Walking route · Altenkunstadt · Updated on 14 November 2026
Gottesgartenrundweg Süd walk
Gottesgartenrundweg Süd is a walk of 69.1 km from Altenkunstadt that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 91 benches, 1 water point, 3 public toilets and 1 honesty box.


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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.
- 69.1 km
- ± 17:55 h
- ↑ 1,523 m · ↓ 1,519 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 91 benches, 1 water point, 3 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 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: Störfix · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle

Archaeological site

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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,523 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,519 m
- Highest point
- 573 m
- Lowest point
- 275 m
- 5-10% slope · 17.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.1 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
69.1 km in total- Track: 43.8 km
- Path: 17.4 km
- Road: 3.5 km
- Street: 2.9 km
- Busy road: 950 m
- Stairs: 5 stairs
- Footpath: 50 m
Surfaces
69.1 km in total- Gravel: 25.9 km
- Unpaved: 25.2 km
- Asphalt: 9.1 km
- Natural: 4.5 km
- Paved: 375 m
- Unknown: 3.7 km
About the walking route Gottesgartenrundweg Süd
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Gottesgartenrundweg Süd is a circular walk of 69.1 km from Altenkunstadt: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,523 m in total and descend 1,519 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 17:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (43.8 km), path (17.4 km) and road (3.5 km). Of the surface, 25.9 km gravel and 25.2 km unpaved. For 3.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 91 benches, 1 water point, 3 public toilets and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kloster BanzAttraction · 4.4 km from the route - 2
Basilika VierzehnheiligenAttraction · 165 m from the route - 3
Burgstall Rauschenstein (nur grober Umriss)Ruins · 182 m from the route - 4
Burgstall HeideknockRuins · 195 m from the route - 5
Radfahrerstatue ClaudiusMemorial · 510 m from the route - 6
StadtschlossCastle · 796 m from the route - 7
Burgstall ArnsteinRuins · 834 m from the route - 8
Nepomuk-BrunnenMemorial · 1.9 km from the route - 9
RathausAttraction · 2 km from the route - 10
Hl. NepomukMemorial · 2 km from the route - 11
Deutsch-Franz.-KriegMemorial · 2 km from the route - 12
Burgruine NiestenCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 13
Schloß SchneyCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 14
Deutsches KorbmuseumMuseum · 2.7 km from the route - 15
Schloss StrössendorfCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 16
MemorialMemorial · 4.6 km from the route - 17
Schloss MaineckCastle · 5.4 km from the route - 18
AbrahamMemorial · 5.6 km from the route - 19
MemorialMemorial · 5.7 km from the route - 20
Schloß UnterleiterbachCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 21
Ebnether KellerAttraction · 6.6 km from the route - 22
Schloss EbnethCastle · 6.9 km from the route - 23
Schloß BurgellernCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 24
Burg WiesentfelsCastle · 7.7 km from the route - 25
Schloss RedwitzCastle · 8.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Gottesgartenrundweg Süd?
Gottesgartenrundweg Süd is 69.1 km long. Allow ± 17:55 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Altenkunstadt.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,523 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
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 Schloss Giechkröttendorf, Staffelberg and NordJURA-Museum.
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