Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Altenkunstadt · Updated on 14 November 2026
Frankenweg Teil 3 walk
Frankenweg Teil 3 is a walk of 64.4 km from Altenkunstadt. Along the way you'll find 93 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 5 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.
- 64.4 km
- ± 16:30 h
- ↑ 1,336 m · ↓ 1,347 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 93 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 5 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
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: Presse03 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,336 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,347 m
- Highest point
- 572 m
- Lowest point
- 303 m
- 5-10% slope · 13.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.6 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 1.3 km
- 4 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
64.4 km in total- Track: 45 km
- Path: 10.4 km
- Street: 3.8 km
- Road: 3.6 km
- Busy road: 600 m
- Footpath: 425 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
Surfaces
64.4 km in total- Gravel: 26.2 km
- Unpaved: 13.9 km
- Asphalt: 9.8 km
- Natural: 3.9 km
- Paved: 1.6 km
- Unknown: 8.7 km
About the walking route Frankenweg Teil 3
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Frankenweg Teil 3 is a walking route of 64.4 km that starts in Altenkunstadt. It does not end where it starts. You start in Weismain and finish in Heiligenstadt.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,336 m in total and descend 1,347 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 16:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (45 km), path (10.4 km) and street (3.8 km). Of the surface, 26.2 km gravel and 13.9 km unpaved. For 8.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 93 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 5 public toilets and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Frankenweg
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Kloster BanzAttraction · 4.7 km from the route - 2
Basilika VierzehnheiligenAttraction · 686 m from the route - 3
StaffelbergArchaeological site · 180 m from the route - 4
GreifensteinCastle · 680 m from the route - 5
Burgstall RothensteinArchaeological site · 1 km from the route - 6
Nepomuk-BrunnenMemorial · 2.1 km from the route - 7
RathausAttraction · 2.1 km from the route - 8
Deutsch-Franz.-KriegMemorial · 2.2 km from the route - 9
Hl. NepomukMemorial · 2.2 km from the route - 10
Burgruine NiestenCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 11
StadtschlossCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 12
Schloss StrössendorfCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 13
Schloss UnteraufseßCastle · 4.6 km from the route - 14
Schloss UnterleinleiterCastle · 4.6 km from the route - 15
Schloss OberaufseßCastle · 4.8 km from the route - 16
Schloß SchneyCastle · 5 km from the route - 17
Deutsches KorbmuseumMuseum · 5.2 km from the route - 18
Burgstall ArnsteinRuins · 5.2 km from the route - 19
Burgstall Rauschenstein (nur grober Umriss)Ruins · 5.3 km from the route - 20
Schloss MaineckCastle · 5.4 km from the route - 21
MemorialMemorial · 5.7 km from the route - 22
MemorialMemorial · 6.1 km from the route - 23
AbrahamMemorial · 6.1 km from the route - 24
Burgstall HeideknockRuins · 6.2 km from the route - 25
Burgstall VestenbergArchaeological site · 6.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Frankenweg Teil 3?
Frankenweg Teil 3 is 64.4 km long. Allow ± 16:30 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 runs from Weismain to Heiligenstadt.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Altenkunstadt.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,336 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 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schloß Burgellern, Giechburg and Schloss Giechkröttendorf.
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