Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Mühlacker · Updated on 13 November 2026
Schwarzwald-Nordrandweg walk
Schwarzwald-Nordrandweg is a walk of 62 km from Mühlacker. Along the way you'll find 285 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
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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.
- 62 km
- ± 15:25 h
- ↑ 1,002 m · ↓ 991 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 285 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 3 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe 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.
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Photo: Dr. Eugen Lehle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Benjamin Estrack · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Observation tower
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Flocci Nivis · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Michael Kauffmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Flocci Nivis · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,002 m
- Down
- ↓ 991 m
- Highest point
- 409 m
- Lowest point
- 122 m
- 5-10% slope · 11.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.2 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 623 m
- 10 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
62 km in total- Track: 39.1 km
- Street: 10.2 km
- Path: 5.9 km
- Footpath: 3.5 km
- Road: 1.3 km
- Stairs: 10 stairs
- Busy road: 534 m
- Unknown: 325 m
Surfaces
62 km in total- Asphalt: 29.8 km
- Gravel: 18.6 km
- Unpaved: 5.3 km
- Paved: 4.4 km
- Natural: 225 m
- Unknown: 3.4 km
About the walking route Schwarzwald-Nordrandweg
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Schwarzwald-Nordrandweg is a walking route of 62 km that starts in Mühlacker. It does not end where it starts. You start in Durlach and finish in Mühlacker.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,002 m in total and descend 991 m. There are 10 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 15:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (39.1 km), street (10.2 km) and path (5.9 km). Of the surface, 29.8 km asphalt and 18.6 km gravel. For 3.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 285 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 3 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- GäurandwegHard · From A to B122.1 km
- Eppinger-Linien-WegHard · From A to B71.1 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Wurmberg - SchönenbergModerate · From A to B14.3 km
- Bietigheimer WegHard · From A to B32.8 km
- Stromberg-Schwäbischer-Wald-WegHard · From A to B166.5 km
- Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Schönenberg - KnittlingenHard · From A to B20.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Karlsruhe PalaceCastle · 4.5 km from the route - 2
Staatliches Museum für NaturkundeMuseum · 4.6 km from the route - 3
Observation towerObservation tower · 97 m from the route - 4
BismarckdenkmalMemorial · 165 m from the route - 5
Haus ConrathAttraction · 185 m from the route - 6
Stadtmuseum PforzheimMuseum · 643 m from the route - 7
St. Martinskirche StadtmuseumMuseum · 646 m from the route - 8
Schloss AugustenburgCastle · 928 m from the route - 9
MemorialMemorial · 1 km from the route - 10
Burg LangensteinbachCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 11
Kapellruine St. BarbaraRuins · 1.2 km from the route - 12
Stumpen LomersheimCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 13
WaldensermuseumMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 14
Städtische GalerieMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 15
Burgruine KleinsteinbachCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 16
Schloss GottesaueCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 17
RömermuseumMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 18
PeterskircheAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 19
HoheneckArchaeological site · 2.9 km from the route - 20
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 2.9 km from the route - 21
Ruine WolfartsweierCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 22
Burgruine KräheneckAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 23
RabeneckCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 24
FasanenschlösschenCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 25
Verkehrsmuseum KarlsruheMuseum · 3.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Schwarzwald-Nordrandweg?
Schwarzwald-Nordrandweg is 62 km long. Allow ± 15:25 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 runs from Durlach to Mühlacker.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Mühlacker.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,002 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 14 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 8 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burg Löffelstelz, Gedenktafeln des 23. Februar 1945 and Turmberg.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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