Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Füssen · Updated on 14 November 2026
König-Ludwig-Weg walk
König-Ludwig-Weg is a walk of 145.7 km from Füssen. Along the way you'll find 545 benches, 21 water fountains and refill points, 32 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 4 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 145.7 km
- ± 35:00 h
- ↑ 1,581 m · ↓ 1,797 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 545 benches, 21 water fountains and refill points, 32 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 4 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
14 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 6 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Furukama · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Boschfoto · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Flodur63 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Stefan Karl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Castle
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Photo: Gras-Ober · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Wilrooij · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,581 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,797 m
- Highest point
- 981 m
- Lowest point
- 533 m
- 5-10% slope · 11.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.7 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.2 km
- 18 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
145.7 km in total- Track: 63.4 km
- Road: 23 km
- Path: 21.7 km
- Street: 19.6 km
- Footpath: 6.9 km
- Busy road: 2.7 km
- Stairs: 18 stairs
- Unknown: 6.5 km
Surfaces
145.7 km in total- Asphalt: 53.5 km
- Gravel: 41.9 km
- Unpaved: 11.6 km
- Paved: 3.3 km
- Natural: 1.7 km
- Unknown: 33.2 km
About the walking route König-Ludwig-Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
König-Ludwig-Weg is a walking route of 145.7 km that starts in Füssen. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,581 m in total and descend 1,797 m. There are 18 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 35:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (63.4 km), road (23 km) and path (21.7 km). Of the surface, 53.5 km asphalt and 41.9 km gravel. For 33.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 545 benches, 21 water fountains and refill points, 32 public toilets, 5 bike pumps and 4 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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- Maximiliansweg (Bayern)Hard · From A to B366.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Neuschwanstein CastleAttraction · 218 m from the route - 2
Schloss HohenschwangauAttraction · 103 m from the route - 3
WieskircheAttraction · 158 m from the route - 4
Schloss PossenhofenCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 5
Queen Mary's BridgeAttraction · 477 m from the route - 6
Schloss LeutstettenCastle · 3.5 km from the route - 7
Museum of the Bavarian KingsMuseum · 326 m from the route - 8
Hohes SchlossAttraction · 100 m from the route - 9
WallfahrtsmuseumMuseum · 164 m from the route - 10
KurparkschlösschenAttraction · 171 m from the route - 11
Burgstall FrauensteinArchaeological site · 179 m from the route - 12
Frauenstein-DenkmalMemorial · 193 m from the route - 13
Schloss StarnbergCastle · 324 m from the route - 14
PindarplatzViewpoint · 350 m from the route - 15
König-Max-BüsteMemorial · 357 m from the route - 16
TassilolindeAttraction · 361 m from the route - 17
LechfallAttraction · 388 m from the route - 18
Schloss KempfenhausenCastle · 476 m from the route - 19
MarienmonumentMemorial · 1.1 km from the route - 20
Radom RaistingAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 21
Feuerwehrmuseum SchwangauMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 22
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 23
Archaeological siteArchaeological site · 1.5 km from the route - 24
Flößermuseum LechbruckMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 25
Schloss BuchhofCastle · 1.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is König-Ludwig-Weg?
König-Ludwig-Weg is 145.7 km long. Allow ± 35:00 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 Füssen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,581 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 32 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 21 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 Mühlfeld, Museum Starnberger See and Kriegerdenkmal.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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