Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Ötisheim · Updated on 14 November 2026
Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Schönenberg - Knittlingen walk
Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Schönenberg - Knittlingen is a walk of 20.1 km from Ötisheim. Along the way you'll find 25 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.
- 20.1 km
- ± 4:55 h
- ↑ 285 m · ↓ 329 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Ötisheim
0 kmAt the start: Waldensermuseum.
1.8 km · bench
Observation tower and 1 more
1.8 kmChartaque
18 km · 21 benches
Faust-Museum
19.8 kmMuseum
235 m · 3 benches
Finish
20.1 km
No 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.
4 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: Augenstein · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 0 m
Observation tower · after 1.8 km
Observation tower · after 1.8 km
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Photo: Faustmuseum · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 19.8 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 285 m
- Down
- ↓ 329 m
- Highest point
- 382 m
- Lowest point
- 195 m
- 5-10% slope · 4 km
- 10-15% slope · 504 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
20.1 km in total- Track: 16.5 km
- Street: 1.6 km
- Path: 1.1 km
- Road: 850 m
- Footpath: 50 m
Surfaces
20.1 km in total- Asphalt: 6.1 km
- Gravel: 3.6 km
- Paved: 3.4 km
- Unpaved: 275 m
- Unknown: 6.7 km
About the walking route Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Schönenberg - Knittlingen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Schönenberg - Knittlingen is a walking route of 20.1 km that starts in Ötisheim. It does not end where it starts. You start in Schönenberg, Waldenserkirche and finish in Knittlingen, Rathaus. Along the way you pass Waldensermuseum (after 0 m), Observation tower (after 1.8 km) and Chartaque (after 1.8 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 285 m in total and descend 329 m. Allow ± 4:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (16.5 km), street (1.6 km) and path (1.1 km). Of the surface, 6.1 km asphalt and 3.6 km gravel. For 6.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 25 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad (Hauptweg - Teilstrecke Simmozheim-Neidenstein)
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- Eppinger-Linien-WegHard · From A to B71.1 km
- Schwarzwald-NordrandwegHard · From A to B62 km
- GäurandwegHard · From A to B122.1 km
- Frankenweg HW 8Hard · From A to B215.7 km
- Stromberg-Schwäbischer-Wald-WegHard · From A to B166.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Walters OldtimerMuseum · 517 m from the route - 2
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 788 m from the route - 3
PeterskircheAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 4
Burg LöffelstelzAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 5
GaugrafenburgAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 6
Schloss BauschlottCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 7
MelanchthonhausMuseum · 3.9 km from the route - 8
Deutsches Schutzengel-Museum im Schweizer HofMuseum · 4.1 km from the route - 9
Museum im Schweizer HofMuseum · 4.1 km from the route - 10
Stumpen LomersheimCastle · 4.1 km from the route - 11
Amthof OberderdingenAttraction · 5 km from the route - 12
Observation towerObservation tower · 6.9 km from the route - 13
Wasserschloss FlehingenCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 14
WartturmObservation tower · 7.9 km from the route - 15
Douglassches SchlossCastle · 8.1 km from the route - 16
Graf-Eberstein-SchlossCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 17
EselsburgArchaeological site · 9 km from the route - 18
Aussichtsturm EselsburgObservation tower · 9 km from the route - 19
KZ-Gedenkstätte Vaihingen/EnzMonument · 9 km from the route - 20
GruheMemorial · 9 km from the route - 21
Schloss KaltensteinAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 22
HachelturmObservation tower · 9.8 km from the route - 23Aussichtsturm RuitObservation tower · 1.2 km from the route
- 24HeimatmuseumMuseum · 2 km from the route
- 25Burg EnzbergCastle · 3.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Schönenberg - Knittlingen?
Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Schönenberg - Knittlingen is 20.1 km long. Allow ± 4:55 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 Schönenberg, Waldenserkirche to Knittlingen, Rathaus.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Ötisheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 285 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 Waldensermuseum, Observation tower and Chartaque.
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