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Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Gieselwerder - Bad Karlshafen walk
Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Gieselwerder - Bad Karlshafen is a walk of 16.5 km from Bad Karlshafen. Along the way you'll find 36 benches, 2 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.
- 16.5 km
- ± 4:05 h
- ↑ 269 m · ↓ 261 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Bad Karlshafen
0 kmAt the start: Landgraf-Carl-Denkmal, public toilet and bike pump.
208 m · 19 benches
Deutsches Hugenotten-Museum
208 mMuseum
16.3 km · 16 benches
Finish
16.5 kmAt the finish: Burg Gieselwerder and public toilet.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 16.5 kmBetween 0 km and 16.5 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
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.
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Photo: GFreihalter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 72 m
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Photo: Verein Deutsches Hugenotten - Museum e.V. Bad Karlshafen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 208 m
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Photo: Presse03 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site · after 16.5 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 269 m
- Down
- ↓ 261 m
- Highest point
- 242 m
- Lowest point
- 106 m
- 5-10% slope · 4.5 km
- 4 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
16.5 km in total- Track: 11 km
- Path: 2.8 km
- Street: 1.4 km
- Busy road: 800 m
- Footpath: 175 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
- Road: 150 m
Surfaces
16.5 km in total- Gravel: 9.5 km
- Asphalt: 3.3 km
- Unpaved: 1.8 km
- Paved: 325 m
- Natural: 225 m
- Unknown: 1.4 km
About the walking route Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Gieselwerder - Bad Karlshafen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Gieselwerder - Bad Karlshafen is a walking route of 16.5 km that starts in Bad Karlshafen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Rathaus Gieselwerder and finish in Hafenplatz Bad Karlshafen. Along the way you pass Landgraf-Carl-Denkmal (after 72 m), Deutsches Hugenotten-Museum (after 208 m) and Burg Gieselwerder (after 16.5 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 269 m in total and descend 261 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 4:05 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (11 km), path (2.8 km) and street (1.4 km). Of the surface, 9.5 km gravel and 3.3 km asphalt. For 1.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 36 benches, 2 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The longest stretch without a toilet is 16.5 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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- Weserberglandweg - Etappe 4Moderate · From A to B12.4 km
- Weserberglandweg - Etappe 3Hard · From A to B19.8 km
- Hessenweg 11- Frau Holle-RouteHard · From A to B153.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
DampflokachseMemorial · 119 m from the route - 2
KrukenburgCastle · 998 m from the route - 3
Weser-SkywalkAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 4
Heimat-Museum BodenfeldeMuseum · 1.9 km from the route - 5
Schloss NienoverCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 6
Wasserschloss WülmersenCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 7
KragstuhlmuseumMuseum · 4.7 km from the route - 8
Alte BurgCastle · 5.7 km from the route - 9
St. Johannes BaptistMonument · 5.7 km from the route - 10
SababurgCastle · 6 km from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 7 km from the route - 12
Museum UslarMuseum · 7.1 km from the route - 13
Burg TrendelburgCastle · 7.4 km from the route - 14
Heilige Familie und Heiliger StephanusAttraction · 8.8 km from the route - 15
BramburgCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 16HugenottenturmViewpoint · 300 m from the route
- 17Kloster HelmarshausenArchaeological site · 1.2 km from the route
- 18Observation towerObservation tower · 6.1 km from the route
- 19Observation towerObservation tower · 6.2 km from the route
- 20KlimaturmObservation tower · 8 km from the route
- 21SollingturmObservation tower · 8.6 km from the route
- 22Schloß WehrdenAttraction · 8.9 km from the route
- 23WildburgArchaeological site · 9.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Gieselwerder - Bad Karlshafen?
Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Gieselwerder - Bad Karlshafen is 16.5 km long. Allow ± 4:05 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 Rathaus Gieselwerder to Hafenplatz Bad Karlshafen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bad Karlshafen.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 269 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 16.5 km.
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 Landgraf-Carl-Denkmal, Deutsches Hugenotten-Museum and Burg Gieselwerder.
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