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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in Franken
Pilgrim Walk
· Franconian Lakes District
Lutherweg Schwabach - Pleinfeld (Variante West)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Open
52.8 km
13:00 h
514 m
443 m
Wandern, entspannen und nachdeken - der Lutherweg führt auf den Spuren Martin Luthers und der Reformation auch durch Mittelfranken.
Pilgrim Walk
· Franconian Lakes District
Lutherweg Schwabach - Pleinfeld (Variante Ost)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
58.6 km
15:00 h
530 m
453 m
Wandern, entspannen und nachdeken - der Lutherweg führt auf den Spuren Martin Luthers und der Reformation auch durch Mittelfranken.
Pilgrim Walk
· Fichtelgebirge
Upper Franconian Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
183.6 km
82:03 h
2,111 m
2,286 m
The Upper Franconian Way of St. James from Hof to Nuremberg follows the historic Via Imperii from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic. It connects the Way of St. James routes in Central Germany towards Santiago: from the Jakobsknoten Nuremberg via Rothenburg towards France or via Ulm towards Switzerland.
Pilgrim Walk
· Franconian Lakes District
The Rothsee on the Way of St. James Nuremberg - Eichstätt
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Open
12.8 km
3:12 h
99 m
104 m
Under the sign of the shell: The Way of St. James from Nuremberg to Eichstätt passes, among other places, along the Rothsee. We have put together this stage as an insider tip for you!
Pilgrim Walk
· Franconian Lakes District
On the Jakobsweg from Nuremberg to Oettingen
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Open
14.3 km
4:30 h
144 m
58 m
The Jakobswege are among the oldest known pilgrimage routes. Two attractive routes towards Santiago de Compostela also run through the district of Roth!
Pilgrim Walk
· Frankenhöhe
VIA ROMEA GERMANICA / Feuchtwangen - Dinkelsbühl (GER41)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
13.8 km
4:15 h
59 m
70 m
Official route description - Stage 41The approximately 2,200-kilometer-long pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" from Stade to Rome on its route section between Feuchtwangen and Dinkelsbühl.
Pilgrim Walk
· Fränkisches Weinland
VIA ROMEA GERMANICA / Würzburg - Ochsenfurt (GER36)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
21.2 km
5:15 h
119 m
107 m
Official route description - Stage 36The approx. 2,200 kilometer long pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" from Stade to Rome on its route between Würzburg and Ochsenfurt.
Pilgrim Walk
· Fränkisches Weinland
VIA ROMEA GERMANICA / Bergtheim - Würzburg (GER35)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
21.4 km
6:00 h
10 m
109 m
Official route description - Stage 35The approximately 2,200-kilometer-long pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" from Stade to Rome on its course between Bergtheim and Würzburg.
Pilgrim Walk
· Rhön
VIA ROMEA GERMANICA / Münnerstadt - Schweinfurt (GER33)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
29 km
7:30 h
156 m
173 m
Official route description - Stage 33The approximately 2,200-kilometer long pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" from Stade to Rome on its route between Münnerstadt and Schweinfurt.
Pilgrim Walk
· Rhön
VIA ROMEA GERMANICA / Bad Neustadt - Münnerstadt (GER32)
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
12.1 km
3:40 h
182 m
185 m
Official route description - Stage 32The approximately 2,200-kilometer-long pilgrimage route "VIA ROMEA GERMANICA" from Stade to Rome on its route section between Bad Neustadt and Münnerstadt.
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VIA ROMEA GERMANICA / Dinkelsbühl - Nördlingen (GER42) by Paul
Photo: Paul Conn, Community
Photo: Paul Conn, Community
Photo: Paul Conn, Community
October 20, 2025
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Community
There is an error in the map. On the path out of Fremdingen the path comes to a sudden stop and there is a barrier where it ends, with a nearly vertical drop down to the road (25). My first photo shows the view of the barrier and the drop from the other side of the road.
The second photo shows my position marker at the barrier.
The third photo shows the new correct route, leading to a tunnel under the road.
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Route done on October 20, 2025
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VIA ROMEA GERMANICA / Meiningen - Mellrichstadt (GER30) by Michael
September 17, 2023
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Community
Route done on September 15, 2023
VIA ROMEA GERMANICA / Feuchtwangen - Dinkelsbühl (GER41) by Andi
January 09, 2022
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Community
Schöne Verbindung zwischen zwei herausragenden Etappenpunkten. Zunächst relativ viel auf Asphalt, bald auf schöner Wegführung durch den Wald.
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