Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Netphen · Updated on 13 November 2026
Ederhöhenweg walk
Ederhöhenweg is a walk of 212.8 km from Netphen. Along the way you'll find 381 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 2 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.
- 212.8 km
- ± 4:45 h per stage
- ↑ 3,170 m · ↓ 3,667 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 381 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets 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: Presse03 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Museum
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Ruins
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Photo: A.Savin · Wikimedia Commons · FALView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: A.Savin · Wikimedia Commons · FALView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Stages (11)
- 1Ederhöhenweg20.7 km
- 2Ederhöhenweg Etappe 218.9 km
- 3Ederhöhenweg Etappe 317 km
- 4Ederhöhenweg Etappe 420 km
- 5Ederhöhenweg Etappe 513.8 km
- 6Ederhöhenweg Etappe 619.9 km
- 7Ederhöhenweg Etappe 716.6 km
- 8Ederhöhenweg Etappe 821.4 km
- 9Ederhöhenweg Etappe 916.8 km
- 10Ederhöhenweg Etappe 1024 km
- 11Ederhöhenweg Etappe 1123.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,170 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,667 m
- Highest point
- 639 m
- Lowest point
- 139 m
- 5-10% slope · 45.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 7.7 km
- 15-20% slope · 948 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 856 m
- 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
212.8 km in total- Track: 132.2 km
- Street: 29.5 km
- Path: 22.8 km
- Busy road: 10.4 km
- Road: 8.2 km
- Footpath: 8 km
- Stairs: 9 stairs
- Unknown: 325 m
Surfaces
212.8 km in total- Asphalt: 67.6 km
- Gravel: 46 km
- Unpaved: 21 km
- Natural: 9.7 km
- Paved: 4.5 km
- Unknown: 63.3 km
About the walking route Ederhöhenweg
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Ederhöhenweg is a walking route of 212.8 km that starts in Netphen. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,170 m in total and descend 3,667 m. There are 9 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 4:45 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (132.2 km), street (29.5 km) and path (22.8 km). Of the surface, 67.6 km asphalt and 46 km gravel. For 63.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 381 benches, 4 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Wittgensteiner PanoramawegHard · Circular walk143.2 km
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- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Lützel - BismarcktempelHard · From A to B51 km
- X3 TalsperrenwegHard · From A to B166.4 km
- Siegerland-Höhenring Raute1Hard · Circular walk146.4 km
- [XS] Sieghöhenweg NetphenModerate · From A to B13.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Wilhelmshöhe PalaceAttraction · 5.2 km from the route - 2
NaturkundemuseumMuseum · 127 m from the route - 3
Saint Peter's CathedralAttraction · 259 m from the route - 4
New GalleryMuseum · 288 m from the route - 5
Schloß WaldeckCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 6
Wasserburg HainchenCastle · 9 km from the route - 7
Mahnmal KarlsaueMemorial · 118 m from the route - 8
FelsburgCastle · 146 m from the route - 9
Riesenstein von HaldorfArchaeological site · 150 m from the route - 10
Burg HeiligenbergCastle · 173 m from the route - 11
Burgruine HatzfeldAttraction · 232 m from the route - 12
Spohr MuseumMuseum · 234 m from the route - 13
Thonet MuseumMuseum · 258 m from the route - 14
Aschrott-BrunnenAttraction · 268 m from the route - 15
Aseler BrückeAttraction · 270 m from the route - 16
StadtmuseumMuseum · 288 m from the route - 17
IchMemorial · 445 m from the route - 18
TorwacheAttraction · 474 m from the route - 19
HünselburgRuins · 476 m from the route - 20
Hessisches LandesmuseumMuseum · 507 m from the route - 21
WimmelbrunnenMemorial · 518 m from the route - 22
GrimmweltMuseum · 548 m from the route - 23
RiesensteinArchaeological site · 563 m from the route - 24
Museum für SepulkralkulturMuseum · 641 m from the route - 25
Riesenstein von WolfershausenArchaeological site · 651 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Ederhöhenweg?
Ederhöhenweg is 212.8 km long, in 11 stages of 19.3 km on average. Allow ± 4:45 h per stage of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
How many stages does this route have?
The route is split into 11 stages of 19.3 km on average, 212.8 km in all. The shortest stage is 13.8 km, the longest 24 km.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Netphen.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 288 m per stage 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 4 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Stadtverwaltung Battenberg, Stadtmuseum and Museum im Kloster Frankenberg.
Which stage of this route has the most points of interest?
Stage 4 (20 km), with 2 points of interest along the route, such as Stadtverwaltung Battenberg and Stadtmuseum.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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