Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hamburg · Updated on 13 November 2026
Hanseatenweg walk
Hanseatenweg is a walk of 517.2 km from Hamburg. Along the way you'll find 2,299 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 116 public toilets, 4 bike pumps and 2 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.
- 517.2 km
- ± 28:45 h per stage
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 2,299 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 116 public toilets, 4 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
45 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 37 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Pedemann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Peter Haas · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Dietmar Rabich · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Dr. Karl-Heinz Hochhaus · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Emma7stern · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Wolfgang Meinhart, Hamburg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Attraction
Stages (4)
Elevation and terrain
Way types
517.2 km in total- Road: 122.8 km
- Track: 116.9 km
- Path: 98.5 km
- Street: 82.4 km
- Footpath: 45.1 km
- Cycleway: 15.9 km
- Busy road: 12.8 km
- Stairs: 17 stairs
- Unknown: 201 m
Surfaces
517.2 km in total- Asphalt: 203 km
- Paved: 93.1 km
- Gravel: 80 km
- Unpaved: 25.3 km
- Natural: 10.2 km
- Unknown: 83.9 km
About the walking route Hanseatenweg
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hanseatenweg is a walking route of 517.2 km that starts in Hamburg. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
There are 17 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 28:45 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (122.8 km), track (116.9 km) and path (98.5 km). Of the surface, 203 km asphalt and 93.1 km paved. For 83.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 2,299 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 116 public toilets, 4 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, HamburgHard · From A to B57.7 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E9, Deutschland, HamburgHard · From A to B47.9 km
- Jakobsweg via Baltica, HamburgHard · From A to B52.3 km
- Wanderweg Schlei-Eider-Elbe / Fernwanderweg E1, Schleswig-Holstein, WestvarianteHard · From A to B265.8 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Bergedorf - FischbekHard · From A to B49.3 km
- Jakobsweg via Baltica, Niedersachsen (Nord)Hard · From A to B98.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Miniature WonderlandAttraction · 411 m from the route - 2
Elbe Philharmonic HallAttraction · 329 m from the route - 3
Hamburger KunsthalleMuseum · 469 m from the route - 4
Church of St. MichaelAttraction · 362 m from the route - 5
RathausAttraction · 176 m from the route - 6
SpeicherstadtAttraction · 280 m from the route - 7
Chilehaus HamburgAttraction · 761 m from the route - 8
St. Nikolai MuseumMuseum · 356 m from the route - 9
Wappen FC St. PauliMemorial · 795 m from the route - 10
Planten un BlomenAttraction · 834 m from the route - 11
OzeaneumMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 12
Schloss AhrensburgMuseum · 7.9 km from the route - 13
Bismarck-DenkmalAttraction · 355 m from the route - 14
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe HamburgMuseum · 1.1 km from the route - 15
Museum of WorkMuseum · 3.1 km from the route - 16
Hamburg Archaeological MuseumMuseum · 9.4 km from the route - 17
Volkskundemuseum - Museen des Ratzeburger LandesMuseum · 5.9 km from the route - 18
Italian Military CemeteryMemorial · 8.5 km from the route - 19
Maritime MuseumMuseum · 929 m from the route - 20
Hubbrücke KarninAttraction · 6.4 km from the route - 21
Heinrich-Heine-DenkmalMemorial · 79 m from the route - 22
Atelier Otto Niemeyer-HolsteinMuseum · 100 m from the route - 23
Dampfeisbrecher StettinAttraction · 101 m from the route - 24
Burg HennebergCastle · 103 m from the route - 25
Dokumentations- und Gedenkstätte in der ehemaligen Untersuchungshaft der Staatssicherheit RostockMuseum · 113 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hanseatenweg?
Hanseatenweg is 517.2 km long, in 4 parts of 129.3 km on average. Allow ± 28:45 h per part 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 Hamburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 116 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 9 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Rickmer Rickmers, U-434 and Cap San Diego.
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