Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Wiesbaden · Updated on 14 November 2026
RTK-Weg 7 (roter Balken) walk
RTK-Weg 7 (roter Balken) is a walk of 17.8 km from Wiesbaden. Along the way you'll find 66 benches and 2 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.
- 17.8 km
- ± 4:40 h
- ↑ 403 m · ↓ 250 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Wiesbaden
0 km243 m · bench
Spielbank Wiesbaden
243 mPublic toilet
517 m · 19 benches
Gustav Freytag
760 mMemorial
2.3 km · 29 benches
Public toilet
3.1 km14.7 km · 17 benches
Finish
17.8 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 14.7 kmBetween 3.1 km and 17.8 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 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: Holger Reinhardt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 265 m
Memorial · after 760 m
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 403 m
- Down
- ↓ 250 m
- Highest point
- 377 m
- Lowest point
- 124 m
- 5-10% slope · 5.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 358 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
17.8 km in total- Track: 8.5 km
- Street: 4.1 km
- Path: 2.5 km
- Footpath: 1.5 km
- Busy road: 650 m
- Road: 325 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
- Unknown: 150 m
Surfaces
17.8 km in total- Unpaved: 5.1 km
- Asphalt: 3.5 km
- Gravel: 2.6 km
- Paved: 1.5 km
- Natural: 200 m
- Unknown: 4.9 km
About the walking route RTK-Weg 7 (roter Balken)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
RTK-Weg 7 (roter Balken) is a walking route of 17.8 km that starts in Wiesbaden. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Spielbank Wiesbaden (after 265 m) and Gustav Freytag (after 760 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 403 m in total and descend 250 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 4:40 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (8.5 km), street (4.1 km) and path (2.5 km). Of the surface, 5.1 km unpaved and 3.5 km asphalt. For 4.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 66 benches and 2 public toilets. The longest stretch without a toilet is 14.7 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Rheinhöhenweg Kaub-Wiesbaden (rrh.-Taunus)Hard · From A to B80.1 km
- RTK-Weg 6 (gelber Balken)Moderate · From A to B13.2 km
- RTK-Weg 12 (schwarzer Punkt)Hard · From A to B17.1 km
- Via MattiacorumHard · From A to B28.2 km
- Wiesbaden - NiederwallufModerate · From A to B16 km
- Schwarzer Punkt WI Nerotal nach WI SchiersteinModerate · From A to B17.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Biebrich PalaceAttraction · 5.4 km from the route - 2
Stadtschloss WiesbadenCastle · 395 m from the route - 3
NerotalAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 4
Museum WiesbadenMuseum · 911 m from the route - 5
Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Elizabeth in WiesbadenAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 6
Kurfürstliches SchlossCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 7
Ferdinand Hey'lMemorial · 104 m from the route - 8
Kaiser Friedrich III DenkmalMemorial · 152 m from the route - 9
KochbrunnenAttraction · 179 m from the route - 10
Pillars of the old KurhausMonument · 207 m from the route - 11
Hessisches StaatstheaterAttraction · 220 m from the route - 12
Kaiser Wilhelm IMemorial · 394 m from the route - 13
MarktbrunnenAttraction · 482 m from the route - 14
ErbprinzenpalaisCastle · 547 m from the route - 15
Gedenkstätte Alte SynagogeAttraction · 608 m from the route - 16
SonnenbergCastle · 640 m from the route - 17
Museum Reinhard ErnstMuseum · 805 m from the route - 18
GoethewarteViewpoint · 837 m from the route - 19
Waterloo-ObeliskMemorial · 899 m from the route - 20
OraniendenkmalMemorial · 946 m from the route - 21
Frauen Museum WiesbadenMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 22
BismarckMemorial · 1.3 km from the route - 23
Mahnmal für die deportierten und ermordeten Wiesbadener Sinti und RomaMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 24
RingkircheAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 25
MonopterosAttraction · 1.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is RTK-Weg 7 (roter Balken)?
RTK-Weg 7 (roter Balken) is 17.8 km long. Allow ± 4:40 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 Wiesbaden.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 403 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 14.7 km.
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 Spielbank Wiesbaden and Gustav Freytag.
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