Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Rüdesheim am Rhein · Updated on 14 November 2026
Kloster walk
Kloster is a walk of 29.7 km from Rüdesheim am Rhein. Along the way you'll find 55 benches, 1 water point and 4 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.
- 29.7 km
- ± 7:50 h
- ↑ 759 m · ↓ 722 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Rüdesheim am Rhein
0 km11 km · 22 benches
Public toilet and water point
11 km4.5 km · 19 benches
Schloss Johannisberg
15.5 km2 public toilets
10.3 km · 12 benches
Public toilet
25.8 km3.9 km · 2 benches
Finish
29.7 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 11 kmBetween 0 km and 11 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight 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: Fritz Geller-Grimm · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 15.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 759 m
- Down
- ↓ 722 m
- Highest point
- 579 m
- Lowest point
- 142 m
- 5-10% slope · 8.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.7 km
- 1 flight of 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
29.7 km in total- Track: 21.6 km
- Path: 4.1 km
- Street: 1.7 km
- Footpath: 1.4 km
- Road: 600 m
- Busy road: 75 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
29.7 km in total- Gravel: 6.6 km
- Unpaved: 4.6 km
- Asphalt: 3.3 km
- Paved: 1.1 km
- Natural: 925 m
- Unknown: 13.1 km
About the walking route Kloster
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Kloster is a walking route of 29.7 km that starts in Rüdesheim am Rhein. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Schloss Johannisberg (after 15.6 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 759 m in total and descend 722 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 7:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (21.6 km), path (4.1 km) and street (1.7 km). Of the surface, 6.6 km gravel and 4.6 km unpaved. For 13.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 55 benches, 1 water point and 4 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 11.1 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 11 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Rheinhöhenweg Kaub-Wiesbaden (rrh.-Taunus)Hard · From A to B80.1 km
- Rheingauer RieslingpfadHard · From A to B100.3 km
- Riesling Schleife Himmel und HöllenbergEasy · Circular walk5.7 km
- Hessenweg 7 (Teilstück Kaub - Wiesbaden)Hard · From A to B70.4 km
- Rheinsteig Etappe 17 [Lorch - Rüdesheim]Hard · From A to B20.4 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Sankt Goarshausen - RüdesheimHard · From A to B55.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
NiederwalddenkmalAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 2
Burg RheinsteinCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 3
Fürstenberg CastleCastle · 9.2 km from the route - 4
KlosterkircheAttraction · 181 m from the route - 5
DrosselgasseAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 6
EhrenfelsCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 7
Eibingen AbbeyAttraction · 122 m from the route - 8
Siegfried's Mechanical Music CabinetMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 9
TempleAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 10
Ruine PlixholzRuins · 208 m from the route - 11
Schloss VollradsCastle · 543 m from the route - 12
Schloss HansenbergCastle · 565 m from the route - 13
Burg SchwarzensteinCastle · 586 m from the route - 14
KlunkhardshofAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 15
VorderburgCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 16
Prellbock der Talstation der ehemaligen Niederwald-Dampf-ZahnradbahnAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 17
BoosenburgCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 18
Jagdschloss NiederwaldCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 19
BrömserburgCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 20
Schloss SchönbornCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 21
MonumentMonument · 2 km from the route - 22
RosselViewpoint · 2.2 km from the route - 23
RittersaalViewpoint · 2.2 km from the route - 24
Burg ScharfensteinCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 25
Oestricher KranAttraction · 2.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Kloster?
Kloster is 29.7 km long. Allow ± 7:50 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 Rüdesheim am Rhein.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 759 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 4 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 11 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schloss Johannisberg.
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