Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Gimbweiler · Updated on 14 November 2026
Nahehöhenweg walk
Nahehöhenweg is a walk of 117.9 km from Gimbweiler. Along the way you'll find 199 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 8 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.
- 117.9 km
- ± 30:25 h
- ↑ 2,512 m · ↓ 2,655 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 199 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 8 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 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: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Achim Berg (talk) 08:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Blueduck4711 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Edgar El · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: own work · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: User Rkal on de.wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Peter Weller at German Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,512 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,655 m
- Highest point
- 544 m
- Lowest point
- 124 m
- 5-10% slope · 36.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 592 m
- 11 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
117.9 km in total- Track: 71.3 km
- Street: 18.8 km
- Path: 11 km
- Road: 6.6 km
- Busy road: 5.1 km
- Cycleway: 2.4 km
- Footpath: 1.6 km
- Stairs: 11 stairs
Surfaces
117.9 km in total- Asphalt: 26.6 km
- Gravel: 17.1 km
- Paved: 10.7 km
- Unpaved: 6.7 km
- Natural: 1.6 km
- Unknown: 54.7 km
About the walking route Nahehöhenweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Nahehöhenweg is a walking route of 117.9 km that starts in Gimbweiler. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,512 m in total and descend 2,655 m. There are 11 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 30:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (71.3 km), street (18.8 km) and path (11 km). Of the surface, 26.6 km asphalt and 17.1 km gravel. For 54.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 199 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 8 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Nahe(höhen)weg
Walks nearby
5Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Burg StahleckCastle · 9.9 km from the route - 2
NiederwalddenkmalAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 3
Burg RheinsteinCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 4
Fürstenberg CastleCastle · 7.7 km from the route - 5
EhrenfelsCastle · 701 m from the route - 6
DrosselgasseAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 7
TempleAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 8
Siegfried's Mechanical Music CabinetMuseum · 2.7 km from the route - 9
Eibingen AbbeyAttraction · 4 km from the route - 10
Burg GollenfelsCastle · 135 m from the route - 11
KyrburgCastle · 136 m from the route - 12
StromburgCastle · 162 m from the route - 13
Mouse TowerAttraction · 344 m from the route - 14
BismarcksäuleAttraction · 450 m from the route - 15
Stefan GeorgeMemorial · 555 m from the route - 16
NaumburgCastle · 684 m from the route - 17
Burg KloppCastle · 860 m from the route - 18
Landesmuseum BirkenfeldMuseum · 925 m from the route - 19
RosselViewpoint · 1.1 km from the route - 20
RittersaalViewpoint · 1.2 km from the route - 21
Alter Binger RheinkranAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 22
Rheinland-Pfälzisches Freilichtmuseum Bad SobernheimMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 23
Wüstung StaufenbergMemorial · 1.5 km from the route - 24
Kaiser-Friedrich-TurmViewpoint · 1.5 km from the route - 25
Burg KallenfelsAttraction · 1.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Nahehöhenweg?
Nahehöhenweg is 117.9 km long. Allow ± 30:25 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 Gimbweiler.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,512 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 8 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
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 Frauenburg, Burg Pfarrköpfchen and Burg Birkenfeld.
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