Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Mergentheim · Updated on 14 November 2026
Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße MGH - ROT walk
Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße MGH - ROT is a walk of 52.7 km from Bad Mergentheim. Along the way you'll find 72 benches, 6 public toilets and 1 bike pump.
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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.
- 52.7 km
- ± 13:25 h
- ↑ 1,007 m · ↓ 833 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Bad Mergentheim
0 km22.3 km · 25 benches
Burg Brattenstein
22.3 kmCastle
438 m · 5 benches
2 public toilets
22.7 km305 m
Public toilet
23 km7.9 km · 3 benches
Schloss Creglingen
30.9 kmPublic toilet
239 m · 5 benches
Jüdisches Museum Creglingen
31.1 kmMuseum
1.3 km · 3 benches
Fingerhutmuseum
32.4 kmMuseum
164 m
Public toilet
32.6 km9.5 km · bench
Flachsbrechmuseum and 1 more
42.1 kmKeltisches Oppidum Finsterlohr-Burgstall
9.5 km · 17 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
51.6 km1 km · 13 benches
Finish
52.7 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 22.7 kmBetween 0 km and 22.7 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
6 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: Metzner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 22.3 km
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Photo: Schorle · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 31 km
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Photo: GFreihalter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 31.1 km
Museum · after 32.4 km
Museum · after 42.1 km
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Photo: Arnold Plesse · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site · after 42.2 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,007 m
- Down
- ↓ 833 m
- Highest point
- 457 m
- Lowest point
- 211 m
- 5-10% slope · 12.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 1.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 529 m
- 2 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
52.7 km in total- Track: 27.6 km
- Street: 9.1 km
- Road: 8.5 km
- Path: 3.7 km
- Footpath: 2.6 km
- Busy road: 950 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
52.7 km in total- Asphalt: 20.3 km
- Unpaved: 2.1 km
- Natural: 1.5 km
- Paved: 575 m
- Gravel: 350 m
- Unknown: 27.7 km
About the walking route Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße MGH - ROT
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße MGH - ROT is a walking route of 52.7 km that starts in Bad Mergentheim. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bad Mergentheim and finish in Rothenburg o.d. Tauber. Along the way you pass Burg Brattenstein (after 22.3 km), Schloss Creglingen (after 31 km) and Jüdisches Museum Creglingen (after 31.1 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,007 m in total and descend 833 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 13:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (27.6 km), street (9.1 km) and road (8.5 km). Of the surface, 20.3 km asphalt and 2.1 km unpaved. For 27.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 72 benches, 6 public toilets and 1 bike pump. The longest stretch without a toilet is 22.7 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Panoramaweg TaubertalHard · From A to B134.8 km
- Main-Donau-Weg (Tauber-Wörnitz-Linie) Teil 1Hard · From A to B96.2 km
- Main-Neckar-Rhein-WegHard · From A to B61.4 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E8, Baden-WürttembergHard · From A to B283.1 km
- Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße TBB - MGHHard · From A to B24.6 km
- Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal Etappe 3-9Hard · From A to B156.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
German Christmas MuseumMuseum · 377 m from the route - 2
St James' ChurchAttraction · 255 m from the route - 3
Double Bridge over the Tauber RiverAttraction · 739 m from the route - 4
Schloss WeikersheimAttraction · 315 m from the route - 5
Medieval Crime MuseumMuseum · 515 m from the route - 6
DominikanerinnenklosterMuseum · 129 m from the route - 7
RothenburgMuseumMuseum · 142 m from the route - 8
SchäfertanzmuseumMuseum · 142 m from the route - 9
Tauberländer DorfmuseumMuseum · 340 m from the route - 10
MemorialMemorial · 363 m from the route - 11
Grafikmuseum im DürerhausMuseum · 390 m from the route - 12
Heinrich Toppler GedenksteinMemorial · 448 m from the route - 13
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 480 m from the route - 14
MemorialMemorial · 496 m from the route - 15
Burg SeldeneckCastle · 501 m from the route - 16
DeutschordensmuseumMuseum · 502 m from the route - 17
ResidenzschlossAttraction · 508 m from the route - 18
MemorialMemorial · 514 m from the route - 19
MemorialMemorial · 536 m from the route - 20
MemorialMemorial · 542 m from the route - 21
Toppler Little CastleAttraction · 543 m from the route - 22
SchlosskircheAttraction · 549 m from the route - 23
Alt-Rothenburger HandwerkerhausMuseum · 557 m from the route - 24
MemorialMemorial · 574 m from the route - 25
WartturmObservation tower · 584 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße MGH - ROT?
Weitwanderweg Romantische Straße MGH - ROT is 52.7 km long. Allow ± 13:25 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 Bad Mergentheim to Rothenburg o.d. Tauber.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bad Mergentheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,007 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 6 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 22.7 km.
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 Burg Brattenstein, Schloss Creglingen and Jüdisches Museum Creglingen.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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