Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Fallingbostel · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobusweg - Lüneburger Heide - Path 1 walk
Jakobusweg - Lüneburger Heide - Path 1 is a walk of 162.8 km from Bad Fallingbostel. Along the way you'll find 340 benches, 12 public toilets and 7 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.
- 162.8 km
- ± 37:00 h
- ↑ 493 m · ↓ 472 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 340 benches, 12 public toilets and 7 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops 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: PresseKiekeberg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Memorial
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Photo: SvenKster · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Axel Hindemith · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: losch · Wikimedia Commons · AttributionView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Willow · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Castle
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Photo: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 493 m
- Down
- ↓ 472 m
- Highest point
- 169 m
- Lowest point
- 11 m
- 5-10% slope · 818 m
- 1 flight of 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
162.8 km in total- Track: 61.6 km
- Road: 41 km
- Street: 26.5 km
- Path: 22.2 km
- Busy road: 8.1 km
- Footpath: 3.2 km
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
162.8 km in total- Asphalt: 62.2 km
- Gravel: 38.7 km
- Paved: 18.7 km
- Unpaved: 9.8 km
- Natural: 4 km
- Unknown: 29.3 km
About the walking route Jakobusweg - Lüneburger Heide - Path 1
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobusweg - Lüneburger Heide - Path 1 is a walking route of 162.8 km that starts in Bad Fallingbostel. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 493 m in total and descend 472 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 37:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (61.6 km), road (41 km) and street (26.5 km). Of the surface, 62.2 km asphalt and 38.7 km gravel. For 29.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 340 benches, 12 public toilets and 7 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobsweg Via Scandinavica
Website of the routeWalks nearby
1Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Hamburg Archaeological MuseumMuseum · 8.1 km from the route - 2
Archäologisch-Geologisches MuseumMuseum · 138 m from the route - 3
felto - Filzwelt SoltauMuseum · 161 m from the route - 4
MemorialMemorial · 162 m from the route - 5
Großsteingrab KrelingenArchaeological site · 276 m from the route - 6
Hof der HeidmarkMuseum · 462 m from the route - 7
Kriegerdenkmal HeberMemorial · 598 m from the route - 8
Freudenthal-DenkmalMemorial · 741 m from the route - 9
MemorialMemorial · 889 m from the route - 10
MemorialMemorial · 956 m from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 1.1 km from the route - 12
MemorialMemorial · 1.1 km from the route - 13
TotengrundViewpoint · 1.2 km from the route - 14
Tor zur FreiheitMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 15
LönssteinMemorial · 1.3 km from the route - 16
GesundbrunnenAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 17
Soltauer MahnmalMemorial · 1.5 km from the route - 18
Filmmuseum BendestorfMuseum · 2 km from the route - 19
ScreamObservation tower · 2.6 km from the route - 20
Heimathaus De TheeshofAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 21
BobbahnAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 22
Flug der DämonenAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 23
Big LoopAttraction · 2.8 km from the route - 24
Indy-BlitzAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 25
Kriegerdenkmal LangelohMemorial · 2.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobusweg - Lüneburger Heide - Path 1?
Jakobusweg - Lüneburger Heide - Path 1 is 162.8 km long. Allow ± 37:00 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 Bad Fallingbostel.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 493 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 12 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Feuerwehrmuseum Marxen, Kriegerdenkmal and Soltauer Salzmuseum.
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