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HWW Westerwald Etappe 5 Mengerskirchen - Wetzlar walk
HWW Westerwald Etappe 5 Mengerskirchen - Wetzlar is a walk of 33.8 km from Mengerskirchen. Along the way you'll find 74 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 33.8 km
- ± 8:30 h
- ↑ 590 m · ↓ 784 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 74 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 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: Oliver Abels (SBT) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Memorial
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Photo: Oliver Abels (SBT) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Attraction
Attraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 590 m
- Down
- ↓ 784 m
- Highest point
- 422 m
- Lowest point
- 150 m
- 5-10% slope · 8 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.7 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 170 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
33.8 km in total- Track: 21.9 km
- Street: 4.1 km
- Path: 3 km
- Footpath: 1.6 km
- Busy road: 1.6 km
- Road: 1.3 km
- Stairs: 2 stairs
- Unknown: 50 m
Surfaces
33.8 km in total- Gravel: 11 km
- Asphalt: 7.5 km
- Paved: 3.9 km
- Unpaved: 3.9 km
- Natural: 2.6 km
- Unknown: 4.9 km
About the walking route HWW Westerwald Etappe 5 Mengerskirchen - Wetzlar
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
HWW Westerwald Etappe 5 Mengerskirchen - Wetzlar is a walking route of 33.8 km that starts in Mengerskirchen. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 590 m in total and descend 784 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 8:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (21.9 km), street (4.1 km) and path (3 km). Of the surface, 11 km gravel and 7.5 km asphalt. For 4.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 74 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- HWW Westerwald Etappe 4 Wallmerod - MengerskirchenHard · From A to B21.8 km
- Thüringen-Hessen-Rhein-Wanderweg 08, Herborn - WesterburgHard · From A to B45.3 km
- WällertourHard · From A to B38.4 km
- HWW Westerwald Etappe 6 Knoten - KatzenfurtHard · From A to B20.2 km
- HWW Westerwald Etappe 5 Westerburg - KnotenHard · From A to B19.4 km
- [IV] HWW Westerwald Etappe 4 (Hadamar - Merenberg)Hard · From A to B17.2 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Schloß BraunfelsCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 2
LottehausAttraction · 234 m from the route - 3
ReichskammergerichtsmuseumMuseum · 260 m from the route - 4
Palais PapiusMuseum · 285 m from the route - 5
JerusalemhausMuseum · 303 m from the route - 6
Kriegsopfer II. WeltkriegMemorial · 347 m from the route - 7
KalsmuntRuins · 743 m from the route - 8
AttractionAttraction · 803 m from the route - 9
Bismarckturm WetzlarViewpoint · 1.1 km from the route - 10
Grube MalapertusAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 11
Burg HermannsteinAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 12
Heimatmuseum GarbenheimMuseum · 1.9 km from the route - 13
Römisches Forum WaldgirmesArchaeological site · 3.8 km from the route - 14
Burg LichtensteinCastle · 4.3 km from the route - 15
Burg MerenbergCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 16
Burg GreifensteinCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 17
KoppeViewpoint · 5.9 km from the route - 18
LaneburgCastle · 6.1 km from the route - 19
JunkernschlossRuins · 6.7 km from the route - 20
RuinsRuins · 7 km from the route - 21
SternschanzeAttraction · 7 km from the route - 22
Burgruine EllarCastle · 7.3 km from the route - 23
Burg Alt-HohensolmsArchaeological site · 8 km from the route - 24
Bergbau- und StadtmuseumMuseum · 8.7 km from the route - 25
Schloss WeilburgCastle · 8.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is HWW Westerwald Etappe 5 Mengerskirchen - Wetzlar?
HWW Westerwald Etappe 5 Mengerskirchen - Wetzlar is 33.8 km long. Allow ± 8:30 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 Mengerskirchen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 590 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schloß Mengerskirchen, Jägerdenkmal and Ruine Maienburg.
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