Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Heringen/Helme · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lutherweg Thüringen - Nordroute walk
Lutherweg Thüringen - Nordroute is a walk of 124.6 km from Heringen/Helme. Along the way you'll find 203 benches and 10 public toilets.
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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.
- 124.6 km
- ± 29:30 h
- ↑ 1,106 m · ↓ 1,153 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 203 benches and 10 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
10 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 2 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Andreas Vogel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Wikswat · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Museum
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Photo: Frank Leue · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Giorno2 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Dguendel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Memorial
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Photo: H. Stolze (user Schnueffler) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,106 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,153 m
- Highest point
- 333 m
- Lowest point
- 132 m
- 5-10% slope · 11.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.9 km
- 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
124.6 km in total- Track: 67.9 km
- Street: 20.5 km
- Path: 14.3 km
- Road: 8.6 km
- Footpath: 5 km
- Cycleway: 4.7 km
- Busy road: 3.1 km
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
124.6 km in total- Asphalt: 43.9 km
- Gravel: 23.8 km
- Paved: 15.4 km
- Unpaved: 10.1 km
- Natural: 8.8 km
- Unknown: 22.4 km
About the walking route Lutherweg Thüringen - Nordroute
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lutherweg Thüringen - Nordroute is a walking route of 124.6 km that starts in Heringen/Helme. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,106 m in total and descend 1,153 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 29:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (67.9 km), street (20.5 km) and path (14.3 km). Of the surface, 43.9 km asphalt and 23.8 km gravel. For 22.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 203 benches and 10 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Lutherweg Thüringen
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Erfurt CathedralAttraction · 918 m from the route - 2
Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp MemorialMuseum · 4.8 km from the route - 3
Alte Synagoge ErfurtMuseum · 424 m from the route - 4
KrämerbrückeAttraction · 392 m from the route - 5
KyffhäuserdenkmalAttraction · 5.2 km from the route - 6
Petersberg CitadelCastle · 987 m from the route - 7
PredigerkircheAttraction · 663 m from the route - 8
KartauseAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 9
AllerheiligenkircheAttraction · 577 m from the route - 10
Maria-Magdalenen-KapelleAttraction · 644 m from the route - 11
Sankt SeveriAttraction · 919 m from the route - 12
Schloss SondershausenAttraction · 6 km from the route - 13
Rosa LuxemburgMemorial · 116 m from the route - 14
Schloß HeringenAttraction · 122 m from the route - 15
PetriturmViewpoint · 123 m from the route - 16
OberburgCastle · 143 m from the route - 17
MemorialMemorial · 143 m from the route - 18
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 171 m from the route - 19
WeißenburgArchaeological site · 193 m from the route - 20
Museum für Thüringer VolkskundeMuseum · 295 m from the route - 21
Jüdischer FriedhofMemorial · 336 m from the route - 22
KaisersaalAttraction · 363 m from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 365 m from the route - 24
MikweAttraction · 372 m from the route - 25
Sankt Blasii KircheAttraction · 379 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lutherweg Thüringen - Nordroute?
Lutherweg Thüringen - Nordroute is 124.6 km long. Allow ± 29:30 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 Heringen/Helme.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,106 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 10 public toilets 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 Panorama Museum, Gefallenendenkmal and Regionalmuseum.
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