Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Düren · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Aachen walk
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Aachen is a walk of 99.1 km from Düren. Along the way you'll find 476 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 19 public toilets and 5 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.
- 99.1 km
- ± 23:10 h
- ↑ 661 m · ↓ 719 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 476 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 19 public toilets and 5 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
35 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 27 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Observation tower
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Museum
Memorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 661 m
- Down
- ↓ 719 m
- Highest point
- 316 m
- Lowest point
- 50 m
- 5-10% slope · 5 km
- 15-20% slope · 498 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
99.1 km in total- Track: 42.9 km
- Street: 16.6 km
- Path: 15.8 km
- Road: 10.4 km
- Busy road: 10 km
- Footpath: 2.6 km
- Cycleway: 325 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
- Unknown: 50 m
Surfaces
99.1 km in total- Asphalt: 55 km
- Gravel: 17.2 km
- Unpaved: 9.6 km
- Paved: 6.6 km
- Natural: 500 m
- Unknown: 10 km
About the walking route Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Aachen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Aachen is a walking route of 99.1 km that starts in Düren. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 661 m in total and descend 719 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 23:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (42.9 km), street (16.6 km) and path (15.8 km). Of the surface, 55 km asphalt and 17.2 km gravel. For 10 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 476 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 19 public toilets and 5 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Kasteel VaalsbroekCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 2
Huis BloemendalCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 3
Chocolate MuseumMuseum · 589 m from the route - 4
Museum LudwigMuseum · 126 m from the route - 5
Kasteel LemiersCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 6
Aachen Town HallAttraction · 150 m from the route - 7
Discovery MuseumMuseum · 9.8 km from the route - 8
Hoeve OverhuizenCastle · 6.7 km from the route - 9
Kasteel De BongardCastle · 7.8 km from the route - 10
Kasteel NijswillerCastle · 9.4 km from the route - 11
Geologisch monument ZandsteenblokkenMemorial · 8.9 km from the route - 12
Museum VaalsMuseum · 5.7 km from the route - 13
De Schat van SimpelveldMuseum · 9.4 km from the route - 14
St. Gereon's BasilicaAttraction · 760 m from the route - 15
Tumuli VijlenerbosArchaeological site · 7.5 km from the route - 16
VliegermonumentMemorial · 4.8 km from the route - 17
Dyon de Jong / Jan GoemansMemorial · 8.9 km from the route - 18
Couven-MuseumMuseum · 149 m from the route - 19
Border tripointAttraction · 4.8 km from the route - 20
Museum für Ostasiatische KunstMuseum · 144 m from the route - 21
ElisenbrunnenAttraction · 224 m from the route - 22
International Newspaper MuseumMuseum · 283 m from the route - 23
Highest point of the NetherlandsMemorial · 4.8 km from the route - 24
Labyrint DrielandenpuntAttraction · 4.9 km from the route - 25
Gut MüllenarkCastle · 8.5 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Aachen?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Köln - Aachen is 99.1 km long. Allow ± 23:10 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 Düren.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 661 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 19 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 9 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Domfontäne and Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus.
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