Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Weikersheim · Updated on 14 November 2026
Main-Neckar-Rhein-Weg walk
Main-Neckar-Rhein-Weg is a walk of 71.3 km from Weikersheim. Along the way you'll find 125 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 3 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.
- 71.3 km
- ± 17:45 h
- ↑ 1,139 m · ↓ 1,071 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Weikersheim
0 km494 m
Public toilet
494 m3.3 km · 6 benches
Bergkirche zur Schmerzhaften Muttergottes
3.8 kmAttraction
9.2 km · 5 benches
Schloss Haltenbergstetten
12.9 kmCastle
22.6 km · bench
Grabungsmuseum Krypta Unterregenbach
35.5 kmMuseum
4 km · bench
Deutsches Automuseum Schloss Langenburg
39.5 kmPublic toilet
153 m
Carl-Julius-Weber-Gedenkstube
39.7 kmBike pump
1.4 km · 5 benches
Bike pump
41.1 km4.9 km · 5 benches
Schloss Morstein
46 kmCastle
9.4 km · 3 benches
Schloss Braunsbach
55.4 kmCastle
266 m · bench
Rabbinatsmuseum Braunsbach
55.6 kmBike pump
8.6 km · 5 benches
Schloss Eltershofen
64.3 kmCastle
4.5 km · 11 benches
3 public toilets
68.7 km343 m · 15 benches
Public toilet and 2 water fountains and refill points
69.1 km225 m · 12 benches
Altes Zeughaus (Neubau) and 1 more
69.3 kmHällisch-Fränkisches Museum and public toilet
1.9 km · 55 benches
Finish
71.3 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 39 kmBetween 494 m and 39.5 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
11 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 3 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: W. Bulach · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 3.8 km
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Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 12.9 km
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Photo: Matthias Süßen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 35.5 km
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Photo: Matthias Süßen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 39.5 km
Museum · after 39.7 km
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Photo: Bernd Haynold · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 46 km
Castle · after 55.4 km
Museum · after 55.7 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,139 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,071 m
- Highest point
- 479 m
- Lowest point
- 239 m
- 5-10% slope · 9.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.6 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.1 km
- 11 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
71.3 km in total- Track: 42.8 km
- Road: 9.7 km
- Path: 7.4 km
- Street: 7.3 km
- Footpath: 2.3 km
- Stairs: 11 stairs
- Busy road: 775 m
- Cycleway: 50 m
Surfaces
71.3 km in total- Asphalt: 14.3 km
- Gravel: 6.2 km
- Unpaved: 4.7 km
- Paved: 2.9 km
- Natural: 100 m
- Unknown: 43 km
About the walking route Main-Neckar-Rhein-Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Main-Neckar-Rhein-Weg is a walking route of 71.3 km that starts in Weikersheim. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Bergkirche zur Schmerzhaften Muttergottes (after 3.8 km), Schloss Haltenbergstetten (after 12.9 km) and Grabungsmuseum Krypta Unterregenbach (after 35.5 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,139 m in total and descend 1,071 m. There are 11 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 17:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (42.8 km), road (9.7 km) and path (7.4 km). Of the surface, 14.3 km asphalt and 6.2 km gravel. For 43 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 125 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 3 bike pumps. You can fill your bottle after 69.1 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 39 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of HW 3 - Main-Neckar-Rhein-Weg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
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- Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal Etappe 3-9Hard · From A to B156.1 km
- Panoramaweg TaubertalHard · From A to B134.8 km
- Württ. Weinwanderweg (Aub - Mergentheim)Hard · From A to B45.9 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Baden-WürttembergHard · From A to B283.1 km
- Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße MGH - ROTHard · From A to B52.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss WeikersheimAttraction · 280 m from the route - 2
GroßcomburgCastle · 183 m from the route - 3
Burg LimpurgRuins · 190 m from the route - 4
Tauberländer DorfmuseumMuseum · 194 m from the route - 5
JohanniterkircheMuseum · 293 m from the route - 6
Kunsthalle WürthMuseum · 300 m from the route - 7
Schloss LaudenbachCastle · 526 m from the route - 8
Schulbauernhof PfitzingenCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 9
GeyersburgCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 10
Burg BuchenbachCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 11
Schloß TullauCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 12
Burg HertensteinCastle · 2 km from the route - 13
König-Karl-TurmViewpoint · 2 km from the route - 14
Wallfahrtskirche zu den 14 NothelfernAttraction · 2 km from the route - 15
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 2 km from the route - 16
Schlossruine BielrietCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 17
Schloss DöttingenCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 18
Burg LeofelsCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 19
Landturm HörlebachObservation tower · 3.1 km from the route - 20
Schloss LudwigsruheCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 21
Burg HopfachCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 22
Hohenloher FreilandmuseumMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 23
Schloss TierbergCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 24
Schloss StettenAttraction · 4.7 km from the route - 25
Burg WerdeckCastle · 5.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Main-Neckar-Rhein-Weg?
Main-Neckar-Rhein-Weg is 71.3 km long. Allow ± 17:45 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 Weikersheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,139 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 39 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 Bergkirche zur Schmerzhaften Muttergottes, Schloss Haltenbergstetten and Grabungsmuseum Krypta Unterregenbach.
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