Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Karlshafen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Märchenlandweg - Etappe 1 walk
Märchenlandweg - Etappe 1 is a walk of 13.2 km from Bad Karlshafen. Along the way you'll find 30 benches, 1 public toilet, 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.
- 13.2 km
- ± 3:20 h
- ↑ 241 m · ↓ 173 m
- Moderate
- 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 30 benches, 1 public toilet, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 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: GFreihalter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Verein Deutsches Hugenotten - Museum e.V. Bad Karlshafen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 241 m
- Down
- ↓ 173 m
- Highest point
- 204 m
- Lowest point
- 106 m
- 5-10% slope · 2.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 199 m
- 15-20% slope · 199 m
- 2 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
13.2 km in total- Track: 7.3 km
- Path: 2.8 km
- Street: 1.6 km
- Road: 1.1 km
- Busy road: 200 m
- Footpath: 175 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
13.2 km in total- Gravel: 5.8 km
- Asphalt: 3.2 km
- Unpaved: 1.8 km
- Paved: 225 m
- Natural: 225 m
- Unknown: 2 km
About the walking route Märchenlandweg - Etappe 1
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Märchenlandweg - Etappe 1 is a walking route of 13.2 km that starts in Bad Karlshafen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bad Karlshafen, Hafenbecken and finish in Lippoldsberg, Fähranleger.
How hard is the route?
You climb 241 m in total and descend 173 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 3:20 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (7.3 km), path (2.8 km) and street (1.6 km). Of the surface, 5.8 km gravel and 3.2 km asphalt. For 2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 30 benches, 1 public toilet, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Märchenlandweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
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- Weserberglandweg - Etappe 3Hard · From A to B19.8 km
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
DampflokachseMemorial · 119 m from the route - 2
KrukenburgCastle · 998 m from the route - 3
Heimat-Museum BodenfeldeMuseum · 1.5 km from the route - 4
Weser-SkywalkAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 5
Burg GieselwerderArchaeological site · 2.7 km from the route - 6
Schloss NienoverCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 7
Wasserschloss WülmersenCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 8
KragstuhlmuseumMuseum · 4.7 km from the route - 9
Alte BurgCastle · 5.7 km from the route - 10
St. Johannes BaptistMonument · 5.7 km from the route - 11
Museum UslarMuseum · 6.8 km from the route - 12
MemorialMemorial · 7 km from the route - 13
Burg TrendelburgCastle · 7.4 km from the route - 14
Heilige Familie und Heiliger StephanusAttraction · 8.8 km from the route - 15
SababurgCastle · 9 km from the route - 16
HugenottenturmViewpoint · 300 m from the route - 17Kloster HelmarshausenArchaeological site · 1.2 km from the route
- 18KlimaturmObservation tower · 8 km from the route
- 19SollingturmObservation tower · 8.1 km from the route
- 20Schloß WehrdenAttraction · 8.9 km from the route
- 21Observation towerObservation tower · 8.9 km from the route
- 22Observation towerObservation tower · 9.1 km from the route
- 23WildburgArchaeological site · 9.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Märchenlandweg - Etappe 1?
Märchenlandweg - Etappe 1 is 13.2 km long. Allow ± 3:20 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 Bad Karlshafen, Hafenbecken to Lippoldsberg, Fähranleger.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bad Karlshafen.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 241 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Landgraf-Carl-Denkmal and Deutsches Hugenotten-Museum.
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