Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Frohburg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lutherweg Thüringen walk
Lutherweg Thüringen is a walk of 1,120.8 km from Frohburg. Along the way you'll find 2,851 benches, 47 water fountains and refill points, 131 public toilets and 9 bike pumps.
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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.
- 1,120.8 km
- ± 68:50 h per stage
- ↑ 15,731 m · ↓ 16,016 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- Regional route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 2,851 benches, 47 water fountains and refill points, 131 public toilets and 9 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
220 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 212 more along the route are on the map.
Stadtschloss
Castle
Observation tower
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Memorial
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Photo: Alexander Jörk · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Stages (4)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 15,731 m
- Down
- ↓ 16,016 m
- Highest point
- 805 m
- Lowest point
- 132 m
- 5-10% slope · 105.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 10.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.7 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 3.4 km
- 51 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
1,120.8 km in total- Track: 566.4 km
- Street: 209.1 km
- Path: 164.3 km
- Road: 102.5 km
- Footpath: 29.1 km
- Busy road: 25.6 km
- Cycleway: 17.3 km
- Stairs: 51 stairs
- Unknown: 50 m
Surfaces
1,120.8 km in total- Asphalt: 343.9 km
- Gravel: 283.5 km
- Unpaved: 121.8 km
- Paved: 84.4 km
- Natural: 44.7 km
- Unknown: 238.8 km
About the walking route Lutherweg Thüringen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lutherweg Thüringen is a walking route of 1,120.8 km that starts in Frohburg. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 15,731 m in total and descend 16,016 m. There are 51 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 68:50 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (566.4 km), street (209.1 km) and path (164.3 km). Of the surface, 343.9 km asphalt and 283.5 km gravel. For 238.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 2,851 benches, 47 water fountains and refill points, 131 public toilets and 9 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
4Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Buchenwald MemorialMonument · 3.4 km from the route - 2
Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp MemorialMuseum · 4.8 km from the route - 3
Bachhaus EisenachMuseum · 520 m from the route - 4
Haus am HornAttraction · 606 m from the route - 5
KyffhäuserdenkmalAttraction · 5.2 km from the route - 6
Sternwarte SonnebergAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 7
Petersberg CitadelCastle · 485 m from the route - 8
MauritianumMuseum · 176 m from the route - 9
Botanical GardenAttraction · 105 m from the route - 10
PredigerkircheAttraction · 197 m from the route - 11
KartauseAttraction · 328 m from the route - 12
Gedenkstein für Prinz Leopold von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (Weimar)Memorial · 1 km from the route - 13
HerderdenkmalMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 14
Center of GermanyViewpoint · 2 km from the route - 15
Windmill BechstedtstraßAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 16
BuchenwaldturmMonument · 3.1 km from the route - 17
Schloss SondershausenAttraction · 6 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
MühlburgAttraction · 94 m from the route - 22
BergfriedObservation tower · 98 m from the route - 23
Kirche Johannes der TäuferAttraction · 100 m from the route - 24
RosengartenAttraction · 103 m from the route - 25
Stadtmuseum WeimarMuseum · 104 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lutherweg Thüringen?
Lutherweg Thüringen is 1,120.8 km long, in 4 parts of 280.2 km on average. Allow ± 68:50 h per part 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 per stage, with 3,933 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 131 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 47 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Stadtschloss, Observation tower and Brunnen am Graben.
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