Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Frohburg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lutherweg Thüringen - Ostroute walk
Lutherweg Thüringen - Ostroute is a walk of 269.7 km from Frohburg. Along the way you'll find 797 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 25 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 269.7 km
- ± 65:05 h
- ↑ 3,107 m · ↓ 3,123 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 797 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 25 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
88 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 80 more along the route are on the map.
Observation tower
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Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Zacke82 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Most Curious · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Reise Reise · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Attraction
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Photo: Reise Reise · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Memorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,107 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,123 m
- Highest point
- 513 m
- Lowest point
- 149 m
- 5-10% slope · 10.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.7 km
- 18 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
269.7 km in total- Track: 117.3 km
- Street: 54.4 km
- Path: 43.2 km
- Road: 30 km
- Cycleway: 8.8 km
- Footpath: 7.6 km
- Busy road: 6.5 km
- Stairs: 18 stairs
Surfaces
269.7 km in total- Asphalt: 88.5 km
- Gravel: 58.5 km
- Paved: 24.2 km
- Unpaved: 23.2 km
- Natural: 13.1 km
- Unknown: 61.4 km
About the walking route Lutherweg Thüringen - Ostroute
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lutherweg Thüringen - Ostroute is a walking route of 269.7 km that starts in Frohburg. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,107 m in total and descend 3,123 m. There are 18 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 65:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (117.3 km), street (54.4 km) and path (43.2 km). Of the surface, 88.5 km asphalt and 58.5 km gravel. For 61.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 797 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 25 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Lutherweg Thüringen
Walks nearby
4Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Buchenwald MemorialMonument · 3.4 km from the route - 2
Erfurt CathedralAttraction · 898 m from the route - 3
Alte Synagoge ErfurtMuseum · 431 m from the route - 4
KrämerbrückeAttraction · 315 m from the route - 5
Haus am HornAttraction · 606 m from the route - 6
Petersberg CitadelCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 7
MauritianumMuseum · 176 m from the route - 8
Botanical GardenAttraction · 105 m from the route - 9
PredigerkircheAttraction · 487 m from the route - 10
KartauseAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 11
Maria-Magdalenen-KapelleAttraction · 579 m from the route - 12
AllerheiligenkircheAttraction · 612 m from the route - 13
Sankt SeveriAttraction · 935 m from the route - 14
Gedenkstein für Prinz Leopold von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Weimar)Memorial · 1 km from the route - 15
HerderdenkmalMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 16
Windmill BechstedtstraßAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 17
BuchenwaldturmMonument · 3.1 km from the route - 18
Windmill KlettbachAttraction · 7.5 km from the route - 19
Pavillon-PresseMuseum · 85 m from the route - 20
Altes Jagdschloss HummelshainAttraction · 91 m from the route - 21
Kirche Johannes der TäuferAttraction · 100 m from the route - 22
Stadtmuseum WeimarMuseum · 104 m from the route - 23
Adam-Mickiewicz-DenkmalMemorial · 105 m from the route - 24
TheaterbrunnenAttraction · 107 m from the route - 25
Stadtkirche St. MargarethenAttraction · 108 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lutherweg Thüringen - Ostroute?
Lutherweg Thüringen - Ostroute is 269.7 km long. Allow ± 65:05 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 Frohburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,107 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 25 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 6 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Landgrafenturm, Johannistor and Ferberturm.
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