Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Pforzheim · Updated on 14 November 2026
Frankenweg HW 8 walk
Frankenweg HW 8 is a walk of 215.7 km from Pforzheim. Along the way you'll find 589 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 19 public toilets and 8 bike pumps.
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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.
- 215.7 km
- ± 52:45 h
- ↑ 2,879 m · ↓ 2,982 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 589 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 19 public toilets and 8 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
18 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 10 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
Castle
Museum
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Photo: Rosenzweig · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
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Photo: Jacques Grießmayer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: Muck · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,879 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,982 m
- Highest point
- 517 m
- Lowest point
- 159 m
- 5-10% slope · 21.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 8.7 km
- 17 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
215.7 km in total- Track: 128.7 km
- Street: 30.9 km
- Path: 21.9 km
- Road: 17.9 km
- Busy road: 7.8 km
- Footpath: 6.4 km
- Stairs: 17 stairs
- Cycleway: 225 m
- Unknown: 25 m
Surfaces
215.7 km in total- Asphalt: 73.5 km
- Gravel: 52.5 km
- Unpaved: 24.7 km
- Paved: 10.4 km
- Natural: 3.4 km
- Unknown: 50.4 km
About the walking route Frankenweg HW 8
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Frankenweg HW 8 is a walking route of 215.7 km that starts in Pforzheim. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,879 m in total and descend 2,982 m. There are 17 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 52:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (128.7 km), street (30.9 km) and path (21.9 km). Of the surface, 73.5 km asphalt and 52.5 km gravel. For 50.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 589 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 19 public toilets and 8 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- HW 5 - Schwarzwald-Schwäbische Alb-Allgäu-WegHard · From A to B311.4 km
- Stromberg-Schwäbischer-Wald-WegHard · From A to B166.5 km
- Westweg [01. Pforzheim→Dobel]Hard · From A to B26.5 km
- MittelwegHard · From A to B184.9 km
- European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg (region Schwarzwald north)Hard · From A to B113.2 km
- Nord Süd Trail, Abschnitt Pforzheim - ForbachHard · From A to B54.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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German Christmas MuseumMuseum · 263 m from the route - 2
St James' ChurchAttraction · 393 m from the route - 3
Medieval Crime MuseumMuseum · 122 m from the route - 4
HafenmarktturmAttraction · 87 m from the route - 5
Wilhelm-Waiblinger-HausMemorial · 128 m from the route - 6
Kunsthalle VogelmannMuseum · 132 m from the route - 7
Burg HertensteinCastle · 139 m from the route - 8
Städtische GalerieMuseum · 146 m from the route - 9
Schloss BartenauAttraction · 152 m from the route - 10
Haus der Stadtgeschichte / Otto Rettenmaier HausMuseum · 167 m from the route - 11
Museum im DeutschhofMuseum · 188 m from the route - 12
MemorialMemorial · 200 m from the route - 13
experimentaMuseum · 235 m from the route - 14
Alt-Rothenburger HandwerkerhausMuseum · 237 m from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 257 m from the route - 16
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 259 m from the route - 17
Toppler Little CastleAttraction · 261 m from the route - 18
MemorialMemorial · 264 m from the route - 19
Heinrich Toppler GedenksteinMemorial · 275 m from the route - 20
GötzenturmAttraction · 280 m from the route - 21
MemorialMemorial · 282 m from the route - 22
MemorialMemorial · 344 m from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 366 m from the route - 24
WartbergturmObservation tower · 379 m from the route - 25
Grafikmuseum im DürerhausMuseum · 387 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Frankenweg HW 8?
Frankenweg HW 8 is 215.7 km long. Allow ± 52:45 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 Pforzheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,879 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 19 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 7 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Steinknickleturm, Schloss Schrozberg and Carl-Julius-Weber-Gedenkstube.
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