Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Scheßlitz · Updated on 14 November 2026
Leinleitertalweg walk
Leinleitertalweg is a walk of 64.7 km from Scheßlitz. Along the way you'll find 131 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 64.7 km
- ± 15:50 h
- ↑ 882 m · ↓ 717 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Scheßlitz
0 kmAt the start: water point.
3.2 km · 7 benches
Giechburg
3.2 kmPublic toilet
1.2 km · 3 benches
St. Pankratius
4.4 kmAttraction
16.9 km · 31 benches
Public toilet
21.3 km393 m · 7 benches
Public toilet
21.7 km9.2 km · 26 benches
Water point
30.8 km2.2 km · 3 benches
Public toilet
33 km197 m · bench
St. Johannes Nepomuk
33.2 kmMemorial
366 m · 6 benches
Heimatmuseum
33.6 kmPublic toilet
238 m · 3 benches
Unteres Scheunenviertel
33.8 kmAttraction
2.5 km · 7 benches
Pretzfelder Nepomuk and 1 more
36.4 kmSchloss Pretzfeld
6.1 km · 11 benches
Water point
42.4 km1.4 km · 7 benches
Public toilet
43.8 km15.2 km · 6 benches
Teufelstisch
59 kmAttraction
2.1 km · 3 benches
Public toilet
61.1 km1.6 km · 5 benches
Honesty box
62.7 km2 km · 5 benches
Finish
64.7 kmAt the finish: Lillachquelle.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 18.1 kmBetween 3.2 km and 21.3 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
9 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 1 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Franck-N · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 3.3 km
Attraction · after 4.4 km
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Photo: Ailura · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 atView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 33.2 km
Museum · after 33.6 km
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Photo: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 33.8 km
Memorial · after 36.4 km
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Photo: Ermell · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 36.4 km
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Photo: Daniel Arnold · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 59 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 882 m
- Down
- ↓ 717 m
- Highest point
- 547 m
- Lowest point
- 286 m
- 5-10% slope · 9.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.6 km
- 15-20% slope · 325 m
- 4 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
64.7 km in total- Track: 38.5 km
- Path: 12.2 km
- Street: 7.7 km
- Road: 3.7 km
- Busy road: 2.1 km
- Stairs: 4 stairs
- Unknown: 50 m
Surfaces
64.7 km in total- Asphalt: 16.8 km
- Gravel: 12.7 km
- Unpaved: 11.4 km
- Paved: 5.5 km
- Natural: 3.5 km
- Unknown: 14.5 km
About the walking route Leinleitertalweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Leinleitertalweg is a walking route of 64.7 km that starts in Scheßlitz. It does not end where it starts. You start in Scheßlitz and finish in Lillachquelle. Along the way you pass Giechburg (after 3.3 km), St. Pankratius (after 4.4 km) and St. Johannes Nepomuk (after 33.2 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 882 m in total and descend 717 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 15:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (38.5 km), path (12.2 km) and street (7.7 km). Of the surface, 16.8 km asphalt and 12.7 km gravel. For 14.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 131 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 1 honesty box. You can fill your bottle at the start, after 30.8 km and after 42.4 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.1 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Frankenweg Teil 3Hard · From A to B64.4 km
- Rundwanderweg "Blühender Jura"Hard · From A to B78 km
- Scheßlitz-DoosHard · From A to B38 km
- Main-Donau-Weg (Jura-Linie) Teil 1Hard · From A to B94.1 km
- Demmelsdorf - HeidensteinEasy · From A to B1.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss KunreuthCastle · 3 km from the route - 2
Alte Wache, ehemaliges WasserschlossCastle · 168 m from the route - 3
Schloss UnterleinleiterCastle · 184 m from the route - 4
Burgstall BurgsteinCastle · 271 m from the route - 5
Burgstall RothensteinArchaeological site · 706 m from the route - 6
Burgstall SchlossbergCastle · 810 m from the route - 7
WallerwarteObservation tower · 915 m from the route - 8
GreifensteinCastle · 970 m from the route - 9
Burgstall HainburgAttraction · 970 m from the route - 10
BurgstallArchaeological site · 985 m from the route - 11
SchlüsselsteinViewpoint · 1.1 km from the route - 12
EhrenbürgAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 13
Schloß HagenbachCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 14
BinghöhleAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 15
BinghöhleAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 16
Schloß BurgellernCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 17
Burg FeuersteinCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 18
Schwammkalkfelsmassiv mit vorgelagertem Streitberger Schild und RuineAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 19
Burgruine StreitburgCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 20
Synagoge Ermreuth / Jüdisches MuseumMuseum · 2.1 km from the route - 21
Schloss ErmreuthCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 22
Burgruine NeideckAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 23
Burgruine ThuisbrunnCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 24
Schloss WiesenthauAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 25
Trainmeuseler BrunnenAttraction · 2.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Leinleitertalweg?
Leinleitertalweg is 64.7 km long. Allow ± 15:50 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 Scheßlitz to Lillachquelle.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Scheßlitz.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 882 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 7 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.1 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Giechburg, St. Pankratius and St. Johannes Nepomuk.
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