Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Marburg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Burgwaldpfad (Teilstrecke Marburg-Christenberg) walk
Burgwaldpfad (Teilstrecke Marburg-Christenberg) is a walk of 29.4 km from Marburg. Along the way you'll find 82 benches, 1 water point and 4 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.
- 29.4 km
- ± 7:45 h
- ↑ 730 m · ↓ 553 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Marburg
0 kmAt the start: elisabeth church, St. Michaelskapelle, 2 public toilets and water point.
18.3 km · 42 benches
Dorfmuseum Oberrosphe
18.3 kmPublic toilet
5.7 km · 10 benches
Burg Mellnau
24 kmAttraction
5.4 km · 16 benches
Finish
29.4 kmAt the finish: public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 18.2 kmBetween 111 m and 18.3 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.
elisabeth church
Attraction · after 0 m
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Photo: Heinrich Stürzl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 123 m
Museum · after 18.4 km
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Photo: Heinrich Stürzl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 24 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 730 m
- Down
- ↓ 553 m
- Highest point
- 399 m
- Lowest point
- 194 m
- 5-10% slope · 10.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.8 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
29.4 km in total- Track: 16.5 km
- Path: 9.4 km
- Street: 2.1 km
- Road: 786 m
- Stairs: 5 stairs
- Busy road: 150 m
- Footpath: 25 m
Surfaces
29.4 km in total- Gravel: 7.5 km
- Unpaved: 7.4 km
- Asphalt: 3.3 km
- Natural: 3.2 km
- Paved: 386 m
- Unknown: 7.6 km
About the walking route Burgwaldpfad (Teilstrecke Marburg-Christenberg)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Burgwaldpfad (Teilstrecke Marburg-Christenberg) is a walking route of 29.4 km that starts in Marburg. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass elisabeth church (after 0 m), St. Michaelskapelle (after 123 m) and Dorfmuseum Oberrosphe (after 18.4 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 730 m in total and descend 553 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 7:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (16.5 km), path (9.4 km) and street (2.1 km). Of the surface, 7.5 km gravel and 7.4 km unpaved. For 7.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 82 benches, 1 water point and 4 public toilets. You can fill your bottle at the start. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Burgwaldpfad (Gesamtstrecke)
Walks nearby
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- Elisabethpfad 3 (Teilstück Hainchen - Marburg)Hard · From A to B50.9 km
- Jakobs-Pilgerweg Marburg - Siegen - Köln (Teilstrecke Marburg - Hainchen)Hard · From A to B50.9 km
- Elisabethpfad 1 (Teilstrecke Altenberg - Marburg)Hard · From A to B51.4 km
- Studentenpfad (Abschnitt 4, Bad Wildungen - Marburg)Hard · From A to B79.7 km
- Jakobsweg Höxter - Marburg (Teilstrecke Fritzlar - Marburg)Hard · From A to B79.4 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Religionskundliche SammlungMuseum · 552 m from the route - 2
Burg WeißensteinArchaeological site · 185 m from the route - 3
WilhelmsbauAttraction · 542 m from the route - 4
LandgrafenschlossAttraction · 552 m from the route - 5
S|04 MarstallCastle · 560 m from the route - 6
Freilichtbühne im SchlossparkAttraction · 682 m from the route - 7
BettinaturmAttraction · 698 m from the route - 8
KalbstorAttraction · 729 m from the route - 9
Kaiser-Wilhelm-TurmObservation tower · 1.4 km from the route - 10
Schloß SchönstadtCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 11
Botanischer GartenAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 12
1. Deutsches Polizeioldtimer-Museum MarburgMuseum · 3.7 km from the route - 13
Schloß AmönauCastle · 4.4 km from the route - 14
RapunzelhäuschenAttraction · 4.5 km from the route - 15
Jagdschloß BrachtCastle · 4.8 km from the route - 16
Schloss ElnhausenAttraction · 4.8 km from the route - 17
EckelskircheArchaeological site · 5.6 km from the route - 18
Burg CaldernArchaeological site · 6.2 km from the route - 19
Burgruine FrauenbergAttraction · 6.6 km from the route - 20
RimbergturmObservation tower · 7.9 km from the route - 21
Ringwallanlage RimbergArchaeological site · 7.9 km from the route - 22
Burg RauschenbergCastle · 8.6 km from the route - 23
Burgruine HollendeArchaeological site · 9.5 km from the route - 24Museum anatomicumMuseum · 196 m from the route
- 25LüneburgArchaeological site · 435 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Burgwaldpfad (Teilstrecke Marburg-Christenberg)?
Burgwaldpfad (Teilstrecke Marburg-Christenberg) is 29.4 km long. Allow ± 7:45 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 Marburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 730 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.2 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 elisabeth church, St. Michaelskapelle and Dorfmuseum Oberrosphe.
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