Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Seeheim-Jugenheim · Updated on 14 November 2026
Malchen–Obernburg walk
Malchen–Obernburg is a walk of 56.4 km from Seeheim-Jugenheim. Along the way you'll find 159 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets, 2 bike pumps 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.
- 56.4 km
- ± 14:35 h
- ↑ 1,212 m · ↓ 1,253 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Seeheim-Jugenheim
0 km2.6 km · 9 benches
Burg Frankenstein
2.6 kmPublic toilet
792 m · 3 benches
Public toilet and water point
3.4 km14.5 km · 24 benches
Bollwerk
17.9 kmAttraction
16.7 km · 32 benches
Schloss Nauses
34.7 kmCastle
5 km · 3 benches
Public toilet
39.7 km2 km · 4 benches
2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines
41.7 km13.9 km · 49 benches
2 public toilets
55.6 km164 m · 3 benches
Römermuseum Obernburg
55.8 kmBike pump
245 m · 16 benches
3 public toilets and water point
56 km379 m · 16 benches
Finish
56.4 kmAt the finish: bike pump.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 36.3 kmBetween 3.4 km and 39.7 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Burg Frankenstein
Attraction · after 2.6 km
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Photo: Heidas · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 17.9 km
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Photo: Dennis140 at German Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 34.7 km
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Photo: Haselburg-müller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 55.8 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,212 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,253 m
- Highest point
- 389 m
- Lowest point
- 118 m
- 5-10% slope · 19.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.4 km
- 15-20% slope · 567 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
56.4 km in total- Track: 33 km
- Street: 10.4 km
- Road: 7.2 km
- Path: 4.8 km
- Busy road: 625 m
- Footpath: 250 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
56.4 km in total- Asphalt: 22.6 km
- Gravel: 12.6 km
- Unpaved: 9.8 km
- Paved: 2.5 km
- Natural: 200 m
- Unknown: 8.4 km
About the walking route Malchen–Obernburg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Malchen–Obernburg is a walking route of 56.4 km that starts in Seeheim-Jugenheim. It does not end where it starts. You start in Malchen and finish in Obernburg am Main. Along the way you pass Burg Frankenstein (after 2.6 km), Bollwerk (after 17.9 km) and Schloss Nauses (after 34.7 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,212 m in total and descend 1,253 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 14:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (33 km), street (10.4 km) and road (7.2 km). Of the surface, 22.6 km asphalt and 12.6 km gravel. For 8.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 159 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets, 2 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. You can fill your bottle after 3.4 km and after 56 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 36.3 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Hessisches LandesmuseumMuseum · 8.7 km from the route - 2
Darmstadt HauptbahnhofAttraction · 8.7 km from the route - 3
WaldspiraleAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 4
Residential Palace DarmstadtAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 5
LudwigskircheAttraction · 7.9 km from the route - 6
Model of Sentinel-6Attraction · 8 km from the route - 7
Model of Sentinel-3Attraction · 8 km from the route - 8
Model of MetopAttraction · 8.1 km from the route - 9
Model of MeteosatAttraction · 8.1 km from the route - 10
Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Mary MagdaleneAttraction · 8.8 km from the route - 11
Schloss AuerbachAttraction · 9.1 km from the route - 12
SchlossmuseumMuseum · 8.5 km from the route - 13
Artists' colonyMuseum · 8.8 km from the route - 14
Exhibition hallMuseum · 8.8 km from the route - 15
HochzeitsturmObservation tower · 8.8 km from the route - 16
Goethe MonumentMemorial · 8.9 km from the route - 17
Schloss LichtenbergCastle · 145 m from the route - 18
Burg BreubergCastle · 451 m from the route - 19
Heimatmuseum ElsenfeldMuseum · 789 m from the route - 20
Schloß ErnsthofenCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 21
BacheburgRuins · 1.7 km from the route - 22
Mühlhäuser SchlößchenRuins · 1.9 km from the route - 23
Wamboltsches SchlösschenArchaeological site · 2.4 km from the route - 24
Seeheimer SchlossAttraction · 2.5 km from the route - 25
Hoher SteinMemorial · 2.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Malchen–Obernburg?
Malchen–Obernburg is 56.4 km long. Allow ± 14:35 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?
No, the route runs from Malchen to Obernburg am Main.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Seeheim-Jugenheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,212 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 8 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 36.3 km.
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 Burg Frankenstein, Bollwerk and Schloss Nauses.
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