Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Freden (Leine) · Updated on 14 November 2026
Rennstieg walk
Rennstieg is a walk of 38 km from Freden (Leine). Along the way you'll find 63 benches.
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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.
- 38 km
- ± 9:30 h
- ↑ 660 m · ↓ 660 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 63 benches.
Follow these steps in the appNo public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Castle
Museum
Memorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 660 m
- Down
- ↓ 660 m
- Highest point
- 380 m
- Lowest point
- 78 m
- 5-10% slope · 5.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.3 km
- 15-20% slope · 382 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 573 m
- 2 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
38 km in total- Track: 29.1 km
- Street: 3.6 km
- Path: 2.9 km
- Road: 975 m
- Busy road: 675 m
- Footpath: 457 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
38 km in total- Gravel: 20 km
- Unpaved: 8.8 km
- Asphalt: 2.2 km
- Paved: 1.6 km
- Unknown: 5.3 km
About the walking route Rennstieg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Rennstieg is a walking route of 38 km that starts in Freden (Leine). It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 660 m in total and descend 660 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 9:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (29.1 km), street (3.6 km) and path (2.9 km). Of the surface, 20 km gravel and 8.8 km unpaved. For 5.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 63 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Hildesheim CathedralAttraction · 118 m from the route - 2
St. Michael's ChurchAttraction · 354 m from the route - 3
Fagus FactoryAttraction · 6.4 km from the route - 4
Dommuseum HildesheimMuseum · 121 m from the route - 5
1000 jähriger RosenstockAttraction · 124 m from the route - 6
Didrik-Pining-DenkmalMonument · 232 m from the route - 7
BugenhagenbrunnenMemorial · 312 m from the route - 8
HuckupMemorial · 367 m from the route - 9
Skulptur des WortesMemorial · 368 m from the route - 10
Historischer MarktplatzAttraction · 521 m from the route - 11
Hildesheimer SynagogeMemorial · 556 m from the route - 12
ehem. Kaiser-Wilhelm-DenkmalMemorial · 894 m from the route - 13
IrminsäuleMemorial · 931 m from the route - 14
Schloss WrisbergholzenCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 15
Kriegerdenkmal am GalgenbergMemorial · 1.7 km from the route - 16
Bismarckturm HildesheimObservation tower · 1.9 km from the route - 17
Burg SteuerwaldCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 18
Tafelbergturm (Ernst-Binnewies-Turm)Observation tower · 2.7 km from the route - 19
Gelber Turm/VolkssternwarteViewpoint · 3.3 km from the route - 20
Burgruine HausfredenCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 21
MarienburgAttraction · 3.6 km from the route - 22
BeusterburgArchaeological site · 5.3 km from the route - 23
Schloss BrüggenCastle · 5.4 km from the route - 24
Fagus-Gropius-AusstellungMuseum · 6.4 km from the route - 25
Schloss BodenburgAttraction · 7.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Rennstieg?
Rennstieg is 38 km long. Allow ± 9:30 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Freden (Leine).
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 660 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Burgruine Winzenburg, Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum and Bernwardsdenkmal.
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