Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Rudolstadt · Updated on 14 November 2026
Schiller-Wanderweg walk
Schiller-Wanderweg is a walk of 11.4 km from Rudolstadt that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 145 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 11.4 km
- ± 2:45 h
- ↑ 118 m · ↓ 144 m
- Moderate
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 145 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 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: Weltenstuermer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Giorno2 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Museum
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Photo: Ruxpert Sröpwer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Friedrich Schiller Archiv / Foto: Andreas Fiedler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Z thomas · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 118 m
- Down
- ↓ 144 m
- Highest point
- 300 m
- Lowest point
- 193 m
- 5-10% slope · 1.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 115 m
- 6 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
11.4 km in total- Street: 4.9 km
- Path: 3.8 km
- Track: 1.2 km
- Footpath: 775 m
- Stairs: 6 stairs
- Busy road: 150 m
- Road: 150 m
Surfaces
11.4 km in total- Asphalt: 3 km
- Gravel: 2.6 km
- Unpaved: 2.5 km
- Paved: 1.7 km
- Natural: 175 m
- Unknown: 1.5 km
About the walking route Schiller-Wanderweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Schiller-Wanderweg is a circular walk of 11.4 km from Rudolstadt: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 118 m in total and descend 144 m. There are 6 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 2:45 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is street (4.9 km), path (3.8 km) and track (1.2 km). Of the surface, 3 km asphalt and 2.6 km gravel. For 1.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 145 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 7 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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- SchustersteigHard · From A to B25.8 km
- Gelbes Quadrat auf weißem Grund (Rudolstadt-Remda)Moderate · From A to B10.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
FeengrottenAttraction · 8 km from the route - 2
Max EberweinMemorial · 206 m from the route - 3
MemorialMemorial · 1.5 km from the route - 4
MemorialMemorial · 4.4 km from the route - 5
Louis Ferdinand von PreußenMemorial · 4.4 km from the route - 6
Louis Ferdinand von PreußenMemorial · 4.6 km from the route - 7
Fröbel-DenkmalMemorial · 4.8 km from the route - 8
Burg GreifensteinAttraction · 4.9 km from the route - 9
Bismarck-FeuersäuleAttraction · 5 km from the route - 10
Denkmal Friedrich FröbelMemorial · 5 km from the route - 11
Kriegsdenkmal 1. und 2. WeltkriegMemorial · 5 km from the route - 12
MemorialMemorial · 5.1 km from the route - 13
Friedrich-Fröbel-MuseumMuseum · 5.1 km from the route - 14
MemorialMemorial · 5.1 km from the route - 15
AttractionAttraction · 5.7 km from the route - 16
BaropturmAttraction · 5.9 km from the route - 17
Liebhabertheater Schloss KochbergAttraction · 6 km from the route - 18
Schloss KochbergAttraction · 6 km from the route - 19
Schloss SaalfeldCastle · 6.2 km from the route - 20
BismarcksäuleMemorial · 6.3 km from the route - 21
BismarksäuleMemorial · 6.5 km from the route - 22
Juri GagarinMemorial · 6.7 km from the route - 23
HutschachtelMemorial · 6.9 km from the route - 24
Stadtmuseum Saalfeld im FranziskanerklosterMuseum · 6.9 km from the route - 25
Schlösschen KitzersteinCastle · 6.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Schiller-Wanderweg?
Schiller-Wanderweg is 11.4 km long. Allow ± 2:45 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Rudolstadt.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 118 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 7 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schillerhaus, Heinrich Heine and Thüringer Bauernhäuser.
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