Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Windischeschenbach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Goldsteig 4: Neuhaus - Letzau/Oberhöll walk
Goldsteig 4: Neuhaus - Letzau/Oberhöll is a walk of 22.4 km from Windischeschenbach. Along the way you'll find 60 benches, 1 water point and 3 public toilets.
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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.
- 22.4 km
- ± 5:35 h
- ↑ 391 m · ↓ 291 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Windischeschenbach
0 kmAt the start: Waldnaabtal-Museum.
10 km · 20 benches
Neues Schloß
10 kmPublic toilet
153 m · 2 benches
Stadtmuseum
10.1 kmPublic toilet
1.1 km · 8 benches
Public toilet
11.2 km10 km · 22 benches
Vierlingsturm
21.2 kmObservation tower
1.1 km · 6 benches
Finish
22.4 kmAt the finish: water point.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 11.1 kmBetween 11.2 km and 22.4 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 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: Grenzlandstern · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 0 m
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Photo: btr · Wikimedia Commons · GFDLView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 10 km
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Photo: Allexkoch · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 10.2 km
Observation tower · after 21.2 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 391 m
- Down
- ↓ 291 m
- Highest point
- 647 m
- Lowest point
- 407 m
- 5-10% slope · 3.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 674 m
- 3 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
22.4 km in total- Track: 14.4 km
- Path: 3.7 km
- Street: 3.3 km
- Road: 725 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
- Footpath: 25 m
Surfaces
22.4 km in total- Unpaved: 9.6 km
- Gravel: 6.2 km
- Asphalt: 4.6 km
- Natural: 1.3 km
- Paved: 375 m
- Unknown: 250 m
About the walking route Goldsteig 4: Neuhaus - Letzau/Oberhöll
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Goldsteig 4: Neuhaus - Letzau/Oberhöll is a walking route of 22.4 km that starts in Windischeschenbach. It does not end where it starts. You start in Windischeschenbach and finish in Letzau/Oberhöll. Along the way you pass Waldnaabtal-Museum (after 0 m), Neues Schloß (after 10 km) and Stadtmuseum (after 10.2 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 391 m in total and descend 291 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 5:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (14.4 km), path (3.7 km) and street (3.3 km). Of the surface, 9.6 km unpaved and 6.2 km gravel. For 250 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 60 benches, 1 water point and 3 public toilets. You can fill your bottle at the finish. The longest stretch without a toilet is 11.1 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Goldsteig im Oberpälzer Wald
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- Goldsteig 3: Falkenberg - NeuhausModerate · From A to B14 km
- Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.4 Silberhütte → Plössberg → NeuhausHard · From A to B23.4 km
- Weiden-ErbendorfHard · From A to B25 km
- Main-Mies-WegHard · From A to B80.5 km
- Alpenvereinsweg Weiden - PfabenHard · From A to B37.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Flossenbürg castle ruinsCastle · 9.4 km from the route - 2
Mittelalterlicher Burgstall AltneuhausArchaeological site · 4.3 km from the route - 3
Altes RathausAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 4
Oberes TorAttraction · 4.5 km from the route - 5
MemorialMemorial · 4.5 km from the route - 6
Burgstall SchwarzenschwalArchaeological site · 4.7 km from the route - 7
NepomukMemorial · 4.8 km from the route - 8
Burg WildenauCastle · 5.8 km from the route - 9
Schloss ReuthCastle · 5.8 km from the route - 10
KönigssäuleMemorial · 6.1 km from the route - 11
Burg WaldauCastle · 6.5 km from the route - 12
ParksteinViewpoint · 7 km from the route - 13
Burg FalkenbergCastle · 8 km from the route - 14
Burg LeuchtenbergCastle · 8.1 km from the route - 15
RuinsRuins · 9 km from the route - 16
BlaufärbermuseumMuseum · 9.3 km from the route - 17
Heimat- und BergbaumuseumMuseum · 9.4 km from the route - 18
Museum Flucht – Vertreibung – AnkommenMuseum · 9.4 km from the route - 19
Schloss FriedrichsburgCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 20Unteres TorAttraction · 4.2 km from the route
- 21Internationales Keramik-Museum WeidenMuseum · 4.3 km from the route
- 22StadtmuseumMuseum · 4.4 km from the route
- 23EisenbahnmuseumMuseum · 5.1 km from the route
- 24TurmhügelburgCastle · 6.1 km from the route
- 25MotteObservation tower · 7.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Goldsteig 4: Neuhaus - Letzau/Oberhöll?
Goldsteig 4: Neuhaus - Letzau/Oberhöll is 22.4 km long. Allow ± 5:35 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 runs from Windischeschenbach to Letzau/Oberhöll.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Windischeschenbach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 391 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 11.1 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Waldnaabtal-Museum, Neues Schloß and Stadtmuseum.
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