Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bad Blankenburg · Updated on 13 November 2026
Olitätenrundwanderweg walk
Olitätenrundwanderweg is a walk of 154.4 km from Bad Blankenburg that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 371 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points and 7 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.
- 154.4 km
- ± 40:15 h
- ↑ 3,545 m · ↓ 3,563 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 371 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points and 7 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 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: NoRud · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Friedrich Fröbel · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: SchiDD · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Feengrotten
Attraction
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Photo: Thorwalez · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Ingo Kürsten · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
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Photo: NoRud · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Manfi.B. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3,545 m
- Down
- ↓ 3,563 m
- Highest point
- 796 m
- Lowest point
- 229 m
- 5-10% slope · 38.8 km
- 10-15% slope · 10.1 km
- 15-20% slope · 2.3 km
- 4 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
154.4 km in total- Track: 94.3 km
- Street: 20.9 km
- Road: 16 km
- Path: 11.2 km
- Busy road: 8.5 km
- Footpath: 2.9 km
- Stairs: 4 stairs
Surfaces
154.4 km in total- Gravel: 46.8 km
- Asphalt: 32.4 km
- Unpaved: 22.5 km
- Paved: 6.6 km
- Natural: 2.5 km
- Unknown: 43.2 km
About the walking route Olitätenrundwanderweg
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Olitätenrundwanderweg is a circular walk of 154.4 km from Bad Blankenburg: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 3,545 m in total and descend 3,563 m. There are 4 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 40:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (94.3 km), street (20.9 km) and road (16 km). Of the surface, 46.8 km gravel and 32.4 km asphalt. For 43.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 371 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points and 7 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Friedrich-Fröbel-WanderwegModerate · Circular walk14.1 km
- [THW] Thüringenweg [Mitte-West - OSM-Teil3]Hard · From A to B78.7 km
- Grüner Punkt, RinnetalEasy · From A to B6 km
- Grünes Rechteck bei KeilhauEasy · From A to B6.3 km
- Oranger Punkt Bad Blankenburg-Hainberg-OberwirbachModerate · From A to B7.8 km
- Gelbes Quadrat auf weißem Grund (Rudolstadt-Remda)Moderate · From A to B10.3 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Schloss SchwarzburgCastle · 155 m from the route - 2
MemorialMemorial · 162 m from the route - 3
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 340 m from the route - 4
Fürst Karl Günther-DenkmalMemorial · 547 m from the route - 5
Bismarck-FeuersäuleAttraction · 883 m from the route - 6
FröbelturmObservation tower · 991 m from the route - 7
Fröbel-DenkmalMemorial · 1.1 km from the route - 8
MemorialMemorial · 1.1 km from the route - 9
WaldseebadAttraction · 1.2 km from the route - 10
Stadtmuseum Saalfeld im FranziskanerklosterMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 11
MemorialMemorial · 1.3 km from the route - 12
HutschachtelMemorial · 1.6 km from the route - 13
Hoher SchwarmAttraction · 1.8 km from the route - 14
Schlösschen KitzersteinCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 15
Schloss SaalfeldCastle · 1.9 km from the route - 16
GlockeViewpoint · 2 km from the route - 17
Schloss WespensteinMuseum · 2 km from the route - 18
MemorialMemorial · 2.1 km from the route - 19
Lichtenhainer WaldeisenbahnAttraction · 2.1 km from the route - 20
Schloss WetzelsteinCastle · 2.2 km from the route - 21
MemorialMemorial · 2.3 km from the route - 22
Denkmal für die Gefallenen der beiden WeltkriegeMemorial · 2.3 km from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 2.3 km from the route - 24
Burg ObernitzCastle · 2.4 km from the route - 25
Gefallenen-DenkmalMemorial · 2.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Olitätenrundwanderweg?
Olitätenrundwanderweg is 154.4 km long. Allow ± 40:15 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?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bad Blankenburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 3,545 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 7 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 5 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 Friedrich Fröbel, Baropturm and Historisches Glasapparatemuseum.
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