Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Oberharz am Brocken · Updated on 14 November 2026
Via Romea - Deutschland - Thüringen walk
Via Romea - Deutschland - Thüringen is a walk of 186.2 km from Oberharz am Brocken. Along the way you'll find 269 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 2 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.
- 186.2 km
- ± 44:55 h
- ↑ 2,122 m · ↓ 2,145 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- International route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 269 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
20 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 12 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Rigorius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: GodeNehler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Stefan C. Hoja · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Giorno2 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Albrecht Kiesow · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 2,122 m
- Down
- ↓ 2,145 m
- Highest point
- 768 m
- Lowest point
- 174 m
- 5-10% slope · 19.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.8 km
- 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
186.2 km in total- Track: 90.7 km
- Street: 41.3 km
- Path: 19.6 km
- Road: 13.3 km
- Busy road: 10.5 km
- Cycleway: 7.7 km
- Footpath: 2.6 km
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
186.2 km in total- Asphalt: 75 km
- Gravel: 39.6 km
- Unpaved: 19.8 km
- Paved: 15.9 km
- Natural: 5.9 km
- Unknown: 29.7 km
About the walking route Via Romea - Deutschland - Thüringen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Via Romea - Deutschland - Thüringen is a walking route of 186.2 km that starts in Oberharz am Brocken. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 2,122 m in total and descend 2,145 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 44:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (90.7 km), street (41.3 km) and path (19.6 km). Of the surface, 75 km asphalt and 39.6 km gravel. For 29.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 269 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 14 public toilets and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Via Romea - Deutscher Abschnitt
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Wege deutscher Kaiser und Könige des Mittelalters im HarzHard · From A to B274 km
- Via Romea - Deutschland - Sachsen-AnhaltHard · From A to B71.3 km
- Harzklub-Weg 39DEasy · From A to B7.1 km
- WdKuK - Von Stiege in die Rolandsstadt NordhausenHard · From A to B22.7 km
- Harzklub-Weg 48AModerate · From A to B11 km
- Harzklub Weg 47MEasy · From A to B4.2 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp MemorialMuseum · 3.1 km from the route - 2
Schloss SondershausenAttraction · 7.2 km from the route - 3
LutherhausAttraction · 110 m from the route - 4
Meininger MuseenMuseum · 112 m from the route - 5
Burg StraußbergCastle · 125 m from the route - 6
Frankenberg-DenkmalMemorial · 126 m from the route - 7
TabakspeicherMuseum · 129 m from the route - 8
SchlosskircheAttraction · 144 m from the route - 9
Prof. Dr. KützingMemorial · 149 m from the route - 10
UlanendenkmalMemorial · 149 m from the route - 11
CastleCastle · 154 m from the route - 12
FriederikenschlösschenCastle · 156 m from the route - 13
Rudolf BaumbachMemorial · 160 m from the route - 14
Reformatoren-BankMemorial · 189 m from the route - 15
ApothekenmuseumMuseum · 199 m from the route - 16
SphinxMemorial · 209 m from the route - 17
Gedenkstein SynagogeMemorial · 221 m from the route - 18
Wehmeyer-DenkmalMemorial · 231 m from the route - 19
Petermann-DenkmalMemorial · 245 m from the route - 20
PetriturmViewpoint · 257 m from the route - 21
RosengartenAttraction · 262 m from the route - 22
TheatermuseumMuseum · 263 m from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 265 m from the route - 24
Perthes-SteinMemorial · 269 m from the route - 25
Museum Schloss WilhelmsburgMuseum · 277 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Via Romea - Deutschland - Thüringen?
Via Romea - Deutschland - Thüringen is 186.2 km long. Allow ± 44:55 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 starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Oberharz am Brocken.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 2,122 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 14 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 9 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Denkmal Herzog Ernst der Fromme, Fischkeller and Schloss Friedenstein.
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