Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Obernhof · Updated on 14 November 2026
Lahnwanderweg - 18. Etappe Obernhof-Bad Ems walk
Lahnwanderweg - 18. Etappe Obernhof-Bad Ems is a walk of 19.2 km from Obernhof. Along the way you'll find 84 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points and 2 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.
- 19.2 km
- ± 5:20 h
- ↑ 618 m · ↓ 699 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 84 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points and 2 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 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: Hans G. Oberlack · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Tohma (talk) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Viewpoint
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 618 m
- Down
- ↓ 699 m
- Highest point
- 365 m
- Lowest point
- 84 m
- 5-10% slope · 7.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.6 km
- 15-20% slope · 869 m
- 9 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
19.2 km in total- Path: 8.5 km
- Track: 7.8 km
- Street: 1.6 km
- Busy road: 443 m
- Stairs: 9 stairs
- Footpath: 175 m
- Road: 25 m
Surfaces
19.2 km in total- Gravel: 1.8 km
- Natural: 1.5 km
- Unpaved: 1.4 km
- Asphalt: 1.2 km
- Paved: 300 m
- Unknown: 12.8 km
About the walking route Lahnwanderweg - 18. Etappe Obernhof-Bad Ems
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Lahnwanderweg - 18. Etappe Obernhof-Bad Ems is a walking route of 19.2 km that starts in Obernhof. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 618 m in total and descend 699 m. There are 9 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 5:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (8.5 km), track (7.8 km) and street (1.6 km). Of the surface, 1.8 km gravel and 1.5 km natural. For 12.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 84 benches, 8 water fountains and refill points and 2 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Lahnwanderweg
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- European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Reinland-Pfalz (region Taunus West)Hard · From A to B39.1 km
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Ehrenbreitstein FortressCastle · 9 km from the route - 2
Deutsches EckViewpoint · 9.5 km from the route - 3
MarksburgMuseum · 8.6 km from the route - 4
Schloß SchaumburgCastle · 9.5 km from the route - 5
Royal ChairMonument · 9.8 km from the route - 6
Burg NassauCastle · 166 m from the route - 7
Schloss LangenauCastle · 294 m from the route - 8
KarlsburgCastle · 688 m from the route - 9
Burgruine HeidenpützCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 10
Emser BergbaumuseumMuseum · 2.3 km from the route - 11
Alteburg Singhofen (prähistorische Höhenbefestigung)Castle · 3.4 km from the route - 12
Ruine SporkenburgCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 13
Burg LaurenburgCastle · 4.4 km from the route - 14
Schloss LaurenburgCastle · 4.4 km from the route - 15
Klosterruine BrunnenburgArchaeological site · 4.5 km from the route - 16
Bergbau Museum Grube FriedrichssegenMuseum · 6.3 km from the route - 17
Limeskastell PohlMuseum · 6.8 km from the route - 18
RuppertsklammAttraction · 7 km from the route - 19
Waldecksches Jagdschloß GeilnauCastle · 7.8 km from the route - 20
Fort AstersteinCastle · 8.5 km from the route - 21
Burg LahneckCastle · 8.7 km from the route - 22
RheinburgCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 23
PhilippsburgCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 24
Werk BleidenbergCastle · 8.9 km from the route - 25
Ehrenmal des HeeresMemorial · 8.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lahnwanderweg - 18. Etappe Obernhof-Bad Ems?
Lahnwanderweg - 18. Etappe Obernhof-Bad Ems is 19.2 km long. Allow ± 5:20 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 Obernhof.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 618 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 8 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Stein'sches Schloss, Burg Stein and Concordiaturm.
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