Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Egloffstein · Updated on 14 November 2026
Frankenweg Teil 5 walk
Frankenweg Teil 5 is a walk of 65.1 km from Egloffstein. Along the way you'll find 172 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 13 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 65.1 km
- ± 16:55 h
- ↑ 1,477 m · ↓ 1,430 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 172 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 13 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
9 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 1 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Matthias Süß · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Michaelplanegg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Archaeological site
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Photo: Derzno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Attraction
Archaeological site
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,477 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,430 m
- Highest point
- 593 m
- Lowest point
- 336 m
- 5-10% slope · 14.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 5.9 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.6 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 655 m
- 6 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
65.1 km in total- Track: 32.2 km
- Path: 21.4 km
- Street: 7.7 km
- Road: 2.2 km
- Footpath: 825 m
- Stairs: 6 stairs
- Busy road: 25 m
- Cycleway: 25 m
Surfaces
65.1 km in total- Unpaved: 29.1 km
- Gravel: 16.8 km
- Asphalt: 8.1 km
- Paved: 1.7 km
- Natural: 1.4 km
- Unknown: 7.8 km
About the walking route Frankenweg Teil 5
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Frankenweg Teil 5 is a walking route of 65.1 km that starts in Egloffstein. It does not end where it starts. You start in Egloffstein and finish in Altdorf.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,477 m in total and descend 1,430 m. There are 6 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 16:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (32.2 km), path (21.4 km) and street (7.7 km). Of the surface, 29.1 km unpaved and 16.8 km gravel. For 7.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 172 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 13 public toilets and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Frankenweg
Walks nearby
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- Frankenweg Teil 4Hard · From A to B63.1 km
- Markgrafenweg Erlangen-BayreuthHard · From A to B82.5 km
- Fränkische Schweiz 5-Tage-WanderungHard · From A to B105.1 km
- TrubachtalwegHard · From A to B20.5 km
- Fränkische Schweiz 7-Tage-WanderungHard · Circular walk97.1 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Schloss KunreuthCastle · 7.5 km from the route - 2
WassertorAttraction · 137 m from the route - 3
Burgruine ThuisbrunnCastle · 154 m from the route - 4
Bürgerspital St. ElisabethAttraction · 194 m from the route - 5
SpitaltorAttraction · 201 m from the route - 6
Burg EgloffsteinCastle · 598 m from the route - 7
Dokumentationsort KZ HersbruckMuseum · 900 m from the route - 8
Burgstall HainburgAttraction · 970 m from the route - 9
WolfsgrubeAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 10
Burgstall Ödes SchlossArchaeological site · 1.6 km from the route - 11
TeufelstischAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 12
TucherschlossCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 13
RöthenbachklammAttraction · 1.8 km from the route - 14
Burgstall KeilbergArchaeological site · 1.9 km from the route - 15
Schloss ReichenschwandCastle · 2.1 km from the route - 16
Burgstall SchlossbergCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 17
SignalsteinViewpoint · 2.5 km from the route - 18
Burgstall HienbergArchaeological site · 2.6 km from the route - 19
TetzelschlossCastle · 2.8 km from the route - 20
Burg WintersteinCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 21
Schloss GrünsbergAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 22
Burgruine WolfsbergCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 23
SophienquelleAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 24
Schloss HundshauptenCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 25
Burgruine OsternoheCastle · 3.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Frankenweg Teil 5?
Frankenweg Teil 5 is 65.1 km long. Allow ± 16:55 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 Egloffstein to Altdorf.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Egloffstein.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,477 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 13 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Deutsches Hirtenmuseum, Schloss Hersbruck and Steinerne Rinne am Buchenberg.
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