Walking route · Großostheim · Updated on 14 November 2026
Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg walk
Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg is a walk of 77.7 km from Großostheim. Along the way you'll find 319 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 19 public toilets, 3 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.
- 77.7 km
- ± 9:40 h per stage
- ↑ 1,190 m · ↓ 1,182 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 319 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 19 public toilets, 3 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.
5 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: Salino01 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum

Museum

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Photo: Maulaff · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction

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Photo: Presse03 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle

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Photo: salino01 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Stages (2)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,190 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,182 m
- Highest point
- 260 m
- Lowest point
- 116 m
- 5-10% slope · 17.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 2 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 313 m
- 12 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
77.7 km in total- Track: 42.8 km
- Street: 18 km
- Path: 6.3 km
- Road: 6.3 km
- Footpath: 1.8 km
- Cycleway: 1 km
- Stairs: 12 stairs
- Busy road: 400 m
- Unknown: 100 m
Surfaces
77.7 km in total- Asphalt: 37 km
- Gravel: 18.6 km
- Unpaved: 6.9 km
- Natural: 4.6 km
- Paved: 3.5 km
- Unknown: 7 km
About the walking route Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg is a walking route of 77.7 km that starts in Großostheim. It does not end where it starts. You start in Großwallstadt and finish in Bürgstadt.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,190 m in total and descend 1,182 m. There are 12 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 9:40 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (42.8 km), street (18 km) and path (6.3 km). Of the surface, 37 km asphalt and 18.6 km gravel. For 7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 319 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 19 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Östlicher LimeswegHard · From A to B110.6 km
- EinhardwegHard · From A to B63.2 km
- HW 21: Franken-Hessen-Kurpfalz-Weg Teil 1 (Aschaffenburg - Böllstein)Hard · From A to B44.7 km
- Odenwaldklub HW 27, Seligenstadt - Waldbrunn - Bad RappenauHard · From A to B134.7 km
- Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Seligenstadt- Hirschhorn)Hard · From A to B92 km
- Gebietswanderweg Roter Balken: Goldbach - SulzbachModerate · From A to B18.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Schloss JohannisburgAttraction · 8 km from the route - 2
Abbey ChurchAttraction · 7 km from the route - 3
Collegiate Church of St Peter and St AlexanderAttraction · 7.8 km from the route - 4
Römermuseum ObernburgMuseum · 191 m from the route - 5
MildenburgCastle · 523 m from the route - 6
Schifffahrts- und SchiffbaumuseumMuseum · 571 m from the route - 7
Schloss LöwensteinCastle · 719 m from the route - 8
Schloss LaudenbachCastle · 818 m from the route - 9
Altes RathausAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 10
GreinbergschanzeArchaeological site · 1.4 km from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 1.9 km from the route - 12
Altes SchlossArchaeological site · 2 km from the route - 13
Wasserschloss SommerauCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 14
Altes Rathaus WenigumstadtAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 15
MautturmObservation tower · 2.6 km from the route - 16
RäuberschlösschenAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 17
FreudenburgCastle · 3.2 km from the route - 18
MemorialMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 19
WartturmObservation tower · 3.8 km from the route - 20
BacheburgRuins · 3.8 km from the route - 21
MemorialMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 22
Ausgrabungen AltenburgArchaeological site · 4.8 km from the route - 23
Burg WildensteinCastle · 5.2 km from the route - 24
Schloß SchönbuschCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 25
Aussichtsturm SchönbuschObservation tower · 5.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg?
Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg is 77.7 km long, in 2 parts of 38.9 km on average. Allow ± 9:40 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 runs from Großwallstadt to Bürgstadt.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Großostheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 595 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 19 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Heimatmuseum Elsenfeld, Weinbau- und Heimatmuseum and Altes Rathaus.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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