Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Frauenau · Updated on 14 November 2026
Gläserner Steig walk
Gläserner Steig is a walk of 86.6 km from Frauenau. Along the way you'll find 150 benches, 1 water point, 9 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 86.6 km
- ± 22:45 h
- ↑ 2,102 m · ↓ 2,031 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 150 benches, 1 water point, 9 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 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: Erfurth · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Konrad Lackerbeck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,102 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,031 m
- Highest point
- 1,025 m
- Lowest point
- 570 m
- 5-10% slope · 23.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.2 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 870 m
- 3 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
86.6 km in total- Track: 47.4 km
- Street: 16.7 km
- Path: 11.3 km
- Road: 5.4 km
- Footpath: 3.2 km
- Busy road: 2.1 km
- Stairs: 3 stairs
- Cycleway: 50 m
Surfaces
86.6 km in total- Asphalt: 26.5 km
- Gravel: 26 km
- Unpaved: 11.9 km
- Paved: 1.1 km
- Natural: 550 m
- Unknown: 20.4 km
About the walking route Gläserner Steig
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Gläserner Steig is a walking route of 86.6 km that starts in Frauenau. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,102 m in total and descend 2,031 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 22:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (47.4 km), street (16.7 km) and path (11.3 km). Of the surface, 26.5 km asphalt and 26 km gravel. For 20.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 150 benches, 1 water point, 9 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Goldsteig Alternative Nr.19Hard · From A to B62.4 km
- PandurensteigHard · From A to B176.8 km
- GunthersteigHard · From A to B71.3 km
- BöhmwegHard · From A to B54.3 km
- Flusswanderweg Schwarzer RegenHard · From A to B29.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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LusenViewpoint · 7.9 km from the route - 2
PoledníkObservation tower · 6.1 km from the route - 3
Localbahnmuseum Bayerisch EisensteinMuseum · 269 m from the route - 4
Schnupftabak- und StadtmuseumMuseum · 617 m from the route - 5
KristallglaspyramideAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 6
WaldmuseumMuseum · 1.8 km from the route - 7
Schloss LudwigsthalCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 8
Schloss BärnsteinCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 9
MemorialMemorial · 2.6 km from the route - 10
Monte-DenkmalMemorial · 2.6 km from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 2.8 km from the route - 12
Zámeček Železná RudaCastle · 3 km from the route - 13
Pohřebiště BarabůMemorial · 3.2 km from the route - 14
RißlochfälleAttraction · 4.4 km from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 4.7 km from the route - 16
SteinbachfälleAttraction · 4.9 km from the route - 17
MemorialMemorial · 5.7 km from the route - 18
SaldenburgCastle · 9.7 km from the route - 19
Burgruine DießensteinRuins · 9.7 km from the route - 20
BauernmöbelmuseumMuseum · 560 m from the route - 21HindenburgkanzelViewpoint · 1.7 km from the route
- 22Observation towerObservation tower · 2 km from the route
- 23Observation towerObservation tower · 2 km from the route
- 24Turm am WolfsgehegeObservation tower · 2.1 km from the route
- 25LegionářůmMemorial · 2.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Gläserner Steig?
Gläserner Steig is 86.6 km long. Allow ± 22:45 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 Frauenau.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,102 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 9 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 Waldgeschichtliches Museum St. Oswald, Neues Schloss and Schloss Buchenau.
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