Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Ludwigsstadt · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lutherweg Thüringen - Südschlaufe walk
Lutherweg Thüringen - Südschlaufe is a walk of 384.2 km from Ludwigsstadt that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 802 benches, 20 water fountains and refill points, 40 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
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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.
- 384.2 km
- ± 96:05 h
- ↑ 6,433 m · ↓ 6,632 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 802 benches, 20 water fountains and refill points, 40 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
58 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 50 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Buefrw · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Peter Schmelzle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Thomas Hummel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Störfix · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Michael Sander · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Museum
StorySchloss Ehrenburg
Attraction
Veste Coburg
Castle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 6,433 m
- Down
- ↓ 6,632 m
- Highest point
- 805 m
- Lowest point
- 168 m
- 5-10% slope · 46.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.9 km
- 14 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
384.2 km in total- Track: 210 km
- Street: 63 km
- Path: 48.5 km
- Road: 46 km
- Busy road: 7.8 km
- Footpath: 6 km
- Stairs: 14 stairs
- Cycleway: 750 m
Surfaces
384.2 km in total- Asphalt: 112.9 km
- Gravel: 106.4 km
- Unpaved: 34.1 km
- Paved: 19.7 km
- Natural: 6.3 km
- Unknown: 103.5 km
About the walking route Lutherweg Thüringen - Südschlaufe
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lutherweg Thüringen - Südschlaufe is a circular walk of 384.2 km from Ludwigsstadt: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 6,433 m in total and descend 6,632 m. There are 14 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 96:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (210 km), street (63 km) and path (48.5 km). Of the surface, 112.9 km asphalt and 106.4 km gravel. For 103.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 802 benches, 20 water fountains and refill points, 40 public toilets and 3 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Lutherweg Thüringen
Walks nearby
6- Grünes Band - Ost- und SüdthüringenHard · From A to B103.8 km
- Schieferpfad am "Grünen Band"Hard · Circular walk56.3 km
- Geopfad EisenbergModerate · From A to B8.9 km
- Rennsteig-Alternative: Umgehung Staatsstraße 2209Easy · From A to B8.4 km
- Wanderweg der Deutschen Einheit ( Hof - Neustadt am Rennsteig )Hard · From A to B108.4 km
- RennsteigHard · From A to B169.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Sternwarte SonnebergAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 2
Petersberg CitadelCastle · 485 m from the route - 3
PredigerkircheAttraction · 197 m from the route - 4
KartauseAttraction · 328 m from the route - 5
KemenateAttraction · 108 m from the route - 6
Schloss MolsdorfAttraction · 108 m from the route - 7
Friedrich-Rückert-DenkmalMemorial · 109 m from the route - 8
KaisersaalAttraction · 110 m from the route - 9
St. LaurentiusAttraction · 113 m from the route - 10
Bürglaß-SchlösschenAttraction · 115 m from the route - 11
HutschachtelMemorial · 123 m from the route - 12
Wehrkirche HausenCastle · 126 m from the route - 13
JudentorAttraction · 134 m from the route - 14
Schloss CallenbergCastle · 137 m from the route - 15
Stadtmuseum ErfurtMuseum · 139 m from the route - 16
Park und Schloss MolsdorfAttraction · 147 m from the route - 17
MemorialMemorial · 151 m from the route - 18
LuisenturmObservation tower · 159 m from the route - 19
Schloss SaalfeldCastle · 161 m from the route - 20
Schloss HohenfelsCastle · 161 m from the route - 21
Gedenk- und Bildungsstätte AndreasstraßeMonument · 163 m from the route - 22
Palais EdinburghAttraction · 174 m from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 183 m from the route - 24
New MillMuseum · 185 m from the route - 25
Karl von MüfflingMemorial · 194 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lutherweg Thüringen - Südschlaufe?
Lutherweg Thüringen - Südschlaufe is 384.2 km long. Allow ± 96:05 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 Ludwigsstadt.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 6,433 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 40 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 20 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Zu den Frauen auf dem Wald, Schloss Gehren and Zum Breiten Herd.
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