Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Felsberg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Hessenweg 11- Frau Holle-Route walk
Hessenweg 11- Frau Holle-Route is a walk of 153.6 km from Felsberg. Along the way you'll find 302 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 153.6 km
- ± 39:40 h
- ↑ 3,318 m · ↓ 3,376 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Felsberg
0 km9 km · 16 benches
Eulenturm
9 kmPublic toilet and bike pump
162 m · 6 benches
Bike pump
9.2 km2.4 km · 4 benches
Water point
11.6 km26 km · 29 benches
Honesty box
37.6 km7.3 km · 3 benches
Wasserburg Ottersbach
44.9 kmRuins
18 km · 32 benches
Public toilet
62.9 km7.2 km · 22 benches
Public toilet and water point
70.2 km268 m · 6 benches
Public toilet
70.4 km25.5 km · 65 benches
Historisches Rathaus and 1 more
95.9 kmHistorischer Packhof and public toilet
221 m · 12 benches
Alte Werrabrücke
96.2 kmAttraction
767 m · 9 benches
Weserliedanlage
96.9 kmAttraction
153 m · 7 benches
Public toilet
97.1 km18.7 km · 18 benches
Bramburg
115.8 kmCastle
16.2 km · 7 benches
Honesty box
132 km166 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
132.1 km572 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
132.7 km4.3 km · 16 benches
Burg Gieselwerder
136.9 kmPublic toilet
16.4 km · 22 benches
Deutsches Hugenotten-Museum and 1 more
153.3 kmLandgraf-Carl-Denkmal
290 m · 19 benches
Finish
153.6 kmAt the finish: public toilet and bike pump.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 53.7 kmBetween 9.2 km and 62.9 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
10 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 2 more along the route are on the map.
Attraction · after 9 km
Ruins · after 44.9 km
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Photo: Dguendel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 95.9 km
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Photo: Axel Hindemith · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 96 km
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Photo: GeorgDerReisende · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 96.2 km
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Photo: Thomas Robbin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 96.9 km
Castle · after 115.8 km
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Photo: Presse03 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site · after 136.9 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,318 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,376 m
- Highest point
- 569 m
- Lowest point
- 104 m
- 5-10% slope · 43.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 7.7 km
- 11 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
153.6 km in total- Track: 108.9 km
- Path: 15.1 km
- Street: 13.8 km
- Road: 6.6 km
- Busy road: 4.1 km
- Footpath: 2.9 km
- Stairs: 11 stairs
- Cycleway: 250 m
- Unknown: 900 m
Surfaces
153.6 km in total- Gravel: 63.3 km
- Asphalt: 29.1 km
- Unpaved: 17.8 km
- Natural: 7 km
- Paved: 5.4 km
- Unknown: 30.4 km
About the walking route Hessenweg 11- Frau Holle-Route
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hessenweg 11- Frau Holle-Route is a walking route of 153.6 km that starts in Felsberg. It does not end where it starts. You start in Gensungen and finish in Bad Karlshafen. Along the way you pass Eulenturm (after 9 km), Wasserburg Ottersbach (after 44.9 km) and Historisches Rathaus (after 95.9 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,318 m in total and descend 3,376 m. There are 11 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 39:40 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (108.9 km), path (15.1 km) and street (13.8 km). Of the surface, 63.3 km gravel and 29.1 km asphalt. For 30.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 302 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 10 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. You can fill your bottle after 11.6 km and after 70.2 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 53.7 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze))Hard · From A to B92.2 km
- Barbarossaweg (Teilstück Bad Wildungen - Reichenbach)Hard · From A to B60.9 km
- Hessenweg 11- Brüder-Grimm-Weg (Teilstück Alsfeld - Gensungen)Hard · From A to B82.4 km
- Ederhöhenweg Etappe 10Hard · From A to B24 km
- Wanderweg der Deutschen Einheit (Hörschel - Fritzlar)Hard · From A to B108.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss BerlepschCastle · 5 km from the route - 2
TodtsteinViewpoint · 5.9 km from the route - 3
DampflokachseMemorial · 122 m from the route - 4
RotundeAttraction · 131 m from the route - 5
DiebesturmObservation tower · 147 m from the route - 6
Burg HeiligenbergCastle · 152 m from the route - 7
WelfenschlossAttraction · 158 m from the route - 8
Reste der alten Umschlagstelle Münden an der WeserRuins · 169 m from the route - 9
BartenwetzerbrückeAttraction · 226 m from the route - 10
Burg ZiegenbergRuins · 239 m from the route - 11
Ruine St. LaurentiusAttraction · 385 m from the route - 12
Burg ErmschwerdCastle · 518 m from the route - 13
TillyschanzeAttraction · 566 m from the route - 14
KrukenburgCastle · 998 m from the route - 15
FelsburgCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 16
StockmachermuseumMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 17
Kartause EppenbergRuins · 1.3 km from the route - 18
Weser-SkywalkAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 19
RosskopfturmObservation tower · 1.5 km from the route - 20
Heimat-Museum BodenfeldeMuseum · 1.9 km from the route - 21
Voßküppel QuarzitblöckeArchaeological site · 1.9 km from the route - 22
Schloß SpangenbergAttraction · 2 km from the route - 23
AltenburgCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 24
Frau-Holle-TeichAttraction · 2.5 km from the route - 25
KitzkammerAttraction · 2.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hessenweg 11- Frau Holle-Route?
Hessenweg 11- Frau Holle-Route is 153.6 km long. Allow ± 39:40 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 Gensungen to Bad Karlshafen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Felsberg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,318 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 10 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 53.7 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Eulenturm, Wasserburg Ottersbach and Historisches Rathaus.
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