Walking route · Riedstadt · Updated on 14 November 2026

Riedweg walk

Riedweg is a walk of 182.4 km from Riedstadt. Along the way you'll find 442 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 16 public toilets and 7 bike pumps.

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182.4 km
± 14:05 h per stage
↑ 958 m · ↓ 858 m
Hard per stage
From A to B
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Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 442 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 16 public toilets and 7 bike pumps.

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The route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.

6 sights along the way

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Observation tower
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Attraction
Archaeological site
Castle

Stages (3)

Elevation and terrain

Up: ↑ 958 m
Down: ↓ 858 m
Highest point: 302 m
Lowest point: 86 m

5-10% slope · 8.4 km
10-15% slope · 3 km
15-20% slope · 301 m
9 stairs

Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.

Way types

182.4 km in total

Track: 116.8 km
Street: 26.3 km
Path: 20.2 km
Road: 9 km
Footpath: 6.8 km
Cycleway: 1.7 km
Busy road: 845 m
Stairs: 9 stairs

Surfaces

182.4 km in total

Asphalt: 63.7 km
Gravel: 59 km
Paved: 24.6 km
Unpaved: 15.5 km
Natural: 2.3 km
Unknown: 16.9 km

About the walking route Riedweg

Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.

Where do you walk?

Riedweg is a walking route of 182.4 km that starts in Riedstadt. It does not end where it starts. You start in Kelsterbach and finish in Bilfingen.

How hard is the route?

You climb 958 m in total and descend 858 m. There are 9 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 14:05 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.

What paths do you walk on?

The longest part is track (116.8 km), street (26.3 km) and path (20.2 km). Of the surface, 63.7 km asphalt and 59 km gravel. For 16.9 km the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 442 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 16 public toilets and 7 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.

The Riedweg is a 182 km walking route, the Odenwald Club's main trail HW 1, running from Kelsterbach on the Main through the Hessian Ried and via Mannheim to Bilfingen, in three sections. It passes Groß-Gerau, Riedstadt, Gernsheim and Lorsch, then Viernheim and Mannheim, and goes past Schwetzingen to Bruchsal and Bilfingen. On the way are the Mönchbruch hunting lodge, the Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue nature reserve, the Lorsch gatehall and the palace gardens of Schwetzingen. Almost two thirds is farm and forest track. We know of 16 toilets, but drinking water at only 6 places.

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Sights nearby

Within 10 km of the route, best known first.

1Lorsch AbbeyAttraction · 225 m from the route
2Technik Museum SpeyerMuseum · 9.5 km from the route
3Schloss SchwetzingenCastle · 478 m from the route
4Dom zu SpeyerAttraction · 9.8 km from the route
5Kunsthalle MannheimMuseum · 5.9 km from the route
6Schloss MannheimAttraction · 6.7 km from the route
7Church of the Holy SpiritAttraction · 9.9 km from the route
8Schloss AuerbachAttraction · 6.1 km from the route
9Schwetzingen Palace GardensAttraction · 418 m from the route
10SchwedensäuleMemorial · 3.5 km from the route
11Berlin Airlift MemorialMemorial · 5.5 km from the route
12Deutsches VerpackungsmuseumMuseum · 8.9 km from the route
13Historischer StudentenkarzerMuseum · 9.7 km from the route
14Alte BrückeAttraction · 10 km from the route
15Burg ObergrombachCastle · 162 m from the route
16Schloss BruchsalAttraction · 231 m from the route
17Deutsches MusikautomatenmuseumMuseum · 232 m from the route
18BelvedereAttraction · 624 m from the route
19römischer BrunnenArchaeological site · 1.7 km from the route
20RömermuseumMuseum · 2.1 km from the route
21Schloss NeckarhausenCastle · 2.2 km from the route
22BüchnerhausMuseum · 2.2 km from the route
23Litauisches Gymnasium (Schloss Rennhof)Castle · 2.4 km from the route
24PfarrbergArchaeological site · 2.4 km from the route
25Lobdengau-MuseumMuseum · 2.5 km from the route

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Frequently asked questions

How long is Riedweg?

Riedweg is 182.4 km long, in 3 parts of 60.8 km on average. Allow ± 14:05 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 runs from Kelsterbach to Bilfingen.

Where does this route start?

The route starts in Riedstadt.

How hard is this route?

Hard per stage, with 319 m per stage of climbing.

Are there toilets along this route?

Yes, there are 16 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 Aussichtsturm Mönchbruch, Jagdschloss Mönchbruch and Schloss Dornberg.

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