Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Wertheim · Updated on 14 November 2026
Gebietswanderweg (roter Strich) Nr. 88 walk
Gebietswanderweg (roter Strich) Nr. 88 is a walk of 58 km from Wertheim. Along the way you'll find 73 benches, 7 public toilets, 1 bike pump 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.
- 58 km
- ± 14:45 h
- ↑ 1,095 m · ↓ 1,028 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 73 benches, 7 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 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: Vitold Muratov · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Andreas Keller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Ralf Roletschek · Wikimedia Commons · FALView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Triplec85 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Andreas Keller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,095 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,028 m
- Highest point
- 380 m
- Lowest point
- 146 m
- 5-10% slope · 14.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.5 km
- 3 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
58 km in total- Track: 38.8 km
- Road: 8 km
- Street: 7.9 km
- Footpath: 1.3 km
- Path: 1.2 km
- Busy road: 375 m
- Cycleway: 275 m
- Stairs: 3 stairs
Surfaces
58 km in total- Gravel: 19.4 km
- Asphalt: 16.8 km
- Unpaved: 5.5 km
- Natural: 5.3 km
- Paved: 1.5 km
- Unknown: 9.5 km
About the walking route Gebietswanderweg (roter Strich) Nr. 88
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Gebietswanderweg (roter Strich) Nr. 88 is a walking route of 58 km that starts in Wertheim. It does not end where it starts. You start in Wertheim and finish in Bad Mergentheim.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,095 m in total and descend 1,028 m. There are 3 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 14:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (38.8 km), road (8 km) and street (7.9 km). Of the surface, 19.4 km gravel and 16.8 km asphalt. For 9.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 73 benches, 7 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Odenwaldklub HW 41, Wertheim - Walldürn - BuchenHard · From A to B40.9 km
- Odenwaldklub HW 18, Vier-Länder-Weg (Teilstück Michaelstadt - Wertheim)Hard · From A to B53.7 km
- Main-Donau-Weg (Tauber-Wörnitz-Linie) Teil 1Hard · From A to B96.2 km
- Main-Neckar-Rhein-WegHard · From A to B61.4 km
- Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße WTH - TBBHard · From A to B24.4 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Baden-WürttembergHard · From A to B283.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss WeikersheimAttraction · 7.5 km from the route - 2
Schloss GrünsfeldCastle · 127 m from the route - 3
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 481 m from the route - 4
Bismarcksäule TauberbischofsheimMemorial · 610 m from the route - 5
VS-SchulmuseumMuseum · 625 m from the route - 6
SchlosskircheAttraction · 883 m from the route - 7
ResidenzschlossAttraction · 924 m from the route - 8
DeutschordensmuseumMuseum · 938 m from the route - 9
Jagdflieger-GrabMemorial · 1.1 km from the route - 10
GlasmuseumMuseum · 1.4 km from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 1.5 km from the route - 12
Burg WertheimAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 13
Grafschaftsmuseum WertheimMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 14
WartturmObservation tower · 1.6 km from the route - 15
FuhrmannslochAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 16
GamburgCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 17
MemorialMemorial · 1.7 km from the route - 18
MemorialMemorial · 1.8 km from the route - 19
Unteres SchlossCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 20
Observation towerObservation tower · 1.8 km from the route - 21
WartturmObservation tower · 1.9 km from the route - 22
Schloss MesselhausenCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 23
Schlösschen im HofgartenCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 24
Aussichtsturm StahlbergObservation tower · 2.3 km from the route - 25
ZobelschlossCastle · 2.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Gebietswanderweg (roter Strich) Nr. 88?
Gebietswanderweg (roter Strich) Nr. 88 is 58 km long. Allow ± 14:45 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 Wertheim to Bad Mergentheim.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Wertheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,095 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 7 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
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 Kurmainzisches Schloss, Württembergisches Kriegerdenkmal and St. Liobakirche.
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