Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Velbert · Updated on 14 November 2026
Abteiweg Raute5 walk
Abteiweg Raute5 is a walk of 25.7 km from Velbert. Along the way you'll find 210 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 6 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.
- 25.7 km
- ± 6:10 h
- ↑ 278 m · ↓ 447 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Velbert
0 km155 m · 8 benches
Public toilet and water point
155 m301 m · 14 benches
Public toilet
456 m1.5 km · 19 benches
3 public toilets
2 km9.4 km · 27 benches
Herrenburg
11.4 kmCastle
765 m · 9 benches
Water point
12.1 km389 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
12.5 km645 m · 70 benches
Schleuse Neukirchen
13.2 kmAttraction
12.5 km · 61 benches
Finish
25.7 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 13.1 kmBetween 12.5 km and 25.7 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 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: Kungfuman · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 11.4 km
Attraction · after 13.2 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 278 m
- Down
- ↓ 447 m
- Highest point
- 260 m
- Lowest point
- 52 m
- 5-10% slope · 4.5 km
- 10-15% slope · 387 m
- 5 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
25.7 km in total- Track: 8.6 km
- Street: 6.4 km
- Footpath: 4.3 km
- Path: 3.4 km
- Road: 2.4 km
- Busy road: 275 m
- Stairs: 5 stairs
Surfaces
25.7 km in total- Asphalt: 12 km
- Gravel: 5 km
- Paved: 2.4 km
- Unpaved: 1.5 km
- Natural: 1 km
- Unknown: 3.5 km
About the walking route Abteiweg Raute5
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Abteiweg Raute5 is a walking route of 25.7 km that starts in Velbert. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Herrenburg (after 11.4 km) and Schleuse Neukirchen (after 13.2 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 278 m in total and descend 447 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 6:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (8.6 km), street (6.4 km) and footpath (4.3 km). Of the surface, 12 km asphalt and 5 km gravel. For 3.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 210 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 6 public toilets. You can fill your bottle after 278 m and after 12.1 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 13.1 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial ComplexAttraction · 4.4 km from the route - 2
Museum FolkwangMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 3
Villa HügelMuseum · 497 m from the route - 4
Broich CastleAttraction · 8.9 km from the route - 5
Schloss BorbeckMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 6
Saarn AbbeyAttraction · 7.9 km from the route - 7
DomschatzkammerMuseum · 532 m from the route - 8
Bismarckturm Mülheim an der RuhrViewpoint · 8.1 km from the route - 9
AlteburgCastle · 161 m from the route - 10
Altenhof IIAttraction · 279 m from the route - 11
Deutsches Schloß- und BeschlägemuseumMuseum · 376 m from the route - 12
Reiterdenkmal, Kaiser Wilhelm I.Memorial · 488 m from the route - 13
Soul of Africa MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 14
Schloss Hetterscheidt (Wehrturm)Castle · 1.2 km from the route - 15
Burgruine VittinghoffArchaeological site · 1.2 km from the route - 16
Colosseum TheaterAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 17
GrugaturmAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 18
Walter-Hohmann-SternwarteAttraction · 1.3 km from the route - 19
Schloss BaldeneyCastle · 1.4 km from the route - 20
Burgruine Neue IsenburgAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 21
Gottfried Wilhelm 1Memorial · 1.5 km from the route - 22
HundertwasserhausAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 23
Krupp StammhausAttraction · 1.8 km from the route - 24
TiegelstahlgussdenkmalAttraction · 1.8 km from the route - 25
Schloß SchellenbergAttraction · 1.9 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Abteiweg Raute5?
Abteiweg Raute5 is 25.7 km long. Allow ± 6:10 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 Velbert.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 278 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 13.1 km.
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 Herrenburg and Schleuse Neukirchen.
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