Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Treuchtlingen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Frankenweg Teil 8 walk
Frankenweg Teil 8 is a walk of 79.7 km from Treuchtlingen. Along the way you'll find 78 benches, 1 water point, 5 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.
- 79.7 km
- ± 19:55 h
- ↑ 1,313 m · ↓ 1,344 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Treuchtlingen
0 km154 m · bench
Public toilet
154 m1.9 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
2.1 km15.7 km · 5 benches
Water point
17.8 km41.2 km · 30 benches
Wallfahrtsbasilika Maria Brünnlein zum Trost
58.9 kmPublic toilet
1.7 km
Heimatmuseum
60.7 km2 public toilets and bike pump
17.5 km · 30 benches
Harburg Castle
78.1 kmAttraction
1.6 km · 10 benches
Finish
79.7 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 56.9 kmBetween 2.1 km and 58.9 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 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: The original uploader was Florian.b at German Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 59 km
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Photo: Manfi.B. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 60.7 km
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Photo: Tilman2007 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 78.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,313 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,344 m
- Highest point
- 631 m
- Lowest point
- 410 m
- 5-10% slope · 12 km
- 10-15% slope · 4.8 km
- 13 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
79.7 km in total- Track: 57.5 km
- Path: 10.6 km
- Street: 6.9 km
- Road: 2.6 km
- Busy road: 725 m
- Stairs: 13 stairs
- Footpath: 475 m
Surfaces
79.7 km in total- Gravel: 24.4 km
- Unpaved: 12.5 km
- Asphalt: 6.3 km
- Natural: 3.6 km
- Paved: 1.9 km
- Unknown: 30.9 km
About the walking route Frankenweg Teil 8
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Frankenweg Teil 8 is a walking route of 79.7 km that starts in Treuchtlingen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Dettenheim and finish in Harburg a. d. Wörnitz. Along the way you pass Wallfahrtsbasilika Maria Brünnlein zum Trost (after 59 km), Heimatmuseum (after 60.7 km) and Harburg Castle (after 78.1 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,313 m in total and descend 1,344 m. There are 13 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 19:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (57.5 km), path (10.6 km) and street (6.9 km). Of the surface, 24.4 km gravel and 12.5 km unpaved. For 30.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 78 benches, 1 water point, 5 public toilets and 1 bike pump. You can fill your bottle after 17.8 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 56.9 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Frankenweg
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Fossa CarolinaAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 2
Schloss LierheimCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 3
Schloss SpielbergCastle · 145 m from the route - 4
Steinerne MannMemorial · 182 m from the route - 5
KunstMuseum Donau-RiesMuseum · 360 m from the route - 6
Schloss PolsingenCastle · 373 m from the route - 7
Schloss GosheimCastle · 380 m from the route - 8
Burgruine WellwartRuins · 550 m from the route - 9
KäsrinneAttraction · 914 m from the route - 10
Steinerne Rinne von OberweilerAttraction · 998 m from the route - 11
KatharinenkapelleAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 12
Steinerne Rinne bei HechlingenAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 13
DenkmalslokAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 14
Burgruine TreuchtlingenCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 15
Schloss TreuchtlingenCastle · 1.7 km from the route - 16
KriegerdenkmalMonument · 1.7 km from the route - 17
Aurnhammer-SammlungMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 18
Museum TreuchtlingenMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 19
Heimat- und HafnermuseumMuseum · 1.8 km from the route - 20
Schloss FalbenthalCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 21
Schloss DettenheimCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 22
Burgruine SteinhartRuins · 2.9 km from the route - 23
Schloss MöhrenCastle · 3 km from the route - 24
UhlbergkapelleRuins · 3.8 km from the route - 25
Schloss OttingCastle · 4.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Frankenweg Teil 8?
Frankenweg Teil 8 is 79.7 km long. Allow ± 19:55 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 Dettenheim to Harburg a. d. Wörnitz.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Treuchtlingen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,313 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 5 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 56.9 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Wallfahrtsbasilika Maria Brünnlein zum Trost, Heimatmuseum and Harburg Castle.
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