Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hessisch Oldendorf · Updated on 13 November 2026
Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda walk
Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda is a walk of 455.3 km from Hessisch Oldendorf. Along the way you'll find 998 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 50 public toilets, 11 bike pumps 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.
- 455.3 km
- ± 12:25 h per stage
- ↑ 6,415 m · ↓ 6,840 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- Regional route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 998 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 50 public toilets, 11 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
38 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 30 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Adriaen de Vries (1545/56–1626) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Memorial
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Castle
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Museum
Stages (9)
- 1Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda (Teilstrecke Loccum - Silberborn)129.9 km
- 2Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda (Teilstrecke Silberborn - Mariengarten)59.5 km
- 3Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda (Teilstrecke Mariengarten - Volkenroda)88.4 km
- 4Nebenstrecke I33.2 km
- 5Nebenstrecke II44.8 km
- 6Nebenstrecke IV50.1 km
- 7Kloster Mariensee, Nordvariante35 km
- 8Kloster Mariensee, Südvariante47.6 km
- 9Nebenstrecke Kloster Moellenbeck49.4 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 6,415 m
- Down
- ↓ 6,840 m
- Highest point
- 515 m
- Lowest point
- 37 m
- 5-10% slope · 76 km
- 10-15% slope · 9.8 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 3.5 km
- 20 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
455.3 km in total- Track: 288 km
- Street: 94.7 km
- Path: 69.4 km
- Road: 29.8 km
- Busy road: 25.7 km
- Footpath: 20.6 km
- Cycleway: 5.3 km
- Stairs: 20 stairs
- Unknown: 1.4 km
Surfaces
455.3 km in total- Asphalt: 186.6 km
- Gravel: 135.5 km
- Unpaved: 39.8 km
- Paved: 39.6 km
- Natural: 24.6 km
- Unknown: 109.8 km
About the walking route Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda is a walking route of 455.3 km that starts in Hessisch Oldendorf. It does not end where it starts. You start in Loccum and finish in Volkenroda.
How hard is the route?
You climb 6,415 m in total and descend 6,840 m. There are 20 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 12:25 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (288 km), street (94.7 km) and path (69.4 km). Of the surface, 186.6 km asphalt and 135.5 km gravel. For 109.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 998 benches, 14 water fountains and refill points, 50 public toilets, 11 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E11, Niedersachsen (M)Hard · From A to B83.8 km
- Weserberglandweg - Etappe 11Hard · From A to B27.4 km
- Weserberglandweg - Etappe 12Moderate · From A to B15.2 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss HämelschenburgAttraction · 120 m from the route - 2
Schloss BerlepschCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 3
Bismarck CottageAttraction · 9.7 km from the route - 4
Center of GermanyViewpoint · 4.9 km from the route - 5
Abteikirche St. Stephanus und VitusAttraction · 8.3 km from the route - 6
Kulturhistorisches MuseumMuseum · 104 m from the route - 7
Burg RodenAttraction · 108 m from the route - 8
Weserbrücke GrohndeRuins · 113 m from the route - 9
BauernkriegsmuseumMuseum · 116 m from the route - 10
St. AlbanRuins · 117 m from the route - 11
AllerheiligenkircheMuseum · 117 m from the route - 12
HeineburgArchaeological site · 123 m from the route - 13
Museum Amtspforte StadthagenMuseum · 136 m from the route - 14
Schloss LandestrostCastle · 148 m from the route - 15
Burg GieselwerderArchaeological site · 197 m from the route - 16
LüningsburgArchaeological site · 203 m from the route - 17
AltarsteinArchaeological site · 210 m from the route - 18
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 213 m from the route - 19
HochzeitshausAttraction · 231 m from the route - 20
DinosaurierfährtenArchaeological site · 276 m from the route - 21
Schloss GrohndeCastle · 277 m from the route - 22
MarienkircheAttraction · 279 m from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 302 m from the route - 24
OsterburgAttraction · 303 m from the route - 25
Karl-Steinhäuser-GedenksteinMemorial · 333 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda?
Pilgerweg Loccum - Volkenroda is 455.3 km long, in 9 parts of 50.6 km on average. Allow ± 12:25 h per part 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 Loccum to Volkenroda.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hessisch Oldendorf.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 713 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 50 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 14 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Fürstliches Mausoleum, Bremsschacht 7 and Gefallenendenkmal Einigungskriege.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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