Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Gau-Algesheim · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg Rheinhessen walk
Jakobsweg Rheinhessen is a walk of 132.5 km from Gau-Algesheim. Along the way you'll find 150 benches, 7 public toilets and 2 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.
- 132.5 km
- ± 32:20 h
- ↑ 1,708 m · ↓ 1,810 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 150 benches, 7 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Gau-algesheim-3.jpg: Traveler100 derivative work: VinylVictim (talk) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Ulli1105 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Observation tower
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Photo: Peter Weller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Dextwin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Observation tower
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,708 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,810 m
- Highest point
- 285 m
- Lowest point
- 96 m
- 5-10% slope · 18.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 2 km
- 5 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
132.5 km in total- Track: 96.6 km
- Street: 16.6 km
- Road: 7.9 km
- Path: 3.1 km
- Footpath: 3 km
- Busy road: 2.8 km
- Stairs: 5 stairs
- Unknown: 2 km
Surfaces
132.5 km in total- Paved: 36.5 km
- Asphalt: 33.3 km
- Unpaved: 8.4 km
- Natural: 5.3 km
- Gravel: 5.1 km
- Unknown: 43.7 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Rheinhessen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Rheinhessen is a walking route of 132.5 km that starts in Gau-Algesheim. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,708 m in total and descend 1,810 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 32:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (96.6 km), street (16.6 km) and road (7.9 km). Of the surface, 36.5 km paved and 33.3 km asphalt. For 43.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 150 benches, 7 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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NiederwalddenkmalAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 2
Burg RheinsteinCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 3
Old Jewish cemetery “Holy Sand”Attraction · 3.8 km from the route - 4
DrosselgasseAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 5
EhrenfelsCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 6
KlosterkircheAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 7
Siegfried's Mechanical Music CabinetMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 8
TempleAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 9
Concentration Camp Memorial OsthofenMemorial · 2.9 km from the route - 10
Eibingen AbbeyAttraction · 3.2 km from the route - 11
TagelöhnerhausAttraction · 97 m from the route - 12
St. PeterRuins · 123 m from the route - 13
HammersteinArchaeological site · 317 m from the route - 14
Weinbergsturm SpiesheimObservation tower · 338 m from the route - 15
Weinbergsturm EnsheimObservation tower · 359 m from the route - 16
Stefan GeorgeMemorial · 374 m from the route - 17
Alter Binger RheinkranAttraction · 385 m from the route - 18
Weisser SteinViewpoint · 752 m from the route - 19
Kaiser-Friedrich-TurmViewpoint · 801 m from the route - 20
Turm „Auf dem Fels“Observation tower · 857 m from the route - 21
BurgunderturmObservation tower · 951 m from the route - 22
MonumentMonument · 1.1 km from the route - 23
Mouse TowerAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 24
Bismarckturm IngelheimViewpoint · 1.4 km from the route - 25
BrömserburgCastle · 1.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Rheinhessen?
Jakobsweg Rheinhessen is 132.5 km long. Allow ± 32:20 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 Gau-Algesheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,708 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 7 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Rheinhessisches Fahrradmuseum Gau-Algesheim, Schloss Herrnsheim and Observation tower.
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