Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Gera · Updated on 14 November 2026
Thüringenweg walk
Thüringenweg is a walk of 429.2 km from Gera. Along the way you'll find 1,169 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 28 public toilets and 2 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.
- 429.2 km
- ± 26:55 h per stage
- ↑ 7,297 m · ↓ 7,361 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- Regional route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 1,169 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 28 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
83 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 75 more along the route are on the map.
Castle
Memorial
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Photo: Wolfgang Pehlemann Wiesbaden Germany · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Agash C · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Wenzel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 1.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Zacke82 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Michael Sander · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Museum Burg Posterstein · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Stages (4)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 7,297 m
- Down
- ↓ 7,361 m
- Highest point
- 651 m
- Lowest point
- 148 m
- 5-10% slope · 78.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 19.5 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.8 km
- 36 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
429.2 km in total- Track: 220 km
- Path: 72.1 km
- Street: 66.6 km
- Road: 44.3 km
- Busy road: 10.2 km
- Footpath: 6.2 km
- Cycleway: 5.2 km
- Stairs: 36 stairs
- Unknown: 600 m
Surfaces
429.2 km in total- Gravel: 153 km
- Asphalt: 106.5 km
- Unpaved: 75.5 km
- Natural: 24.9 km
- Paved: 16.5 km
- Unknown: 51.1 km
About the walking route Thüringenweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Thüringenweg is a walking route of 429.2 km that starts in Gera. It does not end where it starts. You start in Altenburg and finish in Creuzburg.
How hard is the route?
You climb 7,297 m in total and descend 7,361 m. There are 36 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 26:55 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (220 km), path (72.1 km) and street (66.6 km). Of the surface, 153 km gravel and 106.5 km asphalt. For 51.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,169 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 28 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
3Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
WartburgAttraction · 321 m from the route - 2
GöltzschtalbrückeAttraction · 4.7 km from the route - 3
FeengrottenAttraction · 7.7 km from the route - 4
StadtschlossCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 5
Bachhaus EisenachMuseum · 197 m from the route - 6
Haus am HornAttraction · 5.9 km from the route - 7
Duchess Anna Amalia LibraryAttraction · 6.4 km from the route - 8
MauritianumMuseum · 129 m from the route - 9
Residenzschloss AltenburgAttraction · 299 m from the route - 10
Botanical GardenAttraction · 105 m from the route - 11
Stadtkirche St. Peter und PaulAttraction · 6.7 km from the route - 12
Gedenkstein für Prinz Leopold von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Weimar)Memorial · 8.3 km from the route - 13
Windmill BechstedtstraßAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 14
HerderdenkmalMemorial · 8.5 km from the route - 15
Windmill KlettbachAttraction · 9.1 km from the route - 16
LutherdenkmalMemorial · 89 m from the route - 17
BrandenburgAttraction · 97 m from the route - 18
Residenzschloss HeidecksburgAttraction · 104 m from the route - 19
Jagdschloss PaulinzellaCastle · 105 m from the route - 20
Burg WintbergArchaeological site · 110 m from the route - 21
Hinter der KircheAttraction · 112 m from the route - 22
Ergo BibamusMemorial · 116 m from the route - 23
Für die Gefallenen des ersten und zweiten WeltkriegesMemorial · 116 m from the route - 24
ÄrztedenkmalMemorial · 116 m from the route - 25
Villa JahrAttraction · 134 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Thüringenweg?
Thüringenweg is 429.2 km long, in 4 parts of 107.3 km on average. Allow ± 26:55 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 Altenburg to Creuzburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Gera.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 1,824 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 28 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 15 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Oberes Schloss (Greiz), Kriegerdenkmal and Unteres Schloss.
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