Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Guttenberger Wald · Updated on 13 November 2026
Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße walk
Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße is a walk of 504.2 km from Guttenberger Wald. Along the way you'll find 1,126 benches, 28 water fountains and refill points, 70 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 3 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.
- 504.2 km
- ± 24:25 h per stage
- ↑ 6,006 m · ↓ 5,901 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 1,126 benches, 28 water fountains and refill points, 70 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
64 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 56 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Carport · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Attraction
Memorial
Observation tower
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Photo: Kalif Storch · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: User: GDelhey · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Museum
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Photo: Agricolax · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Stages (5)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 6,006 m
- Down
- ↓ 5,901 m
- Highest point
- 874 m
- Lowest point
- 151 m
- 5-10% slope · 33.5 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 997 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 5.8 km
- 30 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
504.2 km in total- Track: 270.1 km
- Path: 74.8 km
- Street: 71 km
- Road: 61.9 km
- Footpath: 16.5 km
- Busy road: 5.3 km
- Stairs: 30 stairs
- Cycleway: 225 m
- Unknown: 475 m
Surfaces
504.2 km in total- Asphalt: 176.9 km
- Gravel: 124.6 km
- Unpaved: 56.2 km
- Natural: 20.3 km
- Paved: 13.1 km
- Unknown: 111.5 km
About the walking route Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße is a walking route of 504.2 km that starts in Guttenberger Wald. It does not end where it starts. You start in Würzburg and finish in Füssen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 6,006 m in total and descend 5,901 m. There are 30 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 24:25 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (270.1 km), path (74.8 km) and street (71 km). Of the surface, 176.9 km asphalt and 124.6 km gravel. For 111.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 1,126 benches, 28 water fountains and refill points, 70 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Rotes Gleich - Mariabuchen - Wü-FrankenwarteHard · From A to B60.9 km
- Rotes X - Tauberbischofsheim - WürzburgHard · From A to B33 km
- Fränkischer Marienweg Route 2Hard · From A to B201.3 km
- Fränkischer Marienweg Route 3Hard · From A to B214.3 km
- Jakobsweg Würzburg-Rothenburg o.d. TauberHard · From A to B80.8 km
- HW 4 (Würzburg - Ellwangen)Hard · From A to B164.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Neuschwanstein CastleAttraction · 218 m from the route - 2
Würzburg ResidenceAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 3
Schloss HohenschwangauAttraction · 130 m from the route - 4
Marienberg FortressAttraction · 419 m from the route - 5
FuggereiAttraction · 132 m from the route - 6
German Christmas MuseumMuseum · 186 m from the route - 7
St James' ChurchAttraction · 182 m from the route - 8
Queen Mary's BridgeAttraction · 477 m from the route - 9
FalkenhausAttraction · 985 m from the route - 10
FrankoniabrunnenAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 11
Kleiner Goldener SaalAttraction · 116 m from the route - 12
Double Bridge over the Tauber RiverAttraction · 172 m from the route - 13
Old Main BridgeAttraction · 681 m from the route - 14
Martin-von-Wagner-MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 15
Siebold-MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 16
St. MartinAttraction · 182 m from the route - 17
Schloss WeikersheimAttraction · 315 m from the route - 18
Museum der Stadt FüssenMuseum · 344 m from the route - 19
Museum of the Bavarian KingsMuseum · 351 m from the route - 20
Jewish Museum Augsburg SwabiaMuseum · 531 m from the route - 21
Gablingen CastleCastle · 949 m from the route - 22
Schloss LierheimCastle · 3.9 km from the route - 23
Schloss BertoldsheimCastle · 9.5 km from the route - 24
GamburgCastle · 98 m from the route - 25
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 105 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße?
Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße is 504.2 km long, in 5 parts of 100.8 km on average. Allow ± 24:25 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 Würzburg to Füssen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Guttenberger Wald.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 1,201 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 70 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 28 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 Frankenwarte, Käppele and Thüringer-Denkmal.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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