Walking route · Beratzhausen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 3 walk
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 3 is a walk of 34.4 km from Beratzhausen. Along the way you'll find 46 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets 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.
- 34.4 km
- ± 7:50 h
- ↑ 107 m · ↓ 178 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Beratzhausen
0 km9.9 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
9.9 km2 km · 7 benches
2 water fountains and refill points
11.9 km3.8 km · bench
Public toilet
15.7 km3.3 km · bench

Loch Castle
19 kmCastle
2.9 km · 7 benches
Honesty box
21.9 km212 m · 3 benches
Public toilet and water point
22.1 km8.8 km · 8 benches
Water point
30.9 km3.5 km · 4 benches
Finish
34.4 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 12.3 kmBetween 22.1 km and 34.4 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight 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: MacElch (Rainer Kunze) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 19 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 107 m
- Down
- ↓ 178 m
- Highest point
- 434 m
- Lowest point
- 339 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
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
34.4 km in total- Track: 11.3 km
- Street: 8.5 km
- Path: 5.9 km
- Cycleway: 4.4 km
- Road: 3 km
- Footpath: 650 m
- Busy road: 475 m
Surfaces
34.4 km in total- Asphalt: 13.4 km
- Gravel: 10.4 km
- Unpaved: 6.2 km
- Natural: 2 km
- Paved: 1.1 km
- Unknown: 1.1 km
About the walking route Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 3
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 3 is a walking route of 34.4 km that starts in Beratzhausen. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Loch Castle (after 19 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 107 m in total and descend 178 m. Allow ± 7:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (11.3 km), street (8.5 km) and path (5.9 km). Of the surface, 13.4 km asphalt and 10.4 km gravel. For 1.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 46 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 honesty box. You can fill your bottle after 11.9 km, after 12 km, after 22.1 km and after 30.9 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 12.3 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie)
Walks nearby
6- Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 2Hard · From A to B107.4 km
- Burgensteig 2: durch das Tal der Schwarzen Laber (Rote Feder)Hard · From A to B37.5 km
- Jurasteig HauptrouteHard · Circular walk241.7 km
- Burgensteig 1: durch das Naabtal (Rote Feder)Hard · From A to B34.1 km
- Fritz-Seitz-WegHard · From A to B24.1 km
- Parsberg – BreitenbrunnModerate · From A to B17.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Steinerne BrückeAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 2
Saint Peter's CathedralAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 3
Basilica Sankt EmmeramAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 4
GoliathhausAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 5
Scots MonasteryAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 6
Schloss St. EmmeramAttraction · 3.9 km from the route - 7
Goldenes KreuzAttraction · 3.9 km from the route - 8
Old Town HallAttraction · 4 km from the route - 9
Porta praetoriaAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 10
document NiedermünsterAttraction · 4.4 km from the route - 11
Burg ParsbergCastle · 9.7 km from the route - 12
Schloss EichhofenCastle · 99 m from the route - 13
Burgruine LaaberRuins · 111 m from the route - 14
Burgruine NiederviehhausenCastle · 779 m from the route - 15
Schloss LaufenthalCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 16
ehem. FelstortunnelAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 17
Schloss EtterzhausenCastle · 3 km from the route - 18
Burgstall LöweneckArchaeological site · 3.2 km from the route - 19
Princely Treasury Thurn und TaxisMuseum · 3.8 km from the route - 20
DreieinigkeitskircheAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 21
document KeplerMuseum · 4 km from the route - 22
Goldener TurmAttraction · 4.1 km from the route - 23
MisrachMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 24
Baumburger TurmAttraction · 4.1 km from the route - 25
Fürst-Carl-Anselm-DenkmalMemorial · 4.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 3?
Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 3 is 34.4 km long. Allow ± 7:50 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 Beratzhausen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 107 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 12.3 km.
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 Loch Castle.
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