Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Schlöben · Updated on 14 November 2026
100-Kilometer-Horizontale walk
100-Kilometer-Horizontale is a walk of 85.8 km from Schlöben that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 206 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets, 1 bike pump 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.
- 85.8 km
- ± 21:35 h
- ↑ 1,507 m · ↓ 1,500 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 206 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
11 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 3 more along the route are on the map.
Observation tower
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Photo: Regularuk · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Michael Köhler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Jose Manuel Segovia, Jena, Germany · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Viewpoint
Ruins
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Photo: Wikswat · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Дмитрий Че · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,507 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,500 m
- Highest point
- 399 m
- Lowest point
- 139 m
- 5-10% slope · 16.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 4.3 km
- 15-20% slope · 862 m
- 6 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
85.8 km in total- Path: 41.4 km
- Track: 30.9 km
- Street: 9.5 km
- Road: 2.5 km
- Stairs: 6 stairs
- Busy road: 324 m
- Footpath: 275 m
Surfaces
85.8 km in total- Unpaved: 33.9 km
- Gravel: 26.4 km
- Asphalt: 11.7 km
- Natural: 3.5 km
- Paved: 1.2 km
- Unknown: 8.7 km
About the walking route 100-Kilometer-Horizontale
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
100-Kilometer-Horizontale is a circular walk of 85.8 km from Schlöben: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,507 m in total and descend 1,500 m. There are 6 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 21:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (41.4 km), track (30.9 km) and street (9.5 km). Of the surface, 33.9 km unpaved and 26.4 km gravel. For 8.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 206 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- SaaleHorizontaleHard · From A to B90.4 km
- Feengrotten-Kyffhäuser-WegHard · From A to B248.5 km
- Lutherweg Thüringen - OstrouteHard · From A to B269.7 km
- Pfad der OttonenEasy · Circular walk3.8 km
- Thüringer Langstreckenwanderung links und rechts des Mittleren SaaletalsEasy · From A to B3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Botanical GardenAttraction · 770 m from the route - 2
Bismarckturm JenaViewpoint · 89 m from the route - 3
JohannisbergArchaeological site · 131 m from the route - 4
MemorialMemorial · 151 m from the route - 5
Sachsengrab 1806Memorial · 221 m from the route - 6
Denkmal für die antifschistischen Widerstandskämpfer um Magnus PoserMonument · 281 m from the route - 7
MemorialMemorial · 352 m from the route - 8
NapoleonsteinAttraction · 379 m from the route - 9
J. W. DoebereinerMemorial · 500 m from the route - 10
Schloss LobedaCastle · 509 m from the route - 11
Zum Gedenken an die Gefallenen des 2. WeltkriegesMemorial · 511 m from the route - 12
TeufelslöcherAttraction · 527 m from the route - 13
ForstturmViewpoint · 551 m from the route - 14
MemorialMemorial · 566 m from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 621 m from the route - 16
Unseren Gefallenen 1914-1918Memorial · 682 m from the route - 17
Goethe-Denkmal 1821Memorial · 683 m from the route - 18
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 688 m from the route - 19
Grabmal Johann Wolfgang DöbereinerAttraction · 698 m from the route - 20
Gedenktafel an den Todesmarsch der BuchenwaldhäftlingeMemorial · 749 m from the route - 21
Zeiss-PlanetariumAttraction · 771 m from the route - 22
Gedenkstein zur Erinnerung an den Evakuierungsmarsch der Häftlinge des KZ BuchenwaldMemorial · 776 m from the route - 23
EiszeitgedenksteinMemorial · 819 m from the route - 24
PulverturmObservation tower · 828 m from the route - 25
Johann Wolfgang DöbereinerMemorial · 854 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is 100-Kilometer-Horizontale?
100-Kilometer-Horizontale is 85.8 km long. Allow ± 21:35 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Schlöben.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,507 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 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 Landgrafenturm, Ernst Haeckel and Carl Uhlitzsch.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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