Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Speyer · Updated on 14 November 2026
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Südvariante Baden-Württemberg walk
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Südvariante Baden-Württemberg is a walk of 184.4 km from Speyer. Along the way you'll find 593 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 18 public toilets, 3 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.
- 184.4 km
- ± 46:25 h
- ↑ 3,252 m · ↓ 3,152 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- International route
Start in Speyer
0 km7.8 km · 4 benches
Honesty box
7.8 km1.1 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
8.9 km623 m · 12 benches
Heimatvertriebenendenkmal
9.5 kmPublic toilet
978 m
Honesty box
10.5 km17.2 km · 32 benches
Public toilet
27.7 km5.5 km · 28 benches
Leopoldstein
33.2 kmMemorial
1.5 km · 6 benches
Public toilet and water point
34.8 km2.7 km · 20 benches
Public toilet
37.4 km331 m · bench
Obere Burg
37.7 kmArchaeological site
1 km · 15 benches
Elisabethentor
38.8 kmPublic toilet
400 m · 20 benches
Großherzogliches Palais
39.2 km2 public toilets
220 m · 23 benches
Church of the Holy Spirit
39.4 kmPublic toilet
307 m · 21 benches
Alte Brücke
39.7 kmAttraction
6.6 km · 71 benches
Public toilet
46.3 km330 m · 15 benches
Public toilet
46.6 km8.3 km · 14 benches
Schwalbennest
55 kmCastle
542 m · 7 benches
Hinterburg
55.5 kmCastle
370 m · 3 benches
Mittelburg
55.9 kmCastle
172 m · 2 benches
Vorderburg
56.1 kmCastle
4.1 km · 15 benches
Water point
60.1 km11.4 km · 12 benches
Public toilet
71.5 km307 m · 12 benches
Public toilet and 2 water fountains and refill points
71.8 km318 m · 9 benches
Burg Hirschhorn and 1 more
72.1 kmObservation tower
10.4 km · 52 benches
Public toilet
82.5 km507 m · 9 benches
Public toilet and 2 water fountains and refill points
83 km237 m · 24 benches
2 water fountains and refill points
83.3 km2 km · 24 benches
Water point
85.2 km3.7 km · bench
Burg Stolzeneck
89 kmCastle
6.5 km · 2 benches
Water point
95.5 km
Show the other 16 steps
937 m · bench
Minneburg
96.4 kmCastle
1.9 km · 7 benches
Bike pump
98.3 km6 km · 2 benches
Water point
104.2 km4.4 km · 3 benches
Burg Obrigheim
108.6 kmCastle
5.3 km · 26 benches
Public toilet
113.9 km181 m · 6 benches
Stadtmuseum
114.1 kmPublic toilet
6.1 km · 19 benches
Honesty box
120.2 km394 m · 3 benches
Schloss Dallau
120.6 kmCastle
26 km · 26 benches
Stadtturm and 1 more
146.6 kmJakob Mayer and bike pump
173 m · 5 benches
Narrenbrunnen and 2 more
146.8 kmAltes Rathaus, Bezirksmuseum Buchen, water point and bike pump
3.3 km · 8 benches
Eiermann-Magnani-Haus
150 kmMuseum
4.4 km · 4 benches
Kleinkastell Hönehaus
154.4 kmArchaeological site
12.6 km · 13 benches
Untere Burg
167 kmCastle
5.5 km · 7 benches
Burgruine Schweinberg
172.5 kmCastle
6.7 km
Public toilet
179.2 km5.2 km · 7 benches
Finish
184.4 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 65.1 kmBetween 114.1 km and 179.2 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
27 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 19 more along the route are on the map.
Memorial · after 9.5 km
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Photo: Stephan van Helden · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 33.2 km
Archaeological site · after 37.7 km
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Photo: Rigorius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 38.8 km
Castle · after 39.3 km
Church of the Holy Spirit
Attraction · after 39.4 km
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Photo: BishkekRocks · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 39.7 km
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Photo: peter schmelzle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 55 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,252 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,152 m
- Highest point
- 564 m
- Lowest point
- 93 m
- 5-10% slope · 41.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 6.5 km
- 19 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
184.4 km in total- Track: 121 km
- Street: 24.5 km
- Path: 16.4 km
- Road: 12 km
- Footpath: 4.4 km
- Busy road: 2.9 km
- Stairs: 19 stairs
- Cycleway: 700 m
Surfaces
184.4 km in total- Asphalt: 72 km
- Gravel: 56.1 km
- Unpaved: 14.3 km
- Paved: 7.9 km
- Natural: 25 m
- Unknown: 33.5 km
About the walking route Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Südvariante Baden-Württemberg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Südvariante Baden-Württemberg is a walking route of 184.4 km that starts in Speyer. It does not end where it starts. You start in Buchen (Odenwald) and finish in Tauberbischofsheim. Along the way you pass Heimatvertriebenendenkmal (after 9.5 km), Leopoldstein (after 33.2 km) and Obere Burg (after 37.7 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,252 m in total and descend 3,152 m. There are 19 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 46:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (121 km), street (24.5 km) and path (16.4 km). Of the surface, 72 km asphalt and 56.1 km gravel. For 33.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 593 benches, 12 water fountains and refill points, 18 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The longest stretch without a toilet is 65.1 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Deutschland (European long distance path E8 - part Germany)
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Heidelberg CastleAttraction · 130 m from the route - 2
Technik Museum SpeyerMuseum · 656 m from the route - 3
Dom zu SpeyerAttraction · 745 m from the route - 4
Schloss SchwetzingenCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 5
Fundstelle Homo heidelbergensisArchaeological site · 5.7 km from the route - 6
Speyer Jewry-CoutAttraction · 952 m from the route - 7
Synagogue SpeyerRuins · 961 m from the route - 8
St. MartinAttraction · 278 m from the route - 9
Historischer StudentenkarzerMuseum · 315 m from the route - 10
Deutsches VerpackungsmuseumMuseum · 1.1 km from the route - 11
Schwetzingen Palace GardensAttraction · 6.7 km from the route - 12
KZ GedenkstätteMuseum · 108 m from the route - 13
Schloss HardheimCastle · 111 m from the route - 14
Großes FassAttraction · 122 m from the route - 15
Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-GedenkstätteMuseum · 122 m from the route - 16
Museum Sonnenplatz-ApothekeMuseum · 122 m from the route - 17
Große GrotteAttraction · 136 m from the route - 18
Dokumentations- und Kulturzentrum Deutscher Sinti und RomaMuseum · 139 m from the route - 19
MeriankanzelViewpoint · 140 m from the route - 20
Walter HohmannMemorial · 148 m from the route - 21
Deutsches Apotheken-MuseumMuseum · 191 m from the route - 22
ZwingerAttraction · 202 m from the route - 23
Kurmainzisches SchlossAttraction · 211 m from the route - 24
Tauberfränkisches LandschaftsmuseumMuseum · 212 m from the route - 25
VölkerkundemuseumMuseum · 237 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Südvariante Baden-Württemberg?
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Südvariante Baden-Württemberg is 184.4 km long. Allow ± 46:25 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 Buchen (Odenwald) to Tauberbischofsheim.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Speyer.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,252 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 18 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 65.1 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 12 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Heimatvertriebenendenkmal, Leopoldstein and Obere Burg.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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