Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Battenberg (Eder) · Updated on 14 November 2026
Herkulesweg - Etappe 1 walk
Herkulesweg - Etappe 1 is a walk of 24.9 km from Battenberg (Eder). Along the way you'll find 6 benches.
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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.
- 24.9 km
- ± 6:10 h
- ↑ 378 m · ↓ 364 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 6 benches.
Follow these steps in the appNo public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 378 m
- Down
- ↓ 364 m
- Highest point
- 448 m
- Lowest point
- 301 m
- 5-10% slope · 4.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 375 m
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
24.9 km in total- Track: 17.1 km
- Street: 2.9 km
- Path: 2.4 km
- Road: 1.7 km
- Busy road: 883 m
Surfaces
24.9 km in total- Gravel: 9.9 km
- Asphalt: 7.1 km
- Unpaved: 3.2 km
- Natural: 875 m
- Unknown: 3.8 km
About the walking route Herkulesweg - Etappe 1
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Herkulesweg - Etappe 1 is a walking route of 24.9 km that starts in Battenberg (Eder). It does not end where it starts. You start in Battenberg, Hänsel und Gretel Brunnen and finish in Hommershausen, Bushaltestelle Hommershausen, Frankenberg (Eder).
How hard is the route?
You climb 378 m in total and descend 364 m. Allow ± 6:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (17.1 km), street (2.9 km) and path (2.4 km). Of the surface, 9.9 km gravel and 7.1 km asphalt. For 3.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 6 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Herkulesweg
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Stadtverwaltung BattenbergCastle · 144 m from the route - 2
Thonet MuseumMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 3
Museum im Kloster FrankenbergMuseum · 3.8 km from the route - 4
RathausAttraction · 4.4 km from the route - 5
Pfarrkirche St. HeribertAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 6
Burg LichtenfelsCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 7
Burgruine HatzfeldAttraction · 6.8 km from the route - 8
Schloss ReckenbergCastle · 8.2 km from the route - 9
Burg HessensteinCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 10
Ruine KeseburgRuins · 9.3 km from the route - 11
KnebelsrodObservation tower · 9.5 km from the route - 12
Kaiser-Wilhelm-II.-TurmObservation tower · 9.9 km from the route - 13
Bergfried KellerburgObservation tower · 289 m from the route - 14RuinsRuins · 493 m from the route
- 15Observation towerObservation tower · 1.7 km from the route
- 16HeidkopfturmObservation tower · 7.5 km from the route
- 17Sauerland-Stabil-Panorama-StuhlObservation tower · 8.7 km from the route
- 18LützelburgArchaeological site · 9.3 km from the route
- 19LüneburgArchaeological site · 9.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Herkulesweg - Etappe 1?
Herkulesweg - Etappe 1 is 24.9 km long. Allow ± 6:10 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 Battenberg, Hänsel und Gretel Brunnen to Hommershausen, Bushaltestelle Hommershausen, Frankenberg (Eder).
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Battenberg (Eder).
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 378 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
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 Stadtmuseum.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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