Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Bocklet · Updated on 14 November 2026
Karolingerweg walk
Karolingerweg is a walk of 79.9 km from Bad Bocklet. Along the way you'll find 173 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 79.9 km
- ± 19:35 h
- ↑ 1,088 m · ↓ 1,207 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 173 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe 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: Behringer B. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Museum
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Photo: MarcelBuehner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Bonnlander · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Avda · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Observation tower
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Bonnlander · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,088 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,207 m
- Highest point
- 409 m
- Lowest point
- 159 m
- 5-10% slope · 12.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.4 km
- 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
79.9 km in total- Track: 42.6 km
- Path: 14.1 km
- Street: 12.1 km
- Road: 6.6 km
- Footpath: 1.9 km
- Busy road: 1.7 km
- Cycleway: 425 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
Surfaces
79.9 km in total- Asphalt: 34.7 km
- Gravel: 12 km
- Unpaved: 6.6 km
- Paved: 2.7 km
- Natural: 1.7 km
- Unknown: 22 km
About the walking route Karolingerweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Karolingerweg is a walking route of 79.9 km that starts in Bad Bocklet. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bad Königshofen and finish in Karlburg.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,088 m in total and descend 1,207 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 19:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (42.6 km), path (14.1 km) and street (12.1 km). Of the surface, 34.7 km asphalt and 12 km gravel. For 22 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 173 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 8 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Rund um die südliche RhönModerate · Circular walk9.4 km
- Fränkischer Marienweg Route 4Hard · From A to B249.6 km
- Main-Werra-Weg HSNHard · From A to B153 km
- Jakobsweg Fulda-Würzburg (Teilstrecke Kreuzberg - Schweinfurt)Hard · From A to B57 km
- Schweinfurter Haus WegHard · From A to B64.4 km
- Der HochrhönerHard · From A to B172.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Schloss SaaleckCastle · 121 m from the route - 2
Rotes SchlossCastle · 140 m from the route - 3
Bismarck-DenkmalMemorial · 170 m from the route - 4
Ruine KarlsburgRuins · 232 m from the route - 5
Schloss MühlbachCastle · 269 m from the route - 6
Altes PfarrhausCastle · 306 m from the route - 7
BaderturmViewpoint · 429 m from the route - 8
KreuzigungsgruppeAttraction · 552 m from the route - 9
Ehrenfriedhof SteinachMemorial · 906 m from the route - 10
RingelbachschluchtAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 11
Burgruine LaudenbachRuins · 1.5 km from the route - 12
Bismarckturm Bad KissingenViewpoint · 1.5 km from the route - 13
LudwigsturmViewpoint · 1.7 km from the route - 14
ReussenburgRuins · 1.7 km from the route - 15
Altes RathausAttraction · 1.8 km from the route - 16
GermaniaMemorial · 2 km from the route - 17
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 2.6 km from the route - 18
Reichenbacher BlickObservation tower · 2.9 km from the route - 19
HutbucheAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 20
MemorialMemorial · 3 km from the route - 21
Burgruine Schönarts (Alte Burg)Ruins · 3.1 km from the route - 22
Burgruine BotenlaubenCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 23
Schloss GreifensteinCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 24
JörgentorAttraction · 4.6 km from the route - 25
ZehntscheuneAttraction · 4.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Karolingerweg?
Karolingerweg is 79.9 km long. Allow ± 19:35 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 Bad Königshofen to Karlburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bad Bocklet.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,088 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 8 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 5 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Salzburg, Graf-Luxburg-Museum and Obere Saline.
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