Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Tholey · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobsweg St. Wendel – Saarbrücken walk
Jakobsweg St. Wendel – Saarbrücken is a walk of 43.3 km from Tholey. Along the way you'll find 65 benches, 1 water point and 6 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.
- 43.3 km
- ± 10:50 h
- ↑ 733 m · ↓ 686 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 65 benches, 1 water point and 6 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Museum
Castle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 733 m
- Down
- ↓ 686 m
- Highest point
- 455 m
- Lowest point
- 230 m
- 5-10% slope · 7.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 653 m
- 15-20% slope · 218 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 435 m
- 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
43.3 km in total- Track: 22.5 km
- Street: 10.9 km
- Road: 7.7 km
- Path: 975 m
- Busy road: 625 m
- Footpath: 400 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
43.3 km in total- Asphalt: 20.5 km
- Gravel: 13.4 km
- Unpaved: 2.4 km
- Paved: 1.3 km
- Unknown: 5.7 km
About the walking route Jakobsweg St. Wendel – Saarbrücken
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobsweg St. Wendel – Saarbrücken is a walking route of 43.3 km that starts in Tholey. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 733 m in total and descend 686 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 10:50 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (22.5 km), street (10.9 km) and road (7.7 km). Of the surface, 20.5 km asphalt and 13.4 km gravel. For 5.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 65 benches, 1 water point and 6 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Jakobsweg Saar
Walks nearby
6- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Dagstuhl - Sankt WendelHard · From A to B51.2 km
- NahewegModerate · From A to B16.1 km
- Warken-Eckstein-WegHard · From A to B34.1 km
- 5-Kreise-WegEasy · From A to B3.6 km
- Saarland-Rundwanderweg St. Wendeler SchleifeModerate · From A to B9.6 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Sankt Wendel - LautereckenHard · From A to B95.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Weltkulturerbe Völklinger HütteMuseum · 8.6 km from the route - 2
Schwarzenberg TowerObservation tower · 4.9 km from the route - 3
Tholey AbbeyAttraction · 577 m from the route - 4
Monument de l'Europe / EuropasteinMemorial · 4.5 km from the route - 5
Burg PüttlingenCastle · 6.1 km from the route - 6
LudwigsplatzAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 7
LudwigskircheAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 8
JohanneskircheAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 9
Deutsch-Französischer GartenAttraction · 2.1 km from the route - 10
Basilika St. JohannAttraction · 2.2 km from the route - 11
Croix du Souvenir FrançaisMemorial · 4.4 km from the route - 12
Burg KerpenCastle · 154 m from the route - 13
Jüdischer FriedhofMemorial · 194 m from the route - 14
Abteikirche St. MauritiusAttraction · 523 m from the route - 15
SchaumbergturmObservation tower · 591 m from the route - 16
MemorialMemorial · 600 m from the route - 17
Schaumberg AlmAttraction · 637 m from the route - 18
SternstallMemorial · 726 m from the route - 19
Ehemaliger GartenpavillonMemorial · 757 m from the route - 20
DianentempelMemorial · 769 m from the route - 21
HimmelspfeilViewpoint · 789 m from the route - 22
Ehemaliges BrunnenovalMemorial · 812 m from the route - 23
BürgerparkAttraction · 921 m from the route - 24
FischbachbadRuins · 1.2 km from the route - 25
Statio Dominus MundiMuseum · 1.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobsweg St. Wendel – Saarbrücken?
Jakobsweg St. Wendel – Saarbrücken is 43.3 km long. Allow ± 10:50 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 Tholey.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 733 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 6 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
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 VSE Elektromuseum and Jagdschloss Philippsborn.
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