Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Eilsleben · Updated on 14 November 2026
Braunschweiger Jacobsweg walk
Braunschweiger Jacobsweg is a walk of 265.8 km from Eilsleben. Along the way you'll find 546 benches, 13 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 265.8 km
- ± 62:30 h
- ↑ 2,046 m · ↓ 2,077 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 546 benches, 13 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
44 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 36 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: TeWeBs · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Photo taken on April 11, 2005, by Magnus Manske, in Braunschweig, Germany. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Dguendel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Stefan Schäfer, Lich · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Memorial
Memorial
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Photo: Pedelecs · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,046 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,077 m
- Highest point
- 362 m
- Lowest point
- 57 m
- 5-10% slope · 20 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.3 km
- 9 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
265.8 km in total- Track: 133.4 km
- Street: 46.1 km
- Path: 43.2 km
- Footpath: 15.7 km
- Busy road: 13.8 km
- Road: 12 km
- Cycleway: 600 m
- Stairs: 9 stairs
Surfaces
265.8 km in total- Asphalt: 99.3 km
- Gravel: 67.9 km
- Paved: 47.1 km
- Unpaved: 16.7 km
- Natural: 1.2 km
- Unknown: 32.9 km
About the walking route Braunschweiger Jacobsweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Braunschweiger Jacobsweg is a walking route of 265.8 km that starts in Eilsleben. It does not end where it starts. You start in Magdeburg and finish in Höxter.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,046 m in total and descend 2,077 m. There are 9 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 62:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (133.4 km), street (46.1 km) and path (43.2 km). Of the surface, 99.3 km asphalt and 67.9 km gravel. For 32.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 546 benches, 13 water fountains and refill points, 21 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Cathedral of MagdeburgAttraction · 686 m from the route - 2
St. Michael's ChurchAttraction · 403 m from the route - 3
Fagus FactoryAttraction · 556 m from the route - 4
Herzog Anton Ulrich-MuseumMuseum · 251 m from the route - 5
Gedenkstätte Deutsche Teilung MarienbornMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 6
Die Wölbung der HändeMemorial · 505 m from the route - 7
Magdeburger ReiterMemorial · 120 m from the route - 8
Abteikirche St. Stephanus und VitusAttraction · 228 m from the route - 9
Schloss NettlingenCastle · 102 m from the route - 10
Didrik-Pining-DenkmalMonument · 119 m from the route - 11
Der UmfahrsteinMemorial · 119 m from the route - 12
Burg UmmendorfCastle · 120 m from the route - 13
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-MuseumMuseum · 127 m from the route - 14
Magdeburger RolandMemorial · 136 m from the route - 15
Hildesheimer SynagogeMemorial · 139 m from the route - 16
SeilbahnbergViewpoint · 146 m from the route - 17
HeinrichsbrunnenMemorial · 164 m from the route - 18
Schloss BraunschweigCastle · 184 m from the route - 19
JuleumMuseum · 192 m from the route - 20
Braunschweiger QuadrigaMemorial · 195 m from the route - 21
SchlossmuseumMuseum · 202 m from the route - 22
Burg SteinbrückCastle · 207 m from the route - 23
Burg EversteinArchaeological site · 211 m from the route - 24
ArboretumAttraction · 232 m from the route - 25
ZonengrenzmuseumMuseum · 236 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Braunschweiger Jacobsweg?
Braunschweiger Jacobsweg is 265.8 km long. Allow ± 62:30 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 runs from Magdeburg to Höxter.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Eilsleben.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,046 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 21 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 13 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Liberei, Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum and Skulptur des Wortes.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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