Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Altenthann · Updated on 14 November 2026
Burgensteig 5: Brennberger Burgensteig (Rote Feder) walk
Burgensteig 5: Brennberger Burgensteig (Rote Feder) is a walk of 53.3 km from Altenthann. Along the way you'll find 31 benches, 1 water point and 5 public toilets.
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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.
- 53.3 km
- ± 14:10 h
- ↑ 1,373 m · ↓ 1,464 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 31 benches, 1 water point and 5 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops 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: AxeEffect · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Gehsport-sepp (Diskussion) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Trustler at German Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
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Castle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,373 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,464 m
- Highest point
- 636 m
- Lowest point
- 331 m
- 5-10% slope · 11 km
- 10-15% slope · 4.3 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.3 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 2.4 km
- 2 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
53.3 km in total- Track: 18 km
- Path: 15.1 km
- Road: 10.8 km
- Street: 8.4 km
- Busy road: 709 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
- Footpath: 50 m
Surfaces
53.3 km in total- Gravel: 18.4 km
- Asphalt: 10.5 km
- Unpaved: 1.6 km
- Natural: 699 m
- Paved: 225 m
- Unknown: 21.7 km
About the walking route Burgensteig 5: Brennberger Burgensteig (Rote Feder)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Burgensteig 5: Brennberger Burgensteig (Rote Feder) is a walking route of 53.3 km that starts in Altenthann. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,373 m in total and descend 1,464 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 14:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (18 km), path (15.1 km) and road (10.8 km). Of the surface, 18.4 km gravel and 10.5 km asphalt. For 21.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 31 benches, 1 water point and 5 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Burgensteig 4: Donaustaufer Burgensteig (Rote Feder)Hard · From A to B41.7 km
- Burgensteige: Falkensteiner Burgen- und Felsensteig (Blaue Feder)Moderate · From A to B13.3 km
- OberpfalzwegHard · From A to B236 km
- Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.26 Wiesent → HöllbachtalHard · From A to B15.9 km
- Goldsteig S12: Falkenstein - WiesenfeldenHard · From A to B30.1 km
- Ostbayerischer Jakobsweg (Eschlkam > Donauwörth)Hard · From A to B277.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Schloss BodensteinCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 2
Schloss WörthCastle · 101 m from the route - 3
Burg FalkensteinCastle · 800 m from the route - 4
MariensäuleMemorial · 829 m from the route - 5
Nepal Himalaya PavillonAttraction · 939 m from the route - 6
Burgruine LobensteinCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 7
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 8
Kreismuseum WalderbachMuseum · 4.8 km from the route - 9
BaierWeinMuseumMuseum · 6.3 km from the route - 10
Schloss PuchhofCastle · 7.7 km from the route - 11
Schloß WiesenfeldenCastle · 7.9 km from the route - 12
Schloss SchönbergCastle · 9.3 km from the route - 13
Heimatmuseum AltenthannMuseum · 2 km from the route - 14Kleinkastell Pfatter-GmündArchaeological site · 2.2 km from the route
- 15Burgruine SengersbergRuins · 3.5 km from the route
- 16StadtmuseumMuseum · 8.1 km from the route
- 17Neues Schloss PuchhofCastle · 8.3 km from the route
- 18Schloß KürnCastle · 9.1 km from the route
- 19Burg RegenpeilsteinCastle · 9.5 km from the route
- 20Observation towerObservation tower · 9.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Burgensteig 5: Brennberger Burgensteig (Rote Feder)?
Burgensteig 5: Brennberger Burgensteig (Rote Feder) is 53.3 km long. Allow ± 14:10 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Altenthann.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,373 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 5 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 Hudetz-Turm, Burgruine Heilsberg and Burgruine Brennberg.
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