updated on 14 November 2026
Östlicher Limesweg walk
Östlicher Limesweg is a walk of 110.6 km from Osterburken. Along the way you'll find 326 benches, 1 water point, 22 public toilets and 6 bike pumps.
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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.
- 110.6 km
- ± 27:05 h
- ↑ 1,534 m · ↓ 1,545 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 326 benches, 1 water point, 22 public toilets and 6 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 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: Granpar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
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Photo: Haselburg-müller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Hartmann Linge · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Archaeological site
Archaeological site
Museum
Archaeological site
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,534 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,545 m
- Highest point
- 476 m
- Lowest point
- 111 m
- 5-10% slope · 20.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.7 km
- 15-20% slope · 556 m
- 8 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
110.6 km in total- Track: 62.9 km
- Street: 18.6 km
- Road: 12.5 km
- Path: 12.1 km
- Footpath: 2.6 km
- Busy road: 1.4 km
- Stairs: 8 stairs
Surfaces
110.6 km in total- Asphalt: 40.3 km
- Gravel: 33.7 km
- Unpaved: 11.4 km
- Paved: 3.8 km
- Natural: 3.6 km
- Unknown: 17.6 km
About the walking route Östlicher Limesweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Östlicher Limesweg is a walking route of 110.6 km that starts in Osterburken. It does not end where it starts. You start in Seligenstadt and finish in Osterburken.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,534 m in total and descend 1,545 m. There are 8 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 27:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (62.9 km), street (18.6 km) and road (12.5 km). Of the surface, 40.3 km asphalt and 33.7 km gravel. For 17.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 326 benches, 1 water point, 22 public toilets and 6 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Limeswanderweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
5- Odenwaldklub HW 34, Ladenburg - Eberbach - OsterburkenHard · From A to B92.2 km
- HW 6 - Limes-WanderwegHard · From A to B20 km
- Jakobsweg Rothenburg - Speyer (3V)Hard · From A to B78.6 km
- Morre-Jagst-WegHard · From A to B61.3 km
- Odenwaldklub HW 36 - HD-Handschuhsheim - Neckargerach - OberschefflenzHard · From A to B71.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss JohannisburgAttraction · 5.8 km from the route - 2
Abbey ChurchAttraction · 5.5 km from the route - 3
Collegiate Church of St Peter and St AlexanderAttraction · 6 km from the route - 4
Schloss LöwensteinCastle · 134 m from the route - 5
MildenburgCastle · 135 m from the route - 6
Schloss LaudenbachCastle · 154 m from the route - 7
Ehemalige Benediktinerabtei SeligenstadtAttraction · 157 m from the route - 8
Romanisches HausAttraction · 182 m from the route - 9
MemorialMemorial · 182 m from the route - 10
MemorialMemorial · 197 m from the route - 11
Museum Zeit(T)räumeMuseum · 221 m from the route - 12
PulverturmAttraction · 258 m from the route - 13
Annexkastell OsterburkenCastle · 314 m from the route - 14
Schifffahrts- und SchiffbaumuseumMuseum · 324 m from the route - 15
StumpfaulAttraction · 345 m from the route - 16
DolinenpfadAttraction · 402 m from the route - 17
Kastellbad WalldürnArchaeological site · 438 m from the route - 18
Stadt- und WallfahrtsmuseumMuseum · 505 m from the route - 19
ElfenbeinmuseumMuseum · 546 m from the route - 20
Schloss WalldürnCastle · 583 m from the route - 21
Kleinkastell HaselburgCastle · 650 m from the route - 22
Altes RathausAttraction · 660 m from the route - 23
Heimatmuseum ElsenfeldMuseum · 820 m from the route - 24
GreinbergschanzeArchaeological site · 946 m from the route - 25
Odenwälder FreilandmuseumMuseum · 1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Östlicher Limesweg?
Östlicher Limesweg is 110.6 km long. Allow ± 27:05 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 Seligenstadt to Osterburken.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Osterburken.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,534 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 22 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 Kleinkastell Rinschheim, Römermuseum Obernburg and Römermuseum Osterburken.
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