Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Gemünden am Main · Updated on 14 November 2026
Main-Werra-Weg HSN walk
Main-Werra-Weg HSN is a walk of 153 km from Gemünden am Main. Along the way you'll find 268 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points and 9 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.
- 153 km
- ± 40:05 h
- ↑ 3,655 m · ↓ 3,575 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 268 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points and 9 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
12 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 4 more along the route are on the map.
Memorial
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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Julien Christ · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Baummapper · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Bybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Doris Antony, Berlin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,655 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,575 m
- Highest point
- 923 m
- Lowest point
- 162 m
- 5-10% slope · 38.5 km
- 10-15% slope · 13.8 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.5 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
153 km in total- Track: 104.4 km
- Street: 19.5 km
- Path: 15.6 km
- Road: 7.3 km
- Busy road: 4.1 km
- Footpath: 1.3 km
- Cycleway: 275 m
- Stairs: 4 stairs
Surfaces
153 km in total- Gravel: 45.7 km
- Asphalt: 34.9 km
- Unpaved: 19.3 km
- Natural: 4.7 km
- Paved: 4.1 km
- Unknown: 43.9 km
About the walking route Main-Werra-Weg HSN
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Main-Werra-Weg HSN is a walking route of 153 km that starts in Gemünden am Main. It does not end where it starts. You start in Gemünden (Main) and finish in Vacha.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,655 m in total and descend 3,575 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 40:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (104.4 km), street (19.5 km) and path (15.6 km). Of the surface, 45.7 km gravel and 34.9 km asphalt. For 43.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 268 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points and 9 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Spessartweg 1Hard · From A to B62.9 km
- Mainweg Teil 7Hard · From A to B74.1 km
- Fränkischer Marienweg Route 1Hard · From A to B147.4 km
- Gebietswanderweg Roter Balken, Gemünden - Burgsinn - FellenHard · From A to B19.1 km
- Birkenhainer StraßeHard · From A to B70.7 km
- Lauf der VerrücktenHard · From A to B99.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Castle ButtlarAttraction · 7.1 km from the route - 2
WeiherbergViewpoint · 121 m from the route - 3
Schloss SaaleckCastle · 132 m from the route - 4
Schloss AschachMuseum · 218 m from the route - 5
SchwedenschanzeFort · 235 m from the route - 6
SlorburgCastle · 277 m from the route - 7
Altes RathausAttraction · 327 m from the route - 8
BaderturmViewpoint · 332 m from the route - 9
LudwigsturmViewpoint · 374 m from the route - 10
GradierwerkAttraction · 500 m from the route - 11
St. AnnenRuins · 534 m from the route - 12
Obere SalineMuseum · 541 m from the route - 13
Bismarck-DenkmalMemorial · 570 m from the route - 14
HimmeldunkbergViewpoint · 633 m from the route - 15
Deutsches Segelflugmuseum mit Modellflug WasserkuppeMuseum · 730 m from the route - 16
OsterburgCastle · 801 m from the route - 17
TeufelsteinViewpoint · 845 m from the route - 18
MemorialMemorial · 873 m from the route - 19
GermaniaMemorial · 947 m from the route - 20
MemorialMemorial · 1 km from the route - 21
MemorialMemorial · 1.3 km from the route - 22
MemorialMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 23
Burgruine BotenlaubenCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 24
Schloss PhilippsthalCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 25
Bismarckturm Bad KissingenViewpoint · 1.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Main-Werra-Weg HSN?
Main-Werra-Weg HSN is 153 km long. Allow ± 40:05 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 Gemünden (Main) to Vacha.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Gemünden am Main.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,655 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 9 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 6 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Fliegerdenkmal, Gedenkstätte für die Gefallenen des Zweiten Weltkrieges and Scherenburg.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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