Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Seelbach · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lahn-Camino - 5. Etappe - Jakobsweg walk
Lahn-Camino - 5. Etappe - Jakobsweg is a walk of 18.4 km from Seelbach. Along the way you'll find 73 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets.
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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.
- 18.4 km
- ± 4:55 h
- ↑ 481 m · ↓ 536 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Seelbach
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
13.9 km · 32 benches
3 water fountains and refill points
13.9 km2.4 km · 7 benches
Concordiaturm
16.2 kmViewpoint
1.1 km · 11 benches
Public toilet and 6 water fountains and refill points
17.4 km699 m · 17 benches
Karlsburg
18.1 kmCastle
303 m · 6 benches
Finish
18.4 kmAt the finish: public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 17.5 kmBetween 24 m and 17.5 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Viewpoint · after 16.2 km
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Photo: LoKiLeCh · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 18.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 481 m
- Down
- ↓ 536 m
- Highest point
- 362 m
- Lowest point
- 84 m
- 5-10% slope · 5 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.1 km
- 15-20% slope · 647 m
- 4 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
18.4 km in total- Track: 10 km
- Street: 4.8 km
- Path: 2.5 km
- Busy road: 475 m
- Road: 350 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
- Footpath: 50 m
Surfaces
18.4 km in total- Asphalt: 7.5 km
- Gravel: 2.3 km
- Natural: 1.3 km
- Paved: 411 m
- Unpaved: 25 m
- Unknown: 6.8 km
About the walking route Lahn-Camino - 5. Etappe - Jakobsweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lahn-Camino - 5. Etappe - Jakobsweg is a walking route of 18.4 km that starts in Seelbach. It does not end where it starts. You start in Obernhof - Kirche Kloster Arnstein and finish in Bad Ems - St. Martins Kirche. Along the way you pass Concordiaturm (after 16.2 km) and Karlsburg (after 18.1 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 481 m in total and descend 536 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 4:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (10 km), street (4.8 km) and path (2.5 km). Of the surface, 7.5 km asphalt and 2.3 km gravel. For 6.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 73 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 13.9 km, after 17.4 km and after 17.5 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 17.5 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Lahn-Camino - Jakobsweg
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Lahn-Camino - 4. Etappe - JakobswegHard · From A to B28.1 km
- Hessenweg 1 (Etappen 3+4)Hard · From A to B51.9 km
- Taunusklub Route 002 | LahnhöhenwegHard · From A to B159.2 km
- Taunusklub Route 107Moderate · From A to B18.9 km
- European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Reinland-Pfalz (region Taunus West)Hard · From A to B39.1 km
- Taunusklub Route 002 | Lahnhöhenweg (West)Hard · From A to B87.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Ehrenbreitstein FortressCastle · 8.1 km from the route - 2
Deutsches EckViewpoint · 8.7 km from the route - 3
Schloss StolzenfelsCastle · 9.4 km from the route - 4
MarksburgMuseum · 8.2 km from the route - 5
Schloß SchaumburgCastle · 9.5 km from the route - 6
Royal ChairMonument · 9.2 km from the route - 7
Burg NassauCastle · 261 m from the route - 8
Schloss LangenauCastle · 280 m from the route - 9
Burg SteinCastle · 292 m from the route - 10
Stein'sches SchlossCastle · 697 m from the route - 11
Burgruine HeidenpützCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 12
Emser BergbaumuseumMuseum · 1.9 km from the route - 13
Alteburg Singhofen (prähistorische Höhenbefestigung)Castle · 2.9 km from the route - 14
Ruine SporkenburgCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 15
Klosterruine BrunnenburgArchaeological site · 4.2 km from the route - 16
Schloss LaurenburgCastle · 4.4 km from the route - 17
Burg LaurenburgCastle · 4.4 km from the route - 18
Bergbau Museum Grube FriedrichssegenMuseum · 5.6 km from the route - 19
Limeskastell PohlMuseum · 5.9 km from the route - 20
RuppertsklammAttraction · 6.2 km from the route - 21
Fort AstersteinCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 22
Waldecksches Jagdschloß GeilnauCastle · 7.9 km from the route - 23
RheinburgCastle · 7.9 km from the route - 24
Burg LahneckCastle · 8 km from the route - 25
Werk BleidenbergCastle · 8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lahn-Camino - 5. Etappe - Jakobsweg?
Lahn-Camino - 5. Etappe - Jakobsweg is 18.4 km long. Allow ± 4:55 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?
No, the route runs from Obernhof - Kirche Kloster Arnstein to Bad Ems - St. Martins Kirche.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Seelbach.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 481 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 17.5 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 9 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Concordiaturm and Karlsburg.
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