Hiking on long distance trails and pilgrimage routes

Do you like to hike on long distances?  Then we would like to recommend trails, such as the Romantic Road Hiking Trail, which leads you through our picturesque Franconian and Bavarian landscapes.

Foto: Wandern am Main (c)
Foto: Wandern am Main (c) TV Franken/FWL/Würzburg/A. Hub


Long-distance hiking trail Romantic Road
total lengt: about 370 km The most popular holiday route in Germany begins in Würzburg: the Romantic Road. It leads from Würzburg through beautiful landscapes and romantic places to Füssen. Start your long-distance hike in Würzburg and hike via Rothenburg, Dinkelsbühl and Augsburg, passing Schwangau - past the dreamy backdrop of Neuschwanstein Castle and Lake Alpsee - to Füssen. 

Information: Touristik-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Romantische Straße
Waaggässlein 1, 91550 Dinkelsbühl
Tel. +49 (0)98 51 / 55 13 87, Fax 0 98 51 / 55 13 88
E-Mail info@romantischestrasse.de
www.romantischestrasse.deexterner Link


Main River Hiking Trail
Distance: 492 km

This trail in its entirety takes you from the origin of the Main river to its terminus. A special service is available for the section from Würzburg to Wertheim: hiking without carrying your gear.

Information: Touristik GmbH im Würzburger Land
Erwin-Vornberger-Platz, 97209 Veitshöchheim
Phone +49 (0)9 31 / 9 80 27 40, Fax +49 (0)9 31 / 9 80 27 42
E-Mail: info@wuerzburgerland.de
Internet: www.wuerzburgerland.deexterner Link


Hiking Trail Würzburg - Rhön
Distance: 73 km

The trail leads from Würzburg to mountain Kreuzberg and ends at the "Würzburger Haus" in the low mountain range "Rhön".

Information: Rhönklub Zweigverein Würzburg e. V.
Club president: Wolf Dieter Grahn
Versbacher Röthe 123, 97078 Würzburg
E-Mail info@rhoenklub-wuerzburg.de
Internet www.rhoenklub-wuerzburg.deexterner Link


A bit along the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago Trail)
Distance: 105 km

This is one of the longest Pilgrimage Trails in Germany connecting Vacha, Fulda, Würzburg, Rothenburg, Ulm, and the Lake of Constance. The trail crosses into the Franconian Wine Country at the town of Ramsthal. The section from here is of tranquil, rural nature until you reach Veitshöchheim and the busy Main River Valley. Now the scenery changes frequently. First you hike past the vineyards of the Main River Valley, then through the agricultural lands of the Gäu Plateau, through picturesque wine towns, impressive farm steads and small, solitary farms. The Way of St. James leaves the Franconian Wine Country at the town of Aub.

Information: Fränkische St. Jakobusgesellschaft
Ottostraße 1 - Kilianeum, 97070 Würzburg
Tel. 09 31 - 38 66 38 70
E-Mail info@jakobus-franken.de
www.jakobus-franken.deexterner Link


Via Romea Hiking Trail

The opportunity to walk on this old Pilgrimage trail has only been offered a few years ago. Via Romea proceeds quite vertical from Stade to the South, via Austria and the Brenner Pass to Rome. In Germany, the trail leads through four states of Germany: Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Bavaria where it touches Würzburg. In an appealing day-leg from here, you reach the historic city of Ochsenfurt via the picturesque wine village Sommerhausen. The hikers walk thereby on the foot steps of Abbot Albert von Stade who was hiking from Stade to Rome in 1236 and left a detailed description of his way.

Information: Förderverein „Romweg – Abt Albert von Stade“ e.V.
Kapellenstraße 27, 38835 Osterwieck
Tel. +49 (0) 943 / 5 53 78 34 (Tourist-Info Wernigerode)
E-Mail kontakt@viaromea.de
www.viaromea.deexterner Link

Foto: Pilgergruppe Via Romea vor dem Vierröhrenbrunnen
Foto: Pilgergruppe Via Romea vor dem Vierröhrenbrunnen CTW © Andreas Bestle

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