Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Villingen-Schwenningen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Hochschwarzwald-Jakobusweg walk
Hochschwarzwald-Jakobusweg is a walk of 59.5 km from Villingen-Schwenningen. Along the way you'll find 287 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 2 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.
- 59.5 km
- ± 15:15 h
- ↑ 1,209 m · ↓ 1,230 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 287 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 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: Joachim Haller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Mournever · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Dietmar Rabich · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: GFHund · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: HostaMadosta · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Franziskanermuseum · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,209 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,230 m
- Highest point
- 1,146 m
- Lowest point
- 709 m
- 5-10% slope · 12.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.7 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 598 m
- 3 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
59.5 km in total- Track: 34.8 km
- Path: 9 km
- Street: 8 km
- Footpath: 2.7 km
- Busy road: 2.4 km
- Road: 1.7 km
- Stairs: 3 stairs
- Unknown: 368 m
Surfaces
59.5 km in total- Gravel: 20.3 km
- Unpaved: 11.3 km
- Asphalt: 10.9 km
- Natural: 2.9 km
- Paved: 1.7 km
- Unknown: 12.1 km
About the walking route Hochschwarzwald-Jakobusweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hochschwarzwald-Jakobusweg is a walking route of 59.5 km that starts in Villingen-Schwenningen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Villingen and finish in Lindenberg.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,209 m in total and descend 1,230 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 15:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (34.8 km), path (9 km) and street (8 km). Of the surface, 20.3 km gravel and 11.3 km unpaved. For 12.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 287 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobswege Schwarzwald-Alb
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Neckar-Baar Jakobsweg (2)Hard · From A to B46.5 km
- Main-Neckar-Rhein-WegHard · From A to B73.9 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Öfingen - SchwenningenModerate · From A to B17.3 km
- Neckarweg Abschnitt 1: Schwenningen - OberndorfHard · From A to B52 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Schwenningen - RottweilHard · From A to B22.5 km
- Querweg Schwarzwald-Kaiserstuhl-RheinHard · From A to B112.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
DreisamstadionAttraction · 8.7 km from the route - 2
Zähringer BurgAttraction · 9.7 km from the route - 3
BickentorAttraction · 221 m from the route - 4
RomäusturmAttraction · 223 m from the route - 5
St. NepomukMemorial · 327 m from the route - 6
Ruine KirneckCastle · 470 m from the route - 7
AllerheiligenAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 8
Aussichtsturm WanneObservation tower · 1.4 km from the route - 9
Ruine WarenburgCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 10
ZweribachwasserfälleAttraction · 1.8 km from the route - 11
LinachtalsperreAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 12
HexenlochmühleAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 13
Balzer HerrgottAttraction · 2.5 km from the route - 14
BrandenburgArchaeological site · 3.4 km from the route - 15
Burg bei BurgArchaeological site · 3.4 km from the route - 16
Burgruine WiesneckCastle · 3.7 km from the route - 17
Schloss Stegen-WeilerCastle · 4 km from the route - 18
Ruine ZindelsteinCastle · 4.3 km from the route - 19
KandelViewpoint · 5 km from the route - 20
Heimatmuseum Schwarzes TorMuseum · 5.8 km from the route - 21
Ruine BubensteinCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 22
StöcklewaldturmObservation tower · 6.4 km from the route - 23
Burg FalkensteinCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 24
HirschsprungMemorial · 7 km from the route - 25
Ruine SchwarzenburgCastle · 7.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hochschwarzwald-Jakobusweg?
Hochschwarzwald-Jakobusweg is 59.5 km long. Allow ± 15:15 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 Villingen to Lindenberg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Villingen-Schwenningen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,209 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 7 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burgruine Neu-Fürstenberg, Villingen Schild and Aussichtsturm Hubenloch.
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