Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Vacha · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Vacha walk
Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Vacha is a walk of 17.6 km from Vacha. Along the way you'll find 30 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.
- 17.6 km
- ± 4:25 h
- ↑ 284 m · ↓ 149 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Vacha
0 kmAt the start: Burg Wendelstein and Burg Wendelstein.
17.6 km · 30 benches
Finish
17.6 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.
2 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: HarryCane · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 97 m
Museum · after 102 m
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 284 m
- Down
- ↓ 149 m
- Highest point
- 482 m
- Lowest point
- 231 m
- 5-10% slope · 1.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 353 m
- 15-20% slope · 88 m
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
17.6 km in total- Track: 11.1 km
- Cycleway: 2.9 km
- Street: 2 km
- Path: 700 m
- Busy road: 350 m
- Road: 350 m
- Footpath: 100 m
Surfaces
17.6 km in total- Asphalt: 6.4 km
- Gravel: 5.1 km
- Paved: 1.2 km
- Unpaved: 475 m
- Natural: 75 m
- Unknown: 4.3 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Vacha
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Vacha is a walking route of 17.6 km that starts in Vacha. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Burg Wendelstein (after 97 m) and Burg Wendelstein (after 102 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 284 m in total and descend 149 m. Allow ± 4:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (11.1 km), cycleway (2.9 km) and street (2 km). Of the surface, 6.4 km asphalt and 5.1 km gravel. For 4.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 30 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobswege in der Rhön
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- LulluspfadHard · From A to B184.3 km
- Fernwanderweg Eisenacher HausHard · From A to B82.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Castle ButtlarAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 2
MemorialMemorial · 146 m from the route - 3
St. AnnenRuins · 291 m from the route - 4
MemorialMemorial · 742 m from the route - 5
MemorialMemorial · 1.7 km from the route - 6
Schloss PhilippsthalCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 7
MemorialMemorial · 1.9 km from the route - 8
MemorialMemorial · 2.4 km from the route - 9
MemorialMemorial · 2.4 km from the route - 10
MemorialMemorial · 2.7 km from the route - 11
Ruine SchönburgCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 12
Schloss GeisaCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 13
SynagogeMemorial · 4 km from the route - 14
Athanasius KircherMemorial · 4 km from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 16
Kriegerdenkmal der GermaniaMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 17
Schloss FeldeckCastle · 4.3 km from the route - 18
Observation towerObservation tower · 4.9 km from the route - 19
MemorialMemorial · 5.2 km from the route - 20
Ruine RockenstuhlCastle · 6 km from the route - 21
MemorialMemorial · 6.3 km from the route - 22
MemorialMemorial · 6.8 km from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 7 km from the route - 24
Schloss DermbachCastle · 7 km from the route - 25
Gedenkstätte für die Gefallenen des deutsch-deutschen Krieges 1866Memorial · 7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Vacha?
Jakobsweg Bremen (Rhön)-Vacha is 17.6 km long. Allow ± 4:25 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 Vacha.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 284 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 Burg Wendelstein and Burg Wendelstein.
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