Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Gößweinstein · Updated on 14 November 2026
Gößweinstein-Weißenbrunn walk
Gößweinstein-Weißenbrunn is a walk of 25.9 km from Gößweinstein. Along the way you'll find 69 benches and 3 public toilets.
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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.
- 25.9 km
- ± 6:20 h
- ↑ 351 m · ↓ 310 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Gößweinstein
0 kmAt the start: Heimatkundliche Sammlung Gößweinstein, Viktor v. Scheffel, Wallfahrtsmuseum Gößweinstein, Basilika zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit and public toilet.
19 km · 35 benches
Luther-Denkmal
19 kmPublic toilet
179 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
19.2 km6.8 km · 20 benches
Finish
25.9 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 18.9 kmBetween 41 m and 19 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Museum · after 0 m
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Photo: SchiDD · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 0 m
Museum · after 24 m
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Photo: W. Bulach · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 43 m
Memorial · after 19.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 351 m
- Down
- ↓ 310 m
- Highest point
- 540 m
- Lowest point
- 410 m
- 5-10% slope · 2.5 km
- 10-15% slope · 261 m
- 1 flight of 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
25.9 km in total- Track: 14.8 km
- Street: 3.4 km
- Road: 3.3 km
- Path: 2.4 km
- Busy road: 1.6 km
- Footpath: 275 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
25.9 km in total- Asphalt: 5 km
- Unpaved: 3.6 km
- Gravel: 1.9 km
- Paved: 675 m
- Natural: 500 m
- Unknown: 14.1 km
About the walking route Gößweinstein-Weißenbrunn
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Gößweinstein-Weißenbrunn is a walking route of 25.9 km that starts in Gößweinstein. It does not end where it starts. You start in Gößweinstein and finish in Troschreuth. Along the way you pass Heimatkundliche Sammlung Gößweinstein (after 0 m), Viktor v. Scheffel (after 0 m) and Wallfahrtsmuseum Gößweinstein (after 24 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 351 m in total and descend 310 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 6:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (14.8 km), street (3.4 km) and road (3.3 km). Of the surface, 5 km asphalt and 3.6 km unpaved. For 14.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 69 benches and 3 public toilets. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
PegnitzquelleAttraction · 165 m from the route - 2
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 194 m from the route - 3
Burg GößweinsteinAttraction · 204 m from the route - 4
MemorialMemorial · 231 m from the route - 5
ehemalige KlumpermühleRuins · 319 m from the route - 6
BöheimsteinRuins · 410 m from the route - 7
TeufelshöhleAttraction · 853 m from the route - 8
Himmelsleiter PottensteinObservation tower · 1.8 km from the route - 9
CastleCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 10
Fränkische-Schweiz-MuseumMuseum · 1.9 km from the route - 11
Burg PottensteinAttraction · 1.9 km from the route - 12
CastleCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 13
Burgruine HollenbergCastle · 2 km from the route - 14
ScharfrichtermuseumMuseum · 2 km from the route - 15
SängerhäuschenViewpoint · 2 km from the route - 16
Burg KohlsteinCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 17
CastleCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 18
Burgstall WartbergArchaeological site · 3.7 km from the route - 19
Großer LochsteinAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 20
RiesenburgAttraction · 4.7 km from the route - 21
Burgruine LeienfelsAttraction · 5.1 km from the route - 22
Burgstall Gernotenstein (Huwenstein)Archaeological site · 5.2 km from the route - 23
Burgstall Alte VesteArchaeological site · 5.2 km from the route - 24
Ruine BärnfelsCastle · 5.4 km from the route - 25
Aussichtsturm Hohes KreuzObservation tower · 5.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Gößweinstein-Weißenbrunn?
Gößweinstein-Weißenbrunn is 25.9 km long. Allow ± 6:20 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 Gößweinstein to Troschreuth.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Gößweinstein.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 351 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 18.9 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 Heimatkundliche Sammlung Gößweinstein, Viktor v. Scheffel and Wallfahrtsmuseum Gößweinstein.
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