Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Windeck · Updated on 14 November 2026
[K] Kölner Weg [05] Herchen - Leuscheid walk
[K] Kölner Weg [05] Herchen - Leuscheid is a walk of 9.8 km from Windeck. Along the way you'll find 22 benches.
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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.
- 9.8 km
- ± 2:45 h
- ↑ 331 m · ↓ 124 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Windeck
0 km400 m · 4 benches
Thingplatz Herchen
400 mMemorial
9.4 km · 18 benches
Finish
9.8 km
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight 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: Bernd Olbertz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 400 m
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 331 m
- Down
- ↓ 124 m
- Highest point
- 363 m
- Lowest point
- 103 m
- 5-10% slope · 2.5 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.5 km
- 1 flight of 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
9.8 km in total- Track: 4.7 km
- Path: 2.5 km
- Street: 1.2 km
- Road: 725 m
- Busy road: 450 m
- Cycleway: 200 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
9.8 km in total- Gravel: 4.5 km
- Unpaved: 2.4 km
- Asphalt: 1.9 km
- Paved: 375 m
- Natural: 50 m
- Unknown: 668 m
About the walking route [K] Kölner Weg [05] Herchen - Leuscheid
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
[K] Kölner Weg [05] Herchen - Leuscheid is a walking route of 9.8 km that starts in Windeck. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Thingplatz Herchen (after 400 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 331 m in total and descend 124 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 2:45 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (4.7 km), path (2.5 km) and street (1.2 km). Of the surface, 4.5 km gravel and 2.4 km unpaved. For 668 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 22 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of [K] Kölner Weg
Walks nearby
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- Natursteig Sieg Etappe 5Hard · From A to B17.6 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Herchen - SiegburgHard · From A to B65.4 km
- Natursteig Sieg Etappe 7Hard · From A to B16.1 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Hachenburg - HerchenHard · From A to B62.5 km
- Natursteig Sieg Etappe 6Hard · From A to B16.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
HeilbrunnenAttraction · 2 km from the route - 2
MemorialMemorial · 2.8 km from the route - 3
Burg DattenfeldCastle · 4.4 km from the route - 4
Burg WelterodeCastle · 4.7 km from the route - 5
RaiffeisenturmViewpoint · 5.4 km from the route - 6
Gedenkstätte Landjuden an der SiegMuseum · 5.6 km from the route - 7
Burg MauelCastle · 5.8 km from the route - 8
Burg WindeckAttraction · 6 km from the route - 9
Burgruine HerrenbrölRuins · 7.4 km from the route - 10
ehemaliges Franziskanerkloster MarienthalAttraction · 8.2 km from the route - 11
DreiherrensteinMemorial · 8.3 km from the route - 12
Gut BettringenRuins · 8.9 km from the route - 13
Grube SilberhardtMuseum · 9.1 km from the route - 14
Burg HerrnsteinAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 15HindenburgdenkmalMonument · 255 m from the route
- 16Pulvermühle ElisenthalAttraction · 5.6 km from the route
- 17Heimatmuseum AltwindeckMuseum · 5.7 km from the route
- 18Deutsches RaiffeisenmuseumMuseum · 7.8 km from the route
- 19Motte BroichhausenArchaeological site · 8.3 km from the route
- 20Burg RavensteinRuins · 8.4 km from the route
- 21Observation towerObservation tower · 8.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is [K] Kölner Weg [05] Herchen - Leuscheid?
[K] Kölner Weg [05] Herchen - Leuscheid is 9.8 km long. Allow ± 2:45 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 Windeck.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 331 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
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 Thingplatz Herchen.
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