Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Steinhagen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Bielefeld-Wesel walk
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Bielefeld-Wesel is a walk of 195.4 km from Steinhagen. Along the way you'll find 681 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 33 public toilets, 9 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 195.4 km
- ± 44:20 h
- ↑ 531 m · ↓ 595 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 681 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 33 public toilets, 9 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
26 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 18 more along the route are on the map.
St.-Paulus-Dom
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Photo: Grugerio · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
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Photo: Florian Adler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Dietmar Rabich · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Dietmar Rabich · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Dietmar Rabich · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Attraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 531 m
- Down
- ↓ 595 m
- Highest point
- 191 m
- Lowest point
- 26 m
- 5 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
195.4 km in total- Road: 82 km
- Path: 42.7 km
- Street: 36.3 km
- Track: 18.6 km
- Footpath: 10 km
- Busy road: 4.1 km
- Cycleway: 725 m
- Stairs: 5 stairs
- Unknown: 175 m
Surfaces
195.4 km in total- Asphalt: 120.8 km
- Gravel: 23.7 km
- Paved: 17.6 km
- Natural: 3.5 km
- Unpaved: 2.9 km
- Unknown: 26.4 km
About the walking route Jakobs-Pilgerweg Bielefeld-Wesel
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Bielefeld-Wesel is a walking route of 195.4 km that starts in Steinhagen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bielefeld and finish in Wesel.
How hard is the route?
You climb 531 m in total and descend 595 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 44:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (82 km), path (42.7 km) and street (36.3 km). Of the surface, 120.8 km asphalt and 23.7 km gravel. For 26.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 681 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 33 public toilets, 9 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Boarding School Schloss BuldernAttraction · 8.1 km from the route - 2
FriedenskastanieMemorial · 3 km from the route - 3
NaMu - Naturkunde-MuseumMuseum · 118 m from the route - 4
St. ServatiiAttraction · 120 m from the route - 5
Archäologisches MuseumMuseum · 123 m from the route - 6
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural HistoryMuseum · 151 m from the route - 7
Fürstenberg-DenkmalMemorial · 157 m from the route - 8
münsters GESCHICHTE VON UNTENMemorial · 167 m from the route - 9
BischofsmühleMuseum · 180 m from the route - 10
GeomuseumMuseum · 193 m from the route - 11
Fürstbischöfliches SchlossAttraction · 194 m from the route - 12
PicassomuseumMuseum · 194 m from the route - 13
Kunstforum Hermann StennerMuseum · 223 m from the route - 14
Nordrhein-Westfälisches LandgestütAttraction · 231 m from the route - 15
Altes RathausAttraction · 266 m from the route - 16
WalkenbrückentorMuseum · 274 m from the route - 17
Berliner TorAttraction · 285 m from the route - 18
Anna-Katharina-Emmerick-HausMuseum · 306 m from the route - 19
Westpreußisches LandesmuseumMuseum · 349 m from the route - 20
LWL-Museum für NaturkundeMuseum · 369 m from the route - 21
Julius Otto GrimmMemorial · 374 m from the route - 22
Botanischer GartenAttraction · 390 m from the route - 23
Annette von Droste-HülshoffMemorial · 393 m from the route - 24
Villa ten HompelMuseum · 413 m from the route - 25
Oerscher HofCastle · 422 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Jakobs-Pilgerweg Bielefeld-Wesel?
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Bielefeld-Wesel is 195.4 km long. Allow ± 44:20 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 runs from Bielefeld to Wesel.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Steinhagen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 531 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 33 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 St.-Paulus-Dom, Ruine des Jostbergklosters and Stadtmuseum.
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