Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bonn · Updated on 14 November 2026
Rheinsteig walk
Rheinsteig is a walk of 314.2 km from Bonn. Along the way you'll find 1,399 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 44 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 314.2 km
- From A to B
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Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 1,399 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 44 public toilets, 2 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.
51 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 43 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Axel Kirch · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Thomas Wolf (Der Wolf im Wald) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Eckhard Henkel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Memorial
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: HKuhse-Bonn · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
Memorial
Stages (4)
About the walking route Rheinsteig
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Rheinsteig is a walking route of 314.2 km that starts in Bonn. It does not end where it starts.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,399 benches, 15 water fountains and refill points, 44 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The Rheinsteig is a long-distance trail of about 320 km along the right bank of the Rhine, from Bonn to Wiesbaden. It climbs over the Siebengebirge past the ruins of Drachenfels Castle, passes through Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein and the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, then crosses the Rheingau by the Niederwald Monument to end at Biebrich Palace. You mostly walk on forest and farm tracks, often gravel or unsurfaced. We know of 44 toilets and 15 drinking water points along the way.
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Walks nearby
6- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Bonn - Bad MünstereifelHard · From A to B50.6 km
- Rheinsteig Etappe 1 [Bonn - Königswinter]Hard · From A to B22.2 km
- Linksrheinischer JakobswegHard · From A to B240.6 km
- KrönungswegHard · From A to B141.9 km
- Rheinhöhenweg Bonn - Koblenz (lrh. - Eifel)Hard · From A to B88.3 km
- [R] Rheinhöhenweg [rrh. Lahnstein → Bonn Beuel]Hard · From A to B124.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Ehrenbreitstein FortressCastle · 125 m from the route - 2
LoreleiAttraction · 330 m from the route - 3
Deutsches EckViewpoint · 534 m from the route - 4
Schloss StolzenfelsCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 5
Burg StahleckCastle · 878 m from the route - 6
Stadtschloss WiesbadenCastle · 5.1 km from the route - 7
NerotalAttraction · 5.2 km from the route - 8
Pfalzgrafenstein CastleAttraction · 213 m from the route - 9
Beethoven HouseMuseum · 168 m from the route - 10
Rheinfels CastleCastle · 688 m from the route - 11
Palais SchaumburgAttraction · 811 m from the route - 12
Schloß DrachenburgAttraction · 113 m from the route - 13
Villa HammerschmidtAttraction · 593 m from the route - 14
Burg RheinsteinCastle · 699 m from the route - 15
Museum Alexander KoenigMuseum · 812 m from the route - 16
Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik DeutschlandMuseum · 1 km from the route - 17
Fürstenberg CastleCastle · 1 km from the route - 18
EhrenfelsCastle · 230 m from the route - 19
DrosselgasseAttraction · 964 m from the route - 20
Poppelsdorf PalaceAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 21
Schumannhaus und Schumann-GrabmalMuseum · 2.1 km from the route - 22
Kurfürstliches SchlossCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 23
Museum WiesbadenMuseum · 4.6 km from the route - 24
Roman Theatre Archaeological SiteArchaeological site · 5.6 km from the route - 25
Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Elizabeth in WiesbadenAttraction · 5.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Rheinsteig?
Rheinsteig is 314.2 km long, split into several parts and stages.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bonn.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 44 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 15 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Market fountain, Altes Rathaus and Universitätshauptgebäude.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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