Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Marktredwitz · Updated on 14 November 2026
Goldsteig 1: Marktredwitz - Friedenfels walk
Goldsteig 1: Marktredwitz - Friedenfels is a walk of 19.7 km from Marktredwitz. Along the way you'll find 52 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 4 public toilets.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 19.7 km
- ± 5:00 h
- ↑ 358 m · ↓ 361 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Marktredwitz
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
663 m · 9 benches
2 public toilets and water point
663 m852 m · 5 benches
Water point
1.5 km13 km · 18 benches
Ruine Weißenstein
14.5 kmCastle
5.2 km · 11 benches
Finish
19.7 kmAt the finish: public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 18.9 kmBetween 748 m and 19.6 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Castle · after 14.5 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 358 m
- Down
- ↓ 361 m
- Highest point
- 834 m
- Lowest point
- 520 m
- 5-10% slope · 4.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.4 km
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
19.7 km in total- Track: 11.6 km
- Street: 3.8 km
- Path: 2.1 km
- Road: 1.2 km
- Footpath: 650 m
- Cycleway: 275 m
- Busy road: 93 m
Surfaces
19.7 km in total- Gravel: 5.4 km
- Asphalt: 3.9 km
- Unpaved: 3.1 km
- Natural: 1.5 km
- Paved: 575 m
- Unknown: 5.2 km
About the walking route Goldsteig 1: Marktredwitz - Friedenfels
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Goldsteig 1: Marktredwitz - Friedenfels is a walking route of 19.7 km that starts in Marktredwitz. It does not end where it starts. You start in Marktredwitz and finish in Friedenfels. Along the way you pass Ruine Weißenstein (after 14.5 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 358 m in total and descend 361 m. Allow ± 5:00 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (11.6 km), street (3.8 km) and path (2.1 km). Of the surface, 5.4 km gravel and 3.9 km asphalt. For 5.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 52 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 4 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 663 m and after 1.5 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Goldsteig im Oberpälzer Wald
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Waldershofer SchlossCastle · 174 m from the route - 2
OberpfalzturmObservation tower · 2.1 km from the route - 3
Wenderner SteinAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 4
Schloss ReuthCastle · 4.7 km from the route - 5
Felsenlabyrinth LuisenburgAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 6
Heimat- und BergbaumuseumMuseum · 6.4 km from the route - 7
Museum Flucht – Vertreibung – AnkommenMuseum · 6.5 km from the route - 8
FichtelgebirgsmuseumMuseum · 6.8 km from the route - 9
Burgstall SchwarzenschwalArchaeological site · 7.8 km from the route - 10
Waldenfels-WarteObservation tower · 8.6 km from the route - 11
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 8.6 km from the route - 12
Mittelalterlicher Burgstall AltneuhausArchaeological site · 8.6 km from the route - 13
Volkskundliches Gerätemuseum Arzberg-BergnersreuthMuseum · 8.6 km from the route - 14
Burg FalkenbergCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 15
KönigssäuleMemorial · 9.9 km from the route - 16Egerland MuseumMuseum · 812 m from the route
- 17Gedänkstätte KZ-Opfer ZugunglückMemorial · 5.6 km from the route
- 18Kriegerdenkmal ErbendorfMemorial · 6.4 km from the route
- 19Aussichtsturm WartbergObservation tower · 6.8 km from the route
- 20Burgstall SchlosshügelArchaeological site · 8.3 km from the route
- 21Sandauer HeimatstubeMuseum · 9.6 km from the route
- 22Theres-Neumann-MuseumMuseum · 9.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Goldsteig 1: Marktredwitz - Friedenfels?
Goldsteig 1: Marktredwitz - Friedenfels is 19.7 km long. Allow ± 5:00 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 Marktredwitz to Friedenfels.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Marktredwitz.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 358 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.9 km.
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 Ruine Weißenstein.
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